What is your hallway to you? Is it just a convenient place for your coat? Yet the entrance to your home is the first glimpse a guest or burglar has of you. Your hallway isn’t just a utilitarian space to leave your shoes. It’s a part of your home and as such it can reflect who you are as a human being, what you stand for, the very essence of your soul. Yeah, that’s a lot for a hallway to convey, which is why you may need some hallway styling ideas.

Hallway styling ideas when you want your guests to feel welcomed

When it comes to styling your hallway, the same basic guidelines of interior design still apply.

Tiny hallway? Make the space you have work for you, and that means the walls. Sure you’ll want to hang a mirror and get some art up there as well. Cheerful colours are an obvious choice – for the walls as well as the art.

Besides obvious decorating ideas, how about removing doors to create a through view? This will make your hall seem and actually be much bigger. There could be room for a neat little welcome station (that’s a table to put your keys on), or simply allow more than two guests to stand together while they admire how the colours in your hallway tie into the decor of your now open rooms. Your tiny abode may not have a garden, so having some greenery at the end of your ‘view’ will add both style and homeliness, all thanks to your hallway styling ideas.

To add natural light to your hallway, introduce a frosted glass door. Add a bright simple roller or Perfect Fit blind for added privacy and shade. And how about a statement rug or hall runner? These hallway styling ideas assume you can have nice things. But if you don’t live alone and have to share your space with family …

Hallway Styling Ideas that can survive children and pets

How can you keep your hallway styling ideas in one piece when said hallway has such a high volume of traffic?

Easy-to-keep clean floors, whether classic Milton or vinyl laminate tiles, will make all the difference. As for window dressings, you can still bring style to your hallway with scratch-resistant faux wood or bendable (that’s bendable-back-into-shape) aluminium Venetian blinds for when your little darlings get carried away.

Hallway styling ideas when you have a lot of space to play with

Is your hallway so large it’s basically an additional room? You can have a bench so you can sit down as soon as you come in, kick the old mules off and slip directly into your fluffy slippers. And if your hallway is so big, do you even have to go to work? Why not use that gaping hole under your stairs as your home office? In which case, you don’t want Postie spying on you at your desk. Vertical or Venetian blinds are perfect for a multipurpose space. You can angle the slats or louvres to obtain the light you need, and still keep your activities private. You can also pull off a subtle peek if you wish to see who’s ringing your bell before answering the door.

If you don’t want to be at your desk and find yourself in a draught, an opulent and practical hallway styling idea is to have a curtain by your front door. Or perhaps you need to stay cool while you work. A neat cellular blind will reflect the heat away. Its honeycomb design will also trap heat in winter, keeping you toasty. Who knew a hallway styling idea could be energy efficient too?

Hallway styling ideas to show people who you are

As already suggested, the whole point of a hallway is to expose yourself to the world! (No emails on that, please.)

What better way to share a little about yourself than styling your hallway as a display area? From Star Wars figures to commemorative plates, your hallway walls can speak volumes about you. Family photographs can be seen instead of forgotten about in albums and bring warmth to your hallway.

Hallway Styling Ideas decor tips

Statement coat hooks, statement brolly stands or statement coatstands will show your hallway off. Any cupboard can become stylish by using shutters as doors. For a coherent look, one colour or pattern can connect your runner, rug or carpet. With a wide range of fabrics to choose from, we can make you a bespoke blind that will fit with any hallway styling ideas you have.