Ellen's Entrance Hall

 The new trellis wallpaper and a butterfly painted on the woodwork.

 The stair carpet has a serged edge. Notice the small frog.

 A leaf and a lady bug on the newel post.

This is the third time I have decorated Ellen's front hall. The first version had a simple rose and cream paper selected to coordinate with her existing beige carpet. The second round got a black background Stark carpet with pink, yellow and blue flowers. We then changed the wallpaper to a yellow on yellow stripe, and we added a black tole light fixture.
This time around we decided to ditch that black carpet and replace it with a really beefy sisal runner up the stairs, and NO CARPET at all on the hall floor. And we  had a talented artist paint scattered flowers, bugs and a few dog biscuits  in a pile (she has three annoying pipsqueak animals). There are butterflies painted on the casings and lady bugs mixed in the design. The wallpaper has been replaced with large scale green on cream trellis pattern. We are going to put the black tole fixture over the poker table downstairs, and move the crystal light from the dining room into the hall.
There is a beautiful tall case clock against one wall, and a round Queen Anne table in a corner. Altogether it's a traditional entry in a lovely country home. And now it is lighter, fresher, and more playful.