It's not the kind of dark that feels gloomy or scary, it just feels a bit sad. I'd like to cheer it up a bit, and have been looking for inspiration in all my favourite places...
♥ this is officially the most amazing wallpaper ever, trust Anthropologie
How does your hallway look?
Do you think it's an important room to focus on?
Now be honest: do you think I could get away with the unicorns??
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I'm not sure about the unicorns, but I do think they are cool but I reckon they would get dusty and be really hard to dust (I am too practical for my own good).
I think hallways are worth focussing on, and that small spaces can often take things you might not try in bigger spaces. A wall with some kind of strong wallpaper or interesting decor could be really cool in a hallway.
Maybe something like a wee bit of blackboard wall to write lovely messages? Or a nice cluster of images (though now that always makes me think of this *bad language alert* http://fuckyournoguchicoffeetable.tumblr.com/page/6 which is actually full of stuff I want)
Darn, perhaps you're right :(
I was thinking about the blackboard idea, but both James and Kaz hate blackboards, and since they're the people who are here most often, I kinda talked myself out of it in the end. My room, however, will defo have some blackboard in it - I love it!
I'll go check out that tumblr right now...
I vote unicorn! I was trying to have one made last year for a Studio 54 party actually....mainly because I wanted it!
We have a photo wall similar to the purple hallway one, which filled a massive expanse of plain wall really well. We just chose our photos and had them re-sized and printed at Photo Box.... we got frames from all over so they are very mis-matched, and we laid it all out on the bed first (only flat space big enough in our flat!) to decide on a composition.
We also have a big map picture in the living room..... it's a clever cheat though as we bought a world map piece of wrapping paper from Joy and just popped it in a cheap Habitat frame! I'd love to get lots more and do a while room in them like in the photo. You could back them onto mount board or foamex with spray mount if you didn't want a frame (and it'd be well cheap then!). There's a shop in Old Spitalfields market that sells loads of map wrapping paper.
Ems x
Yay! I super want unicorns, but they might not work in our new low-ceilinged flat. I can but dream!
I can't wait to construct a photo wall! I need to buy some nice old frames, so it'll be a real mix of different styles. I bet yours looks amazing!
Oooh, will defo check out that shop - I love me some maps!
Siobhan just sent me your way as I just posted about my hallway inspiration too - snap!
I love your mood board particularly the unicorns and the lomo wall. I don't think either would be very practical but awesome all the same.
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Hi Elizabeth! Thanks for visiting! I love those disco stairs you posted, and the fairy lights - perhaps I'll try them out!
We made a picture rail in our hallway! It was very easy and fun. We have so many more pieces of art on the walls now. http://ranchococoa.blogspot.com/2011/04/operation-cutify-hall-of-lame-to-hall.html
Though unicorns would be really exciting, too!
That looks awesome, Missy! It's definitely going on the ideas list!
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