EACH WEEK, WE ask someone based in Ireland with a passion for interiors to share one photo of their favourite spot in their home.
Amy McCormack lives in a four-bed detached house in Naas with her husband and three daughters.
“We purchased the house in 2009 and completed renovations before adding a kitchen extension in 2016,” says Amy, who started an interior decorating company in July 2017.
This week, Amy (@simplydivineinteriors) chatted us through her favourite spot: her recently revamped hallway.
I love the light that floods in from the kitchen when you open the front door, as well as the bright, airy feel. I got the traditional ‘under the stairs cupboard’ removed a number of years ago and it’s now a space used daily in our home. I chose a stairs carpet that had a luxury texture and feel – it’s a statement in its own right.
Hands down, it’s the bench area under the stairs. I recommend this to any of my clients struggling with their hallway. I have three large drawers under the bench and they hold shoes, hats, etc. – one is even a filing cabinet. This area is an extra space in our home for our daughters to read, play or to take two minutes out.
I knew I wanted a neutral colour palette as it is timeless. The front of the house is dark, therefore when the sun comes in through the kitchen I needed the hallway to be able to benefit from this as much as it could. The sun can reach most of the way up the hall, so adding a mirror and light wall colours ensured this.
Actually, not much. With the storage in the built-in bench, mess is always hidden away!
I’d like to change the flooring. When we redecorated earlier in the year I was torn between lifting the semi-solid walnut flooring up or sanding and re-varnishing. Let’s just say I made the wrong decision.
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