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How to bring space and light to the trickiest room in the house
Essem to help “utilise as much of the wall all the way up, rather than taking up floor space”.Her other tricks include hanging a large mirror with an organic, sculptural shape over the radiator console – her favourites come from Reid & Wright – “to add movement and make the space feel bigger”; and hanging one dramatic pendant light “to make a statement, but also to help draw your gaze upwards, giving the space a sense of grandeur.”She has lined the walls of her own narrow hallway at home with a seagrass wallpaper in a muddy hue “to give a bit of texture and richness, as well as being a lot more robust against marks than a painted wall. It’s a really good backdrop to art as well”.“Be mindful however that whatever you have in the hallway tends to then have to run right into the house and up the staircase,” she points out.