Paint Colors to Turn a Narrow Hallway Into a Wider One

This is a guest post by Joel from Visions Painting which provides painting services in Hamilton. He has multiple years of experience and love sharing his passion with others on the web.

In case you have a narrow hallway or two then you are in luck because you are going to be informed of ways of making it look wider than it is! Light paint colors are your narrow hallways’ best friend. With so little space to work with it can be frustrating to beautifully decorate a narrow hallway. With a little planning and inspiration however, it is possible to turn the narrow space into a wide one.

How to turn narrow hallways into wider ones

With the right color, decorations or furniture, a narrow hallway can be easily turned into a wider one.

Let’s have a look at some of the ways of doing this:

  • Go for light shades of color to create the illusion of space. The most common color of choice is white however you don’t need to limit yourself to it. You can go for lighter shades of other color such as blue, yellow and green. As for the trim color, you need to look for colors that are two shades lighter than the wall.
  • For hallways with windows your choice of color does tend to broaden slightly. Besides the white color and lighter shades of green or blue for example, you can even go for a light tan color if you so wish.
  • Still on the narrow hallway with a window, you should consider adding a mirror on the opposite wall to the window so that the wall gives off an illusion of a much bigger hallway.
  • Contrast the wall colors (especially if you don’t have windows or doors present). For example, you can paint a deeper shade of your color of choice at the base of the wall and the lighter shade at the top.
  • As for the paint finish, go for paint with an eggshell, gloss or satin finish as these tend to reflect light well. In addition, they are also easier to clean.
  • Ideally, you should use white color for a narrow hallway.
  • Consider going for patterned floors as opposed to dark floors if you wish to create an illusion of a wider hallway.
  • In case the hallway has no windows to bring in natural light then you might have to consider adding accent lighting. You will have to place the lights at strategic parts of the hallway to give off the illusion of a spacey hallway.
  • Add accessories such as large mirrors, colorful pieces of art or wall hanging to give off the illusion of a wider hallway.

Other colors you might want to consider include grey, cream, light shades of orange, and lavender for the light side. As for the dark side, you might want to consider chocolate, black blue, tan or almost any other dark shade of color as per your preferences. The whole point is to contrast the colors and ensure that they blend well with the furniture and decoration that may be present.