Make a dark UGLY hallway look like something to be proud of
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Tracy1961
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This is the hallway in dark & light. There's 3 door's on the left & one right ahead and you see there's a curtain hanging, (there's no door) That goes to the laundry room.
Any Suggestions, Advise, Ideas for Any Change would be greatly appreciated. I'd like it to be something to be proud of. I have limited$$$ So Ideas help
Thank You Bunches
Tracy
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It looks like it's already painted white. If you can, I would maybe get rid of the carpet if there is wood underneath. That would brighten it up. Hanging some decorative mirrors in the hallway would also add the illusion of light and space.
I agree with mirrors. Can you add more lights? If not, perhaps you could get one of the new modern tracklights, and you could aim the lights in different areas. I did that in my cottage kitchen to tide me over until I buy more lights. After I pointed the lights in each direction, it made a huge difference!
Add another light and get rid of the dark carpet.
Have you thought to give the illusion of a wider space by cutting the height of the hallway by colouring the bottom 1/3 with a darker colour or paper adding a Waist rail or wallpaper border and leaving the walls above light. Add mirrors or Mirror Tiles both sides on the upper walls and or doors or changing doors to half glass? That should do the trick..........
I agree with getting another light but I think it would make the doors a little more interesting if you invested in some very small trim and added it to the doors then did a fresh coat of paint. It would make all those doors a little more interesting. A rectangle or two squares on each door would go a long way.