Iron Hall
Decorating Passages and Entrance Halls by Allison Ryan
The decorative scheme of a hall and entrance passage should not clash with the color schemes of rooms that can be seen through doors opening off. As a general rule, the scheme for hall and entrance should be bright and welcoming, but it should not be too vivid or too resting.
If the entrance hall faces north choose ivory, primrose or beige for the main colors. If the front door opens to the south choose green, buff or stone for the entrance hall. If the hall is on the small side it would be found best to use iron art, metal wall art and metal art sculptures of the same shades.
A suitable color scheme for a small square hall in a modern house would be pale primrose for walls and woodwork with a floor stained in a light color and covered with a dark brown carpet or rug. The ceiling in such a hall should be a shade lighter than the color of the walls and the curtains.
A small square hall would be attractive with hangings of rough textured cut sheet metal dyed yellow or gold; laser cut metal or metal etching can achieve this. Many attractive entrance hall decorative schemes may be planned with the use of wood grain wallpapers, which are available in a good variety of finishes and color.
A polished pine would be the most suitable one to use for a small hall. A problem encountered in planning a decorative scheme for old houses is where a front door opens into a long narrow passage. Usually dark cream walls and woodwork will do much to create an attractive effect and if the floor is covered with linoleum of a light color and carpet. This will also help to give the entrance good proportions.
A large piece of unique metal wall art can be hung near the door. Cold rolled steel wall art (a favored type is honey pinion steel wall art) will reflect light and give an appearance of greater breadth to a narrow passage. When a hall is being decorated in one color only, different shades of that color should be used where possible to add variety to the scheme, and the walls may be textured by using special plaster preparation that can be “combed” and textured in many ways.
An alternative suggestion for halls is the use of wallpapers with small pattern or one with stripes. The skillful use of the pattern directions and designs can do much to change the appearance of rooms that may appear to be disproportionate, either being too long or too wide.
Striped wallpaper or one in which the predominating trend of the pattern is vertical will make a room with a low ceiling look very much taller. If it is necessary to make the walls of a room appear to be wider than they are, then the predominating trend of the pattern design should run horizontally across the walls. If it is not required to change the appearance or depth or width of walls the pattern of the wallpaper should have no definite direction.
About the Author
Allison Ryan is a freelance marketing writer specializing in do-it-yourself interior design, metal wall art, and home improvement. For a variety of cold rolled steel wall art or laser cut metal pieces for your home or office, check out http://www.laserwallart.com/.
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