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AS I mentioned earlier, the hallway is a great place to introduce your family’s personality and style to your home and there are so many current styles you can choose from.

Why not add a little ‘Boho’ atmosphere with a wood effect floor, lots of hanging plants and even patterned tiles on the riser of your stairs? This is a really relaxed and charismatic interior style, slightly retro and a little eclectic.

Go ‘New traditional’ with a patterned tiled floor, a runner on the stairs and simple painted walls.

Traditional styling always looks good in older houses, but it can also add a touch of nostalgia to more modern properties. In more

contemporary style architecture however, stick to traditional style furniture and accessories and don’t add architectural style detailing like dado rails and decorative coving if they are not in keeping with the style of the property.

Give the room a ‘Skandi Vibe’ with natural finishes, simple rugs and stylish mid-century modern furniture. Simple and stylish, this is an easy to live with interior style that works in both traditional and contemporary style properties.

■ Lesley Taylor is lead designer at edithomeanddesign.co.uk

Consider the aesthetic and practical considerations certain pieces add to a space. This stylish Fritz Hansen mirror is the perfect example of this. Available from nest.com

Hardwearing flooring is a must in a family hallway. Silkwood by Baked Tiles is used here to add a traditional parquet effect on the floor and pattern is added to the stairs with the use of their Bologna tile collection (bakedtiles.co.uk)