Welcome in the hallway

After I finished the breakfast room it's time to move to the hallway. I like large and impressive hallways, they are the reflection of the house. So I had big plans with the hallway!
First I wanted another frontdoor. I never liked the door of the original Beacon Hill and I think it's odd that it is not in the middle of the wall when you look from the front side. However if you look inside it is logical because of the stairs. So I had to remove the stairs too. Which I didn't mind, because I don't like them either.

 I decided to made one big room instead of the hallway and the little (kitchen)room next to it. I cut out the shape of an arch to connect both rooms. The smaller room will be the stairwell. I also covered the windows on the left side, because the stairs will be against that wall. On the outside I will also remove the windows and there will be a gazebo next to it. 

For the walls I used the same method as used in the breakfast room. I removed the wallpaper with water, sanded the walls, and covered them with non-woven wallpaper. 

For the floor I knew I wanted a marble look. I looked on the internet for tiles, but they were all quite expensive and I couldn't find anything exactly like what I was searching for. So I decided to make them myself. I googled how to paint faux marble and I started to paint on cardboard. I was surprised by how well it came out. Unfortunately I don't have picture anymore of the final result. I made my own tiles by cutting the cardboard in pieces and started working on a pattern I like. 

After a lot of puzzeling and measuring I finally finished my floor. The next step is designing the stairs. The stairs will be angled and will be placed where you see missing tiles.