{"id":334,"date":"2014-03-14T21:55:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/?p=334"},"modified":"2015-01-21T04:00:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T04:00:38","slug":"treating-your-hallways-as-rooms-storage-canvas-art-and-utility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/treating-your-hallways-as-rooms-storage-canvas-art-and-utility\/","title":{"rendered":"Treating Your Hallways as Rooms: Storage, Canvas Art, and Utility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Space is always an issue. Whether you own a big house with a lot of bedrooms and walls ready for canvas art or a tiny studio apartment that can fit exactly one modest piece of wall art, chances are you will eventually wish you had more space. It\u2019s human nature: We collect things and create new people, and slowly but surely the space we thought was more than enough a few years before becomes crowded \u2013 and we become creative in how to use it.<\/p>\n

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One of the most overlooked tricks in interior design and organisation? Your hallways. Whether it\u2019s for a gallery of photo art or other uses, your hallways are not just corridors to get you from one room to another \u2013 they\u2019re extensions of those rooms. Or at least that\u2019s how you ought to be thinking about them.<\/p>\n

The Hallway: The Ideal Gallery for Canvas Art<\/h2>\n

One of the most common and powerful uses of a hallway is to hang your amazing canvas prints, whether to showcase your family memories or your photographer\u2019s eye, or simply show off some of your favourite pieces of art, recreated through cheap canvas prints. A hallway usually provides a long stretch of wall where you can arrange your pieces in a powerful and interesting way, with some targeted lighting installed to really show them off. This not only transforms your hallway into beautiful spaces, it expands your wall art possibilities, which means you can have more fun selecting and arranging pieces.<\/p>\n

The Hallway and Storage<\/h2>\n

Another incredible use for a hallway is as simple and stylish storage. Shelving and pretty baskets can hold all the kids\u2019 toys or any kind of other stuff that would otherwise be packed in boxes and stuffed in a closet or simply strewn all over the place. Alternating great canvas art with gorgeous storage furniture against the walls makes your hallways do double duty as galleries and storage, and taking those shelves or furniture pieces up to the ceiling will maximise your useful storage space.<\/p>\n

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The Hallway Library, Playroom, or Office<\/h2>\n

We tend to think that hallways are too narrow to be useful, but this isn\u2019t really the case. As with any other room in your home, it\u2019s all about planning and careful design. Think of your hallway as a long narrow room, and let your imagination fly:<\/p>\n