Entrance hallways

The entrance hall is often given scant attention when it should be thought of as one of the most important spaces in the house. The space where you arrive at and depart from your home can have an enormous impact on how it feels to return from a tiring day, welcome visitors or leave for the day ahead.

Hallways come in all shapes and sizes, from pleasingly spacious places that all rooms lead off from to those that are little more than a metre square, yet the treatment of them can make all the difference to the tone they set and the practical role they can perform.

When planning a new hallway or updating an existing one, consider