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Scandinavian design hallway in easy steps

If you like clean, simple lines, light muted colours with flecks of texture and depth, the Scandinavian design style for home interiors is the ideal interior design choice.

The hallway of any home needs to be uber-functional and practical. It is the place everyone passes through as they enter and leave your home, it is used for storage and it is the transient part of the home that conveys people from one room or one level to the next. It is like a huge interior traffic island!

This doesn’t mean that the weight of practicality must outbalance style and with the Scandinavian look, you will get the best of both worlds.

To get the low down on the basics of the Scandinavian design style and how to apply to your hallway, read on…

1 Hard flooring

The base layer of Scandinavian design. Forget wall-to-wall carpets and opt instead for hard flooring, preferably wood or as close to the natural wood product as you can.

2 Light, muted colours

Leave the colour charts next to the fizzy coloured paints and opt for white, very light creams and beige muted tones. If you must have colour, stick with barely-there grey and blues for the walls. Scandinavian design is all about setting a minimal backdrop to allow furnishings to deliver impact.

3 Wood

Natural materials are an important part of the Scandinavian design, with wood being the most important. Keep wood as much in its natural form as you can. Reclaimed wood and oak furniture work well as entryway furniture in a Scandinavian interior. This oak console table with single drawer, for example, looks perfect and is perfect for storing keys or mail.

4 Clean lines

Clean lines with minimal fuss are key to many Scandinavian design interiors and it is certainly true. Think of hallway furniture with clean lines but without harsh angles and corners. This simple, yet striking elegant console table would be the perfect choice for Scandinavian furniture.

5 Uncluttered spaces

This can be a tough ask of a hallway in a busy home but it can be done. It means choosing accessories that fit the space whilst providing a purpose. A chair in a hallway, for example, is the ideal addition. Somewhere to sit to pull on or take off your shoes, and a handy platform for dropping your bag on the way in. A pair of simply-styled Scandinavian chairs made from oak work great or for added texture, consider the contemporary jute seating pad of these elegant Scandinavian chairs.

6 Simple accents

Minimal fuss is the order of the day and so accessorising the space can be a tough call. With its raw finish, this wooden ladder accessory can be left as it is or you could paint it to add character. A great piece of furniture for the hallway, you can hang anything from dogs leads to pretty lights.

7 Maximise light

The Scandinavian design style makes the best use of light, important in a part of the world where darkness falls quickly and early in the day too, during the winter months. In the hallway, light can be in short supply – keep window treatments to a minimum and ambient light bright but not stark.

Mirrors are standard hallway furniture. Opt for a wall-hanging wood framed mirror or this floor-standing, leaning wood framed mirror for elegance and practicality too.

With fantastic pieces perfect for the hallway, which will you choose?

Lights that will work like magic in your hallway

The hallway is, without a doubt, an important room in your home. It welcomes guests and visitors and is the space through which you and your family will pass several times a day.

It needs to be practical and functional, easy to keep clean and yet, create the right impression, sounding all the right style notes for the rest of your property. Worried about how to achieve this, especially with a small space? Read on to find out how you can add drama, depth and texture into your hallway, with lighting being just one tool you have at your disposal.

Drama and Style

There are many ways to style your hallway, from choosing wallpaper and colour schemes with an impact, to creating bespoke storage solutions. Light in a hallway can be compromised but there is another commonality in hallways in homes across the country – height.

The height stretches from the ground floor to the ceiling of the first floor. This alone adds drama to the space but you can ramp it up with a range of pendant lights.

Celestial means star-like, something of the heavens and supremely good – and that is exactly what our range of Celestial pendant lights bring to a hallway.

Enjoy the warmth of gold and the curvaceous shape of the teardrop shades or the globes that cast a glow around your hallway.

Making the Most of Light

It can be tempting to assume that because a light is scarce in a hallway that the only solution is to paint it a light, neutral colour or opt for wallpaper that uses only light colours and tones.

But, you can add a depth of colour to the walls – why not a dark, forest green or a moody, elegant navy? Because when you add mirrors, you instantly maximise the light in the space, doubling the effects of the warm glow of your pendant.

Just look at what a contemporary wall mirror could add to a hallway.

The Console Table

The hallway is the traditional home of the console table. Bijou, narrower, sometimes with drawers, sometimes with shelving, the console table was the must-have piece of furniture. It was the table on which the house phone sat, car keys were kept and other smaller but important items.

We may keep the phone and the Wi-Fi router in different places in modern times but, the console table is still a stylish and much-sought-after addition to the hallway.

Choose from a range of styles and designs. Opt for the traditional or the clean lines of minimalism. There is also the industrial console table, sleek and understated, its exposed frame and elm top sit perfectly in any hallway, any size.

Lights that Cast the Smallest of Shadows

You don’t always want the main hallway light ablaze and yet, you don’t want it in complete darkness either. With an electric table lantern, you get the best of both worlds. A soft glowing light housed in a stylish lantern, without the concerns of candles.

Opt for one, or buy a collection so that your console table looks divine in their glow.

These changes are affordable, yet their effects instant. How will you add style to your hallway?

How to achieve an industrial style hallway

Hallway decoration with industrial console table and candle holders

Industrial style has been a huge trend in home decor for a number of years now. But what does ‘industrial style’ really mean? The idea with the industrial style is to take inspiration from beautiful old factories and stripped back architecture. It’s all about seeing the beauty stripped back architecture and using unexpected materials typically used for building for furniture. Find out more about the industrial style on our blog here.

Industrial style meets the hallway

Hallways are often a little neglected when it comes to decor. However, in terms of setting the tone for the rest of your home, getting the style of your hallway right is really important.

Your hallway can be seen as an opportunity to make an impact as soon as your guests walk through the door and is the perfect place for being a little more creative when it comes to decorating. Industrial style is great for this – with clean style and plenty of personality, it is the perfect option for any stylish, contemporary home.

Add a console table

A console table is a staple piece of furniture for any hallway, perfect for maintaining a clutter-free space and providing storage for smaller items for grabbing on your way out of the door.

A reclaimed wood console table will stand the test of time and provide effortless style. Try and find a design which blends reclaimed wood with metal elements for a sleek yet charismatic finish.

Alternatively, we offer a bespoke sizing service, so you can find a style perfect for your space. Have a look at our Standford collection.

Shop Knightsbridge Reclaimed Oak Console Table

Large statement pieces

A huge mirror is a great option for any hallway as a way to open up your space. Go for a reclaimed wood frame or one with a simple metallic frame, perfect for pairing with the steel framing on industrial style pieces.

Statement light shades are another way to amp up the style of your hallway. Alternatively, if you’re not sure about going for full-on industrial style, gorgeous industrial style lighting will give a subtle nod to the decor trend.

Experiment with colour

An industrial style is a great option because it allows really allows flexibility to go with any floor and wall colour. For an understated take on the industrial style, go with light neutral colours on your walls and beautiful wooden flooring.

Alternatively, you could create more of a statement with a bold paint colour like navy or a darker grey. If you do go for a darker colour, make sure your hallway has a window or some way of bringing light into your room.

To get more inspiration and achieve the industrial hallway of your dreams with bespoke furniture take a look at our website.

Our latest obsession: clever storage ideas

Zinc Top Aldsworth Outdoor Storage Box for garden tools and furniture

We’ve all been there – scrambling around to hide clutter and mess when unexpected visitors call. And how times have you felt like tearing your hair out when it seems there is nowhere to put (hide!) anything? This is why clever storage ideas are our latest obsession – because the right containers, offering the right solutions in the best style for the space are essential.

We find the most effective storage solutions lay in pairing the right type of storage furniture to the items that need to be contained – and that means taking a room by room approach. But, as you would expect, no matter what option suits you best, it should always be stylish as well as practical.

Hallway storage ideas

Shoes, boots, wellies, coats, hats, scarves, umbrellas… there are a plethora of things that need to be on hand yet stored away in the hallway. With so much already going on, it’s hard to know which storage option to plump for to minimise the clutter.

We have a collection of clever storage ideas solutions in the form of chic, rustic and quality rattan furniture such as the Rattan May Wooden Storage units with rattan drawers – super handy for separating family things to help that morning school and work routine run more smoothly. Another fantastic storage solution for the hallway is to add a rustic style Winchester wooden trunk, perfect for throwing in shoes and bags to keep the hallway clutter-free.

Bedroom storage ideas

Again, there are several items that routinely need storing in the bedroom that you need quick and easy access to from time to time, but you don’t want cluttering the space, especially if you’re looking for small bedroom storage ideas.

Anything from blankets and bed linen to towels and even clothes can be stored in this stylish wooden blanket box. Crafted in solid reclaimed wood and chunky in style and appearance, there is a satisfying quality to reclaimed furniture, and what’s more, high quality wooden bedroom furniture that will last a lifetime is the best investment you can truly make.

Living room storage ideas

The living room is the place where you go with visitors and guests to relax and enjoy each others company and so storage solutions in here need to be both practical and stylish. If you love the warm and welcoming qualities of the modern rustic style – plenty of wood and exposed brickwork, beams etc. – then rustic furniture with a modern edge, such as contemporary coffee tables will fit into your design scheme beautifully.

The Farringdon range of reclaimed wood furniture also offers storage perfection. The reclaimed wood coffee table is the perfect platform for drinks and nibbles, whilst having spacious drawers for all kinds of clutter to be thrown into and hidden from view – it’s great for storing the remote controls, drink coasters and magazines too.

Garden storage ideas

The outdoor space of your home should not be overlooked and has much paraphernalia that needs to kept tidily away both during the summer and winter. Whether you’ve been lounging on your rattan outdoor chairs or busying yourself with the bedding plants, you are no doubt looking for garden storage ideas beyond a shed.

An outdoor storage box crafted in faux rattan is an ideal solution. Weather can damage outdoor furniture even those made from the hardiest of plastic, metals and wood, but a faux rattan cushion storage box is hardy and can cater for much more than just cushions. Gardening gloves or smaller gardening implements like a hand trowel can be safely stored so you know exactly where to find them when the time arrives.

Storage doesn’t have to be boring – take a look at our range of stylish storage furniture options available and have your home clutter free and stylish in no time!

How to choose the perfect rug for a room

Louis de Poortere rug in dining room with white dining table

The main purpose of modern rugs is to define a space, and that means choosing the right size, colour and shape. It is, however something people often struggle with, and here at Modish we want to make buying our rugs more of a pleasure and less of a pain.

Here, we provide some advice for those looking to purchase a rug for every room in the house, whether to complement industrial office furniture or as the perfect addition to the bedroom.

Our top tip for getting the right size rug is to create an ‘ideal size’ out of newspaper or marking out the rug edges with masking tape. When in doubt, opt for a rug that is slightly bigger rather than smaller – but there are several tips that work specifically depending on what room you’re looking to style with a rug. Read on to find out what they are…

How to use a rug in… The Living Room

Rugs look fantastic next to wooden living room furniture, but a great tip for small to medium sized living rooms would be to opt for a rug that fits all of your modern living room furniture on it. This helps to define the size of the room, giving it an ‘ordered’ appearance. Choose colours that complement your colour scheme or use contemporary rugs to introduce an accent colour into a space.

In larger areas, choose a rug that is large enough to fit well in the room and with the ‘front’ legs of furniture resting on it. This stops you breaking your budget with a very large or custom-sized rug.

If you have a large sofa, the trick is to choose a rug that is longer than the sofa. If you don’t want a too-ordered look, pull the sofa off-centre and have one end of it not sitting on the rug to create an abstract feel to the space.

The rug for The Dining Room

In an open plan dining room and kitchen, a rug is a great tool for separating the dining space. Opt for a rug that your contemporary dining room furniture fits on, making sure you have enough of a ‘border’ on the rug for chairs to fit, so that diners are not balancing their chair (two legs on the rug, two legs off) when eating.

And yes, for round dining tables, choose a round rug.

MEASURING TIP: place the dining chairs under the table and measure 50cm from the back legs. Add this to the measurement of the table and this gives you the minimum sized rug you will need.

The Bedrooms

In the master bedroom, rugs are a great alternative to carpet and they also complement wooden bedroom furniture perfectly. Like the dining table, you need a border of 50cm on a rug that you are fitting under the bed and any bed side tables you have. In the kids’ bedrooms or guest rooms, you can use rugs in various ways, including being a pleasant focal point that welcome people into the space by creating a path.

Think safety too – making sure that rugs do not ‘travel’ when walked on.

The Hallway

A long, runner rug works well in a hallway but if you have a large entrance space you may like the idea of placing a larger rug to define this area too. Choose complimentary colours and don’t forget that darker colours absorb light so think lighter shades or patterned rugs for maximum effect.

Your Home Study

With more and more of us working from home, the home study or office is increasingly common. In this space, you can be bold with your rug choice but again, ensure that it fits under your desk and office chair, leaving plenty of border so you don’t have the irritation of ‘falling off’ the rug with every movement.

A rug in the right place, in the right size and proportion lends texture, depth and interest to a space, as well as providing a definition and a boundary. Which rug will you choose?

Now that you found out how to choose the perfect rug and know how to measure your space get shopping! Browse the luxurious Louis de Poortere collection or make your feet comfortable on a sheepskin rug and get cozy on a reindeer rug.

Easy tips to create a rustic hallway

Wall art painting by Ant Fox for Hallway

A modern rustic vibe is an often-used term, so much so that you can be forgiven for wondering exactly what it means. Does it mean everything that reminds you of a farmhouse, or is it something different? The rustic style is not so much farmhouse but the use of raw wood, matched with stone or uncovered brick work.

It means neutral, simple fabrics matched to wood furniture with texture and warmth. It means layering different coloured woods. It means simplicity, but with warmth.

Here are some tips on how to create a rustic hallway.

A Rustic Styled Hallway

The hallway is a busy space. You want it to be stylish and uncluttered, but still have a practical feel.

Console Table

The console table has, for a long, time held a favourite spot in our hearts because it provides storage for the smaller things such as keys, letters and other little bits.

An investment, a rustic console table is one that will outlast all modern trends and fashions, providing practical space combined with a classic, endless style.

Shop Worcester Reclaimed Wood Console Table

Use a Range of Woods

The rustic style is essentially about wood, a material that was in plentiful. Fast growing soft woods are popular in many styles but slow growing hard woods are the most coveted.

However, we use them quicker than they can grow and this has led to a welcome resurgence in using repurposed or reclaimed wood. To get the true rustic style, mixing the different weathered woods is a great way to pay homage.

There are many ways of doing this, including adding a reclaimed wood mirror. Great for bouncing light and ambient light about the space, this mirror introduces another depth of colour too.

Animals and the Landscape

An original rustic styled home would look to nature for the answers in all facets of life. Art was also part of the look of a rustic home, from hand drawn pencil sketches to magnificent water colours.

For your rustic hallway, why not take a look at a rustic canvas painting to add detail to a space? Seeing as it is spring and we are so close to Easter, a mad March Hare seems the perfect choice!

Large ‘Statement’ Pieces

The rural home was practical in every way which is probably why it is a popular styling option for the home today.

The hallway can be a great place to have a statement piece to draw attention to one spot in the hallway. We love the idea of adding a large rustic wall clock – perfect for timing the school run just right – or maybe a grand light fitting that adds a touch of glamour.

Add a Bench

Key to a rustic style is adding a bench to the whole scheme. In the hallway, what could be better?

The perfect platform for storing school shoes and bags, as well as for little people who need help with their shoes in a morning, the reclaimed wood bench offers practicality, as well as the warmth of wood.

Shop Elton Rope Bench

The rustic look is popular, classic and timeless – perfect for any space, in so many ways. Why not incorporate it into your home?

Find out more about the Rustic Style.

Hallway decor ideas: how to brighten up your hallway

The hallway is often the last place to be decorated and yet, it is the space through which we all pass several times a day. It needs to be both practical and functional, which can result in many of us feeling that the hallway lacks style. But not with these great hallway decor ideas! Whatever the season, give your hallway decor a facelift and turn it into a stylish space that works for your home and your family…

White painted walls

Hallways tend to be on the smaller side and often with little natural light. Whilst dark walls go well with rustic furniture and can add colour, depth and drama to the space, it can also make a hallway look smaller and narrower. If you shy away from white thinking it will be too stark and impractical, take another look. Use good quality, washable paint from a reputable manufacturer and paint walls, ceiling and woodwork in a subtle off-white or chalky white to add a warm brightness to your hallway decor.

Creat an art gallery

Just because a hallway needs to be practical doesn’t mean it can’t be stylish. Hallways are usually gifted with large expanses of walls and this is perfect for creating your very own art gallery. As well as family photos, there is a growing range of affordable and chic contemporary art that can transform your hallway from ordinary to extraordinary.

Related: Practical and stylish hallway storage solutions

Stylish hallway storage ideas

By its very definition, the hallway is the space where coats are kept, muddy boots are flung and where the dog paraphernalia lives. For a welcoming hallway, you want it to be tidy, but with all this stuff at hand for when you’re rushing out of the door. The right hallway storage furniture is the answer here. A hallway storage bench with wicker baskets for dog leads and gloves, as well as space to store school bags, shoes and more, is a worthwhile investment that fits well with any decorating scheme.

Try colour block walls

We’ve already discussed how colour can be difficult to add in a hallway, but that doesn’t have to mean it’s out of the question. Colour block walls help to create a colour statement and are a fantastic solution. Pops of colour bring life and personality to a space – choose light vibrant shades of green and blue or a fresh yellow. Instead of looking at your hallway just from the front door, think about how many other views of it you have. For example, sitting in the lounge, in your kitchen/diner or from the top of the stairs looking down. Work out what sections of walls you see and use this to determine your colour block walls.

Hallway decor practical additions

Of course, there needs to be a range of practical additions to your newly decorated hallway, such as….

Umbrella pots are great for stashing brollies and perfectly placed for grabbing hold of one on your way out of the door.
A wooden bench is perfect for sitting to pull off or pull on boots and shoes, as well as an ad hoc storage area for bags and scarves in baskets under the seat.

• Add carefully chosen hallway furniture, such as a rustic console table with a wall mirror above to bounce light around the space and a contemporary rug to add a dash of colour.

With all these great hallway decor ideas, you’re sure to be able to create a welcoming and stylish entrance to your home.