Your hall

Artwork is on the list teetime as is flooring, walls etc. Can't change the paintwork much.

Jane can you get here by Saturday lunchtime?

Woodwork and panels are painted a soft white, with light coloured carpet, and a mirror hung opposite a small side window, which brings in more light. We try to make it feel light and welcoming.

The best thing we did for our hall was to replace our front door to eliminate the draughts while flooding the hall with light.

None of the standard shoe storage units cater for our size 12 feet so we have large container for everyone's shoes alongside a trug that stores our hats, scarves and gloves.

A wall mirror reflects the shape of the frosted window in our front door and is handy for checking our appearance before we venture out even if we leave by the back door.

Our hall is huge for the size of the cottage but has 6 doors (all stripped pine originals). We had it repainted before Christmas in pale lemony cream colour, just like N&G, with white door frames, skirting and ceiling, removed all the clutter and replaced with a recycled giant pine sideboard, 4 drawers, 4 cupboards, which now holds gloves, scarfs, directories and all our shoes. I have collected all our family pictures and will have a gallery all along one wall.

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My hall & front porch

kitty your hall is lovely but if you are fancying a change how about some new artwork - maybe go ultra modern with a bright abstract to juxtapose the lovely furniture.

Our hall is on our list too Kitty .

Ours has less going for us than yours as it has no natural light at all , although quite wide.

We've just purchased some Dulux paint that is light reflecting - supposedly for dark spaces , in a very pale lemon/cream colour. We'll go white for all woodwork and doors ( as there are 5 that open off the hall) and really its just what to put on the floor that's causing us problems.

I had a minor success at Christmas. As soon as as family arrived I indicated that I would prefer it if bags were strewn across bedrooms rather than the hall and that trainers, wellies and other assorted footwear stayed in the front porch.
They heeded my words?
I’ll post some pics of my hall after I’ve finished eating my breakfast

My hall is 7’ long, has five doors, the bathroom faces the front door. Fred is parked in the hall his front end in the bathroom, the loo faces the front door and can’t close the door !

Kitty, that’s reassuring!

nandalot. The hall I'm an describing is the hall that exists when no one else is here. Dd2 is coming for the weekend and always just dumps her bags in the hall and uses them there. The antique chair always has coats on it despite the rail and hooks under the stairs!

Kitty, I have hall envy. Yours sounds very classy. My hall is not as large as yours. Last year I changed from dark wood furniture to light, ( which I have discovered does not show the dust as much ). However, DH still leaves his outdoor flip flops ready in case he needs to visit bin, car etc. When the DGC come home from school, bags are strewn all over. I keep tidying up, but invariably when anyone knocks, the hall is in chaos.

Our is long and narrow, and not bursting with potential, but at least we have one. In our last house, the front door opened onto a small lobby that could just about accommodate two people and a shoe rack. Plans were afoot to build a side extension to make a proper hallway and a downstairs cloakroom, but we moved instead and got both.

Our hall is painted white with light coloured carpet and just one table for fresh flowers.

We have a dining hall. We live in a 15th century farmhouse and it is heavily timbered with a huge fireplace and bread oven.

Our formal dining table and chairs are there. They have been in use throughout Christmas because when the whole family is in residence the dining area in the kitchen is not big enough for all of us. Most of the time we do not use it, but furnishes the room nicely. Apart from that there is a large side-table and a small chest of drawers with the table linen in it.