Decorating Ideas For Apartment Halls - Part 2

In part two of this two part series, we look at exact tips and ideas for decorating apartment hallways...

Wood Table Lamps

Furnishings

Floors: Smooth, hard floors are the elegant, practical choice for the apartment-style hall. Pale and contemporary woodstrip flooring is light and space-defining, and looks good on its own or with a vibrant abstract construct rug or two. A flat sweep of plain floor acts as a foil for light and bold areas of color, and acts as a flattering background for the clean lines of streamlined furniture and furnishings. Alternatively, a boldly colored floor - tiles or a customized linoleum construct - can work equally well as a focal point in a low-key setting.

Lighting: This is more than functional - use it to create an sharp mood and use vibrant lampshades to create color accents. Position spots or torcheres to emphasize architectural details or color features, and place table lamps to illuminate plants, flowers, or other accessories. Take the chance to make a highlight of a central fixture with a futuristic construct or quirky chandelier in metal, glass, or plastic; or opt for a minimalist, gallery consequent with wire tracking and adjustable halogen spots; or just select the simplicity of a paper shade.

Windows: Emphasize the functional aspect of a hall window - if it has colored glass take that as a color lead for other accents - and make the most of the light. Simplicity is the key, with plain white or color accent blinds, or cotton or linen fabric panels to tone with the walls. Lace these straight through metal eyelets onto tension wires, or fit straightforward tab-headed or clip-topped curtains, hung from wrought-iron or steel rods.

Furniture: select furniture which blends with the pieces in adjoining rooms, provides useful storehouse or display potential, and looks light, airy, and uncluttered. Shelf units, a console table, a chest of drawers, or a desk can all be found in a range of sharp designs and are above all functional. Finishes can contain pale, blond wood with steel; contrasting black ash with honey-tone wood detailing; glass with wrought iron, and lacquered white or colored laminate surfaces. Hat, umbrella stands and coat hooks should match or blend with your furniture finishes. select chair or seating shapes for their sleek silhouettes - curvy organic forms or strikingly sculptural looks - and upholstery in vibrant colors. Noteworthy acid green, deep turquoise, scarlet, and ultramarine as well as neutrals, black, cream, or charcoal, are all colors that are in keeping with the contemporary style.

Details

Colorful plastics and molded resins come of age when they are used for innovative accessories in the apartment-style hall. Lamps, frames, and containers, in quirky shapes and jewel-bright colors, have the stamp of modernity and, as sleek examples of contemporary chic, can be clever or practical. Metals - brushed steel, aluminum, sand-blasted finishes, and industrial-style sheet metals such as zinc - are also accepted for details. Use them for surfaces, containers, and elegant lamps, and for fittings such as handles and hooks.

For a white or neutral setting, select one or two eye-catching color pieces to add dramatic impact. A brightly covered chair, an impressive table lamp, or the details in a pair of framed prints are good subjects. Alternatively, focus on shape and texture contrasts. Add to the visible potential of black aluminum frames, and display the group in a tight formation; or place a curvy, floor-standing iron jardiniere or coat stand where its silhouette makes a dramatic divergence with the background. Otherwise, dispose a group of the same-color objects together, as on the shelf unit on the left below, so that they create a low-key pattern and textural interest.

Decorating Ideas For Apartment Halls - Part 2
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