Help with entrance “hallway”, please!
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Eliminate hallway? It's crunch time, please help.
Comments (20)I'd do either the latest plan posted at 19:06 or the one at 20:13. With your furniture in place in the original with the hallway, the space behind the sofa that backs up to the hallway gets tight and can make the room look smaller & the furniture squished-in visually. Removing the wall alleviates that. As far as whether or not to extend the hall wall to the end of the built-ins, you could go either way and it will look fine. You will gain ~4" in the doorway if you go without the little extra wall along the built-ins. If you're worried about privacy for the master and the hallway to the bath & 2 yr old's room and that's why you're looking at adding the little wall and extending the hall, I can tell you that you'll be fine. We have the same setup from our family room to the kids' rooms. DS2's room is in the same position as your master--we can't see into that room at all from the FR and we can just barely see the doorframe and a bit of wall from the hallway. DS1's room is where your hall, bath & 2yr old's room is and all we can see of his room from the FR is his door and if open a bit of carpet. Framing that area out in some way to highlight it is a good idea to set it apart. Here's a pic of ours from our FR to give you an idea: From far corner of FR: Closeup of hallway and woodwork: Hope this helps!...See MoreEntryway / hallway decor suggestions
Comments (17)I disagree about not using family photographs there. To each their own but I cannot understand or get on board with the idea of shoving family photos away in a bedroom because they're somehow offensive, tacky, etc. in public areas of a home. Like anything else I think there's a tasteful way to arrange a gallery and the photos themselves and their placement within that gallery are also very important. I'm very particular about the photos I have up/out. I only have a few tabletop pictures sprinkled in the main area of my home that are moved or switched from time to time. I have a gallery wall in my hallway and one in my laundry room. The photos in my home are for me and my family to enjoy. The people that visit are family and friends. My house isn't a public location. It truthfully brings me more joy to see the photos of my family than any other decorative piece in my house. There have been some posters here who have also said people with gallery walls don't actually ever 'see' their photos so it's somehow pointless. I honestly look at mine daily....See MoreYour comments wanted! Color for LR/DR/Entry/Hallway
Comments (4)Nothing wrong with plain white for your bungalow. It's all the random items inside that are having the biggest effect on this home. Here's a California bungalow in all white. Note the mounting height iron rods and the drapery panels blue color carried through the home color concentrated on rugs and art texture of combine selected addition of live plants minimal small 'stuff' in the house. http://decoratingfiles.com/2014/11/home-tour-rustic-california-bungalow/...See MoreHallway rug advice please for long hall/entryway
Comments (7)and nothing in the hallway? I do feel I need the foot trafficked areas to have rugs to protect my floors. I like the idea of a wider rug in the entry area, but I still want a runner in the hall. I guess I’m just lost on how to approach mixing and matching rugs in a contiguous area....See MoreJM Shears
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