Hallway Makeover

Its a beautiful, cool Autumn day here and I have a pumpkin candle burning next to me.  Ahhhh ...  Last week was one of the busiest weeks for me that I can remember in a very long time so the nice day with nothing to do is a relief. 

I wanted to share some progress on my upstairs hallway.  A while back, I'd purchased some lamps on clearance at Pottery Barn.  It took me a while to get them up because I had to modify them to be hardwired and I needed some time to do this as well as put them up.  Well, here they are ...

I absolutely love the lanterns.  I also painted the hall the palest of blues.  I still need to paint the closet doors and ceiling.  Prior to this, the walls were the same yellow as our living room.  I like the yellow in the living room, but I didn't like the feel of it here.  I wanted a serene feeling when you came up to the bedrooms and I think I achieved that.  Here's the "before".

More D.C. Big Flea purchases are two photos I picked up that were taken by a local photographer.  National Cathedral ...

(Sorry about the glare!)

... and the Potomac River.

I had initially planned to just use black and white family photos in the frames above but after perusing all the beautiful photos this vendor had, I liked how both of these photos had the same serene blue feel with the little hint of orange from the sun. 

I did end up using a couple of frames I had and printing some photos for them.  I could have painted the frames to match those on the opposite wall but I don't mind the wood color or the fact that its different from the table.

This little vase was a gift from Pottery Barn that I've had for years.  I've used it for flowers, and potpourri but I decided to fill it with sea glass.

I have to wait until December for the runner I ordered but I think it will really complete the space. 

Now, back to my lazy Sunday.  I hope this week is a lot slower for me than last. 

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Linked to Style Feature Saturday on Perfectly Imperfect.