Help! Which paint colour for dark hallway?

May I suggest you don’t paint the hand rails-let them be the natural wood instead-paint wears off on handrails and soon looks tatty IMHO and experience

Early last year, I was getting ready to put my terrace house on the market/ Looking on rightmove, I noticed that most houses on the market had their hallways/stairs/landing painted white and this gave a very good impression when people first came into the house. No windows on that area, decorator did it all, ceilings, woodwork, walls in white and it looked fresh, bright and marvellous. Bought white light shades for top and bottom of stairs in Dunelm, and that finished it off. Just the rail on the stairs was in wood.

I think small rooms look smaller in whites & neutrals and going dark in small dark spaces can have an "infinity" effect that actually makes them look larger!

Just looking through some old threads and saw this one. Are you pleased with your choice and the result, Tartlet?

Glad you're sorted Tartlet. I would opt for F&B every time, and although it seems counter intuinitive I would go dark rather than pale, with as big a mirror as you can manage. Plus pictures. Although you can colour match to get same shades as F&B in my experience the paint doesn't react in different light the same. We have F&B in our lounge and colour subtly changes throughout the day. Happy decorating!

I embraced the dark hallway with a rich shade of 'Roasted Red' and loved it. All the rooms seemed lighter, brighter and airier by contrast. I've now changed it to sage green and cream - but only because I will be selling up soon. (Personally, I find it very bland and boring.)