A Little Follow Up on an Old Q&A Question

Today I just have a quick post, because I have spent a good part of the last three days dealing with Verizon.

I set my parents up with a Verizon triple play on Tuesday, and the only thing I haven't had trouble with is the TV.

I have spent 

HOURS

on the phone getting their email set up, their phone voice mail deactivated, and the internet 

STILL

isn't working.

ARG!!ARG!!ARG!!ARG!!ARG!!

etc.etc.etc.

And to top it all off.......

My mother can't figure out how to use the TV remote control!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah, technology!

Of course, if it weren't for technology, I wouldn't be able to be griping to you guys right now......

So, today, I got a letter from Betsy Duggan.

In January she had asked a question regarding the hallway to her master bedroom.

She wrote:

Hi AGAIN, 

......we moved in a short time ago and I am super excited to have a first floor master bedroom !  My problem is I am stumped by this narrow hallway and what to do with it?  At first I thought maybe some shallow bookcases on one side, but Big Daddy is so finished with updating and spending on this new-old house.....new windows, floors, trim, doors, bathrooms, hardware, etc....

My brains are fried at this point and would love a pro like you to make the decorating call so I can order some white matchstick blinds, slip covers and call it a day !!!

Thanks for the help if you can !  I am crossing my fingers you choose my question !!!

:) Another Betsy

And my answer was.....

I can't tell how wide the hallway is.....

But if it's 36" or less, you really shouldn't put anything in it to make it a smaller passageway.

With that being said......

I always break my rules.

In my Watertown cottage, I had a long narrow hall, although I believe it is a little wider than yours. 

BUT

I squashed a chest against the wall.

photo by Eric Roth for House Beautiful Magazine

I know, what a useless picture.

You can't tell the chest is in a narrow hall.

Well...

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!!!!!

It is.

So this is what I would do in your hall.....

photo by Brantley Photography

This is a picture of the bedroom in my old West Palm Beach bungalow 

(not the house I live in; I sold this little house)

Put a narrow piece of furniture like this, and then hang a bunch of #$#% over it.

It will make the space feel cozy, without making it too narrow.

I love these quirky little bookcases. 

They are visually interesting and give you another surface to put moreSTUFF on!!!!!

Ballard Design has this one.

They used to have one that looked a lot like mine in the picture above, but this next photo is what they are selling now. Not my favorite.

However..........

It is narrow, 14"d, so it might work for you.

It comes in a rubbed white finish.

Orrrrr.......

Do what I did, go junk shopping and check on ebay, maybe you'll find an old one.

Amy Chalmers told me you used Susy to decorate your house. She and I won Traditional Home Magazine design awards the same year.

If you can afford her, have the damn thing built to any style you want!!!!!

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So, she completely ignored my advice, and put a table in the hall that was deeper than the 14", so now there looks like there's not enough room to get by, but she was kind enough to send me a picture.

SHE IS THE FIRST ONE TO GET FREE ADVICE AND SEND ME A FOLLOW UP PICTURE!!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!

She wrote me and said:

Hi Betsy! Thought you might like to see what I did to the wall in my bedroom hall. I will send another photo because i cant figure out how to send more than one at a time haha - i did try your bookshelf idea but since i had this table in storage - i tried it and liked it. Do you like how it turned out ? I know i still have to work on my opposite wall ! Thanks so much !! Hugs Betsy Duggan

So, Betsy Duggan, the table is lovely, and thanks for the follow up!!!!

I see you saved some of the blue opalescent drops that you gave

 Amy Chalmers!!!!!

They be geeorgous!!!

For an ending my friend and bidness partner, Kris, suggested:

It's Bean Fun!!

(I'm not sure about that)

Sooooooo

Later Gator!