Room makeovers don’t have to break the bank…or even be a room! Come watch how I give our hallway and staircase a makeover for under $100!
One month and $100…that’s what I’ll be using for our hallway and staircase makeover. I am so excited to transform this area in our home. Why? Well, it is literally in the center of our home. No one comes or goes without seeing it…even our mail carrier can take a peek in every single day.
And while I am grateful that before our home was placed on the market last year, the previous owners had it painted, but at this point, I am so over this tan. Literally every single room {oh, wait, minus our kitchen and full bathroom} was/is this exact same tan color. So while it isn’t a bad paint color, it’s just so boring to live with for over a year.
I’ve been slowly working my way through our home and painting each room. It is now time to tackle our hallway and staircase makeover.
BEFORE
No, it isn’t terrible. Just blah. And I worked so hard to sand all of these floors and by giving this space a makeover it will really bring the home’s natural beauty out. {Missed the process of sanding the floors in most our house in just one week? Click HERE for the before and after photos.}
THE PLAN
Once the walls, doors, and trim have received fresh coats of paint, the fun can begin!
I have an idea for this staircase that involves some color and pulling the house together more cohesively. Will it work? I have no idea, but I sure do hope so.
You will also be seeing much more personality on these walls as well. The bareness of them is pretty sad looking and I cannot wait to add “us” to this hallway and staircase makeover. Quite literally, you will see us! 😉
Oh, coats. They are an absolute necessity at this time of the year. After trying various options out, we settled on building a coat rack on this wall. It and this bench will be getting a makeover. And my mind is swirling with some possible ideas for this wall as well.
{I shared the makeover of our entryway directly to the right of our current coat rack…click HERE to see it!}
Edited to add: this light! I completely forgot to photograph the lonely little light fixture in our hallway. It is not an original piece of the house and lacks all charm, so it will be replaced.
Are my plans a little vague? If so, don’t hold it against me because it isn’t on purpose. This is pretty much how I begin every $100 Room Challenge: with some possibilities in mind and then I wait for inspiration and the budget to lead me through it. I cannot wait for this hallway and staircase makeover to finally reflect our family.
Before I go get my paint brush out, I wanted to give a thank you to Erin at Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry for hosting this $100 Room Challenge. Pop over and check out her room makeovers, as well as all her amazing home tips. {Click HERE for Erin’s blog.} Also, be sure to take a peek at all the other inspiring $100 Room Challenges currently going on at the bottom of this post.
$100 Room Challenge: BEFORE / WEEK ONE / WEEK TWO / WEEK THREE / REVEAL
OTHER POSTS YOU WILL ENJOY
$100 Room Challenge: Full Bathroom Makeover
$100 Room Challenge: Farmhouse Mud Room Makeover
How We Added Open Shelving to Our Kitchen
An Empty Room Converted into a Half Bath and Laundry Room
How I Sanded Our Floors in One Week
Painting Kitchen Cabinets in Just One Weekend
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Hi Leigh. These are always so much fun. I’m excited to see what you do with your hallway and staircase makeover.
Leigh,
Your floors and stairs are beautiful! Can’t wait to see the transformation!
Those floors turned out beautiful! I can wait to see what you do with the rest of this space
I see the stair runners the same color green as your cabinets (or front door). Walls white-ish, new runner rug. Maybe a little free standing closet for the coats? And of course family pictures on the walls. Am I close?!?!?! 😁
Happy New Year, Leigh! I love the space you are going to be working on. Love the bench and coat rack, great idea. I love how it looks now can’t wait to see what you have in stored for the new space when you get done.
What a great space to tackle!! Can’t wait to follow along!
I have fallen in love with every room you’ve made over, whether for the $100 Room Challenge or just a room that needed some love. I am so excited to see what you decide to do with this entry/staircase area because I know it’ll be amazing and inspirational 🙂 So, so happy to have you joining in the challenge this month!
This is going to look great I am excited to see you progress since we are both doing a staircase this season. I am absolutely rooting for you, go team staircase!
I love that you begin with a vague idea and let the project/$$ lead you. I bet when you are done, you will let the mail man see all it’s glory, lol. Am looking forward to seeing what you end up doing with this space.
Excited to see how it all comes together! Those floors are gorgeous!! 😍
Your flooring is gorgeous. Cant wait to see how you add personality to the space! I do love color 😉
I cant wait to see the finished project! A little vague is how I like to roll too, gives me a little extra wiggle room to feel out the room.
This space already has some great bones, love what you did with the floors! Can’t wait to see it all finished!
A true blank slate to work with. I don’t have set things in mind either when I start. Kind of a rough idea then I let the process take me a long for the ride.
I know you will do a fabulous job. Now I am going to check out what you have done in the past on your other challenges.
You always knock it out of the park so I can’t wait to see this one!