I have the same hall way, so really loved everyone's ideas! I have thought about clearing out a closet on one wall, removing the doors and putting a sleeping closet in there that stays open to the hallway to give it more width. It would only be cot sized because of the depth possibly with book shelves and a light looking like one of those European wall niches with a bed. Because I love rustic, I would layer it with a collection of wool blankets, fun pillows and maybe a pictures and/or old postcards. I have lots of guest and a child could sleep on the cot. Now, to figure out what to do with what is in the closet! What do you think of that idea? My hallway is actually the same color. I've also been thinking of running a 2 pieces of wood down the hall apart enough to hang pictures between them in an effort to make a more tidy gallery, but fear it would lengthen and skinny up the look of the hallway. If the ceiling was darker than the walls would it cause the widith to look wider? Here is a link that might be useful: Winchuck River Store

Hello all, I would like to share and hear your comments on more information I added after you kindly helped me with the hallway. As I am placing the items, it seems as not that long anymore. Please bear with my drawing as i don't have the technical skills as most of you have , you can laugh of it as it is very simple... :) :) but I hope I can share the message.. What about adding some visual separation using the ceiling height or it would be too "busy", too many things at once?. Which painting would you place beside the sideboard? I was thinking of the rectangular Oops I forgot something.... I might be jumping too far ahead as we are still on planning phase. This help me to see if the layout will work with the painting and of course the ceiling is something I should decide. thanks again Thanks again for taking your time to help.

I have found I prefer the mix of trims. I don’t like very evenly lit recessed lighting, and I think it’s become more popular. It doesn’t feel natural to me, even with dimmers. I’ve been starting from a wall where I want gimbals and working out from there, but I’ll admit it really makes my brain hurt, which is why I’m searching the lighting posts tonight! I really like the Juno deep 4” trim wdccruise mentioned. I think it’s Haze or something but I’ve been looking at trim for hours now so I’m probably mixing them up. I used one in a single location and almost regret it since I’m about to buy 9 housings, trims, and bulbs and now I want them all to look like that, and they’re much more expensive than what I’ve used before. Halo has something similar. I think they’d especially look nice mixed with other lights, like surface mounts or period ceiling lights, because they don’t show as much and don’t look as stark as more shallow fixtures, like the led retrofit kits.

I'd consider white doors with a mcm style for the hall, and then continue the white trim into the rest of your spaces. You may be able to keep the other stained doors if your trim is consistent, or you might want to switch them all out to be the same. Are your current doors a flat slab? Are they nice quality or not? Do you have stained trim everywhere?