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Easy peasy ideas for decorating your hallway

Obviously, a hallway is a place that people pass through and it’s often long and narrow. That’s why it’s often the forgotten area in our homes and a place that we generally don’t spend much time decorating. Well, that’s going to stop. 

We’ll tell you how to decorate your hallway using, shelves to display pictures, rails or endless options for wall decoration. If you have enough space, you can even add some hallway furniture to store all the things that you never know where to put. Let’s get started!

Easy ideas for decorating a long hallway

1. Make yours a hallway for plant lovers 

With these rails, you can spruce up places that previously seemed impossible to decorate because of a lack of space or because they were just somewhere that people passed through. This lovely image should give you an idea of what we have in mind — there’s even space for some plants in this long hallway. 

2. Hallway decoration for sporty types

If sport is your thing, check out these ideas for ways to personalise your hallway:

If you don’t know how to decorate a long, narrow corridor or hallway, why not use your weights and sports equipment? They’ll give your boring hallway that special, personal touch.

Even if your corridor has a staircase in it, you can experiment with designs like this fantastic house, where, in addition to a coat rack, the stairwell is used to hang a bike.

Or you can put the space behind your door to good use when decorating a narrow hallway.

3. Decorate your hallway with pictures 

Another great idea for decorating your hallway is to use pictures. Hanging pictures is a great way to decorate both modern and classic hallways. Simply putting up a few pictures can change a lot. For example, these carefully arranged pictures create an ultra-modern look.

But if you prefer a more classic style, why not choose a mixture of strategically placed pictures?

If you want to know the secret to decorating your hallway using pictures, we spill the beans in this video:

Video: Decorate your walls with pictures in a flash

4. How to decorate your hallway using prints and photos

Prints and photos add a lot of personality to your hallway, especially when paired with some hallway furniture and maybe even a lovely long rug.

But let’s focus on the walls: why not experiment with some stylish picture ledges? They’re a great choice for pictures, prints or photo frames. A mixture of decorative prints will set off your own photographs perfectly. 

More into photos? Try to hang them without overthinking the layout — they’ll look great.

Even a string of lights can be a great place to display your precious snapshots. Try using a lighting chain to achieve this great effect: