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January 12, 2017

One of My Favorite Spots in the House…

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Dresses: Adorable Essentials / Vintage Pink Car

It just so happens that one of my very favorite features of OHW is also one of the most difficult to photograph. Ugh. It has really strong natural light from our back porch door and then filtered light from our front windows on the other side. It’s either too dark or too bright. Always. But today I am going to share it with you anyways!!!

So as strange as it may sound, our main hallway is one of my very very favorite parts of our new home. This hallway took a lot of thinking, a lot of planning and a whole lot of wall, doorway and even staircase removals to achieve. I am rather obsessed with our “house-wide” 12′ ceilings and wanted to really showcase that with a full “almost front of the house to the very back of the house” hallway. You may remember from our very first days of restoration that we were going back and forth about which staircase to remove. We originally had two and the back one just seemed like a waist of space so we ended up deciding to remove it completely. The hallway turned out so grand and beautiful. I love the simplicity and the view of this space all of the way from our living area to our mudroom. We also have a powder room halfway down the hallway that I will share soon and at the end of the hallway is open access to our basement and then our mud room and laundry room. Oh and the door on the opposite side is an under-the-staircase closet. It is filled with boxes and crap at the moment ;-).

DISCLAIMER: We have a gate that blocks our basement stairway that was removed for these images. We DO NOT let our girls ride this race car in the house often and when they do we lock the basement gate. Please do not comment on it being dangerous. I am overprotective if anything.

So let’s take a peek at it all BEFORE…

 

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After Stairway Removal…

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So here’s what we did…

1. First, we removed our back staircase that previously led to what is now Addison’s Bedroom, we removed several doorways and a wall in the living room which further opened up the hallway.

2. We re-ran all electrical, all HVAC and restored the original windows.

3. Spray foam insulation.

4. Sheetrock.

5. We installed beautiful thick molding on the baseboards, crown and windows! We also added 12″ wide shiplap to the walls! Read more about all of that HERE… “Trim, Ceilings and Moldings Oh My!“

6. Paint! Read more about that HERE… “Paint, Paint and More Paint…“

Wall & Trim Color- Alabaster by Sherwin Williams

Window Sash Color- Inkwell by Sherwin Williams

Door Color- 1/2 Stardew & 1/2 Uncertain Grey

7. Flooring!

Original 111 Year Old Hardwoods

Read more about our floor restoration & stain color HERE… “They Nailed It! Or Maybe Stained…“

Our Staircase columns & bannisters are also this same stain color above.

8. Lighting!

Lanterns… Shop It HERE

Sconces… Shop It HERE

9. Stair Balusters!

Yes, they are fabulous and I will share ALL of the details about those on my NEXT BLOG POST!

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AFTER…

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XOXO, Brittany Hayes

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  1. Laura Cote says

    January 12, 2017 at 10:18 am

    Shoot girl, live on the wild side. Leave that gate down and just see what happens. 😉 TOTALLY KIDDING!!!! I’m with you!

    I love this space. Love love love how you did the lighting. Lighting is what we do so it’s always what I pay attention to. You always do so well!

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    • Laura Cote says

      January 12, 2017 at 10:20 am

      Oh also, what is your ceiling height on the main floor?

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      • Brittany Hayes says

        January 12, 2017 at 12:25 pm

        Every level is almost 12′ 🙂

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        • Laura Cote says

          January 16, 2017 at 10:27 am

          I am looking for my foyer fixture and I can’t decide what I want to do. We only have 10′ though. So I need more of a flushmount that is interesting. My parents sell Capital(seriously I catch all your lighting stuff!!)and of course the hubs reps a ton of high end brands so I have endless options. Just can’t make a decision. LOL

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    • Brittany Hayes says

      January 12, 2017 at 12:26 pm

      Haha well ya know there’s always someone to point stuff out like that. LOL! Lighting is my deep dark obsession. I want it ALLLLL!!! Hehe. Thanks dear! XOXO

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  2. Janet Bergeson says

    January 12, 2017 at 10:28 am

    Beautiful beautiful darlings and such a gorgeous space!

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    • Brittany Hayes says

      January 12, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      You are always such a doll. Thank you! XOXO

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  3. Haneen says

    January 12, 2017 at 11:04 am

    What a gorgeous hallway! And I LOVE your railings!!

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    • Brittany Hayes says

      January 12, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Thank you sweetest friend and roomie! Miss you girlie! XOXO

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  4. Roxanne says

    January 12, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    Love all your work, So beautiful! Can I ask, I love the darker painted ceilings. Do you think they work in your space because of the tallness of the ceilings (12) or they would work also in a house with 8 ft. ceilings? 2nd question 🙂 Does the dark ceiling make the space feel smaller, bigger or ???

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    • Brittany Hayes says

      January 12, 2017 at 2:05 pm

      Okay here’s my random thoughts… I think ceilings 9′ or higher can take a dark ceiling and I actually think they make a space look larger. Our guest room in our previous home had a black ceiling and it really brought the room to life. It accentuated the ceiling and the other features of the space. You can search “guest room” and see some pictures. Oh and I did black on our living room coffered ceiling at our previous home as well! Hope that helps!

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  5. Debbie says

    January 12, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    Love your hallway! The thick baseboard and crown molding with shiplap are just amazing! The pendant lights are perfect with your tall ceiling. I’ve never seen sconces like that before either. Such a great house design!

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  6. Erin says

    January 12, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    Brittany your whole house is absolutely gorgeous! LOVE it! You surprised me with the shiplap! It’s all just so stunning and I can’t wait to keep watching how you decorate it all. Love it sweet friend and I miss you! xo

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  7. Healing Wave Chiropractic says

    January 13, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    Those wooden floors are to die for!!! I absolutely LOVE them!!! Great job, everything is beautiful!

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  8. Bree says

    January 21, 2017 at 1:52 am

    Brittany I love the space in your new home!!! Love the handrails too, and the shiplap❤ So beautiful!!!

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  9. Karen Fata says

    February 12, 2017 at 8:26 am

    How did you restore all of your old windows etc.? They look gorgeous. Can you explain a little detail on that?

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  10. Jennifer says

    September 15, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    Could you share where you got your glass door knobs from? I have been looking all over!

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  11. House basement says

    January 3, 2018 at 5:10 am

    Sooo pretty.

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