Hallway Wallpaper

Your hall is the room that sets the scene for the rest of your home. It is often quite small in terms of floor space, yet there should be room for many things—everything from clothes Read moreand shoes to storage for umbrellas, hats and mittens. Here are our top tips for finding smart storage solutions, choosing hall wallpaper to make your hall seem larger and personalizing the space well. When you come home after a long day at work, the hall is the first space you see, and the first room your friends see when they come visit. That is why it is important that both the hall and the hall wallpaper feel welcoming and personal. You can use the room as a sneak preview to reveal to guests the style you have in the rest of your home. The first step when restyling your hall is to think of the feeling you want when you come home. Do you feel happy walking into the hall? Does it seem light or dark? Does it feel messy or cramped? Based on this, it’s easier to get an idea of what you may need to change. For example, you should consider storage if the area feels messy. And If it feels cramped, you should consider investing in some new, light-colored hall wallpaper.

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Style the Hall for Your Needs and Its Size

The furniture you should choose for your hall will depend on its size and whether it is long and narrow or square. Your needs, and those of your family, are also important. Start by making a sketch to see how you can best use the space. If you have a spacious hall, storage can be on the floor, such as in a shoe bench that you can also sit on when you take off your shoes. Or you could have baskets on the floor for storage. However, if you are not lucky enough to have a lot of floor space, our best advice is to think upwards. Use the wall for storage and put up hooks and shelves. If the hall is very narrow, our top tip is to style with round rugs, hall wallpaper with horizontal patterns, and large mirrors. A mirror is also ideal for that last glance at your hair or clothes before going out. If you have children at home, it’s a good idea to hang the hooks for their clothes at a height they can reach. That way their outdoor clothing will be within reach as they head off to school in the morning. You can also put boxes or baskets at the children’s height for hats, mittens or bus cards. If you feel daring when it comes to wallpaper, you can let the little ones come along and help choose the wallpaper motif.

Hall Lighting—Our Top Tips

The right lighting makes all the difference when it comes to making a hall feel bright and welcoming, An attractive ceiling light that provides good general lighting can also be a stylish accessory. And although the room is not usually a place for relaxing or reading, mood lighting is still important. It makes the hall more inviting. Go for wall lamps and strings of lights if you have a small area. Or put a lamp or candle on the shoe bench. Lighting is even more essential if you have dark hall wallpaper or a small hall.

Wallpaper Patterns and Interior Design

The hall is a room where you can dare to try something new. Halls are often small, and not much time is spent there, so you won’t tire of it as easily as you might in other rooms. Go wild with bright, large-patterned hall wallpaper that livens up the space or try a doormat in beautiful colors to create a cozier feeling. If you choose wallpaper in a dark color, match it with muted shades for shelves and other pieces of furniture for a nice look. The hall is also a space where you can be creative with smart solutions. Build your own bench for sitting on that also hides the family’s shoes. Or put wallpaper in delightful patterns on the sliding doors of the closet that hides items like skates and schoolbags. Remember to also make space to store small things like keys, wallets and cell phones.

The Best Way to Wallpaper your Hall

Even if you dare to put bright colors and large patterns on the walls of your hall, you should consider a few practical things before choosing your hall wallpaper. Here are some wallpapering tips:

If you have a small hall, choosing wallpaper in light, cool colors will make the room seem larger.
Another way to make the hall seem larger is to hang stripes horizontally instead of vertically.
However, if you want the hall to seem more spacious, you should choose a wallpaper with vertical stripes. For a feeling of even more space, our top tip is to paint the floor and ceiling border in the same shade as the hall wallpaper.
If your hall has plenty of floor space, go wild with dark colors and large patterns. This will create a cozy, welcoming feeling.

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