In Progress- Tiny Hallway Makeover

Currently tackling the décor of our new home room by room. We made it a point to start in the spaces we spend the most time in or have our eyes on the most.

There is a tiny hallway just off the garage entry into the house that desperately needed a face lift. The off white paint was dingy and even though it was a lighter color, it still felt dark and dungeony. In order to get to the downstairs bathroom, you have to walk down this tiny bland corridor, which we do several times a day.

We decided on a shiplap wall treatment, continuing the shiplap from the living room. Before I remembered to get a “before” photo, I had already started with the first board. whoopsie.

I marked the stud locations on the wall to make nailing a whole lot easier.

I went about 3/4 of the way up the wall with the shiplap, and topped it off with a nice piece of trim. Got the boards up in less than 1 hour. Then it was time to paint.

My absolute favorite white is Sherwin Williams Alabaster. Luckily the shiplap from Home Depot came primed and ready to paint so I only needed 2 good coats of the SW color. I kept going with the Alabaster and did the surrounding walls.

While I waited for the first coat on the shiplap to dry, I started planning the wall décor. I thrifted this beautiful vintage yellow accordion mug holder last month and I knew it would make a hallway organizer/hanger thingy. It was perfect.

From the hoard pile I pulled 2 plaster corbels I’ve been wanting to use for a shelf.

Here is the shiplap with the second coat of paint.

I did a shelf test run with a scrap piece of wood. This particular board is too warped to live on this wall, boo. I’ll have to find another board. But atleast I know this view coming out of the bathroom will be much prettier than before!