Hall Furniture Storage Ideas That Keeps The Path Wide Open
In most houses, the hall is a passageway. Any number of other rooms will open off the hallway. Once, when houses were built to catch the wind through open windows, wide halls would dissect entire floors. Times, however, have changed. Houses are built compactly and since we want larger rooms with more closet space, halls have been downsized. Additionally, due to the nature of halls, they often tend to be long, narrow spaces with little light and no real decorative potential, or so it might seem. The right hall furniture and a few decorative tricks, believe it or not, can perk up even the most dismal of these corridors.Lighting is essential to pulling off a hall makeover. If you can’t afford or it is not physically possible to install skylights, then install recessed cam lighting. It won’t hang down and make the space seem smaller, but will flood the area with warm light. If you angle the light towards the walls that you’ve already painted in soft, light colors, the area will seem larger. Do avoid dark carpet or darkly stained wooden floors in the hall, and make sure any hall furniture is narrow and tall, so it seems almost...