The Hallway is the centre of the our house, so I wanted to add personal touches so you knew exactly whose house it was as soon as you walk in. I still want to find some more prints to hang up, but that's an on going project right now.

I wanted something cosy, yet bright to fill the space, so the wood and the white ornaments set if off quite nicely.

This print is from my good friend Stuart - you can check out his page here: http://www.shred-art.com/
He mostly does snowboard themed paintings, but has his own distinct flair which I love. We also own a smaller version for my boyfriends office (which is yet to be finished!)

On the console table we have an array of trinkets to add a homely feel to the place. I originally had a small vase of thin fake flowers in the corner, but found this big leafy fucker in IKEA who fits in perfectly (Don't ask me what plant it is...the label was wrong!) The plant pot is from IKEA too.

I also found an LED star light from New Look, and a Copper 'L' from Hobby Craft.

The console table was from a shop called Cargo - which no longer exsists, but it was a bargain and a half!

Underneath we keep shoes and bags as it's only a small hallway and we wouldn't be able to fit anything else in like hooks or a seperate shoe storage.

Hope you enjoy!

Top is from Homebase, Below is Oliver Bonas

Moving house means I have my eye on quite a few pieces of new furniture,

When we moved into our flat we brought budget pieces from Ikea to get us started - to slowly update in the future when we had the budget.(Our coffee table was £8 ha)

So I've had a good mooch on the internet and have found some beautiful statement pieces of furniture that I'd love in the new house.

Oliver Bonas have some awesome retro looking pieces. I love the colored cupboards and different shaped drawers, Habitat from Homebase have some similar pieces but at a much more budget friendly cost! My next job is to convince the boyfriend that they'd look great in our living room!

Now that we have a decent sized hallway I'm on the lookout for a console table - somewhere to keep phones and important bits and pieces. There's this gorgeous option from Ikea - LIATORP for a decent price with a beautiful glass top and shelf design so that the top doesn't get cluttered, but everything can be visible at the same time. I really like the simple white design; it will make the room look light and airy and add a bit of life to the space.This is the only contender in the console table department at the moment.

The same range from Ikea do a gorgeous concept coffee table with the same glass top and drawers underneath. I love this, but don't think white will suit our dark sofa's. So I'm still on the hunt for either a new coffee table or side tables. 

Liatorp Ikea

We're also currently looking at re-doing the bathroom...which is harder than we thought! Who knew toilets were so expensive and that sinks could be so ugly? We haven't settled or fallen in love with any designs yet, so this will be an on going process!