Painting and decorating in a communal hallway is one of the projects we undertake for private clients.
Painting and decorating a communal hallway can greatly improve the overall look and feel of a property. It can also increase the value of your property and have positive mental health benefits.
What is a communal hallway?
A communal hallway is an area which is not inside the owner’s property. These are the shared spaces like corridors, stairs, basement areas, shared gardens, entrances and exits. And bin stores for wheelie bins.
If you are living in a large shared house that’s split into flats, it’s likely that you share a communal area with other residents.
Therefore it’s important to keep these areas well maintained and decorated.
It’s in everyone’s interest to make these areas inviting and interesting and to take a sense of pride in your shared communal area.
It also gives us a sense of a welcoming and relaxing environment and these are areas that everyone can enjoy.
Painting and decorating a communal hallway
Painting and decorating a communal hallway can really help foster a sense of community amongst the owners of the property.
You will have a say in preferred colours and styles. Also changing carpets and lights can also add an extra feel of a completely new room.
Usually the houses in London that have been split into flats are on a grand scale from the Victorian and Edwardian era.
Edwardian houses are over 100 hundred years old. Victorian houses can be up to 200 years old.
These older houses were built to last and have a splendour and grandeur to them that modern houses simply don’t have.
They also had the craftsmanship that doesn’t really exist anymore.
The point is that you have much more choice in redefining these areas to suit everyone’s taste.
From two colours on the walls, if you have a dado area.
Deep ornate cornice can be a different colour if needed. As can the spindles on the staircase or paneling on the walls.
Tall skirting and ornate door frames don’t have to be white. You can choose period style colours to bring back that style of elegance to the original space.
The communal hallway areas are usually large with very high ceilings, so grand deep colours work well here.
Add value to your property
Painting and decorating a communal hallway can also be a cost effective way to add value to your shared living space.
If you are renting the property, your landlord may be open to the idea of improving the communal hallway areas. This could increase the overall value of the property for the landlord (let them know!)
Alternatively, if you own the property, a properly decorated communal space could increase its value for you, if you decide to sell in the future.
Lastly, starting a project like decorating your shared spaces, can foster a sense of community with your neighbours.
It can bring financial and environmental value and give it that warm and welcoming feeling to visitors.
So why not get those shared living spaces transformed into something to be proud of starting today?