Ignore the two holes in the wall above the curtain, the hallway is going to be one of the last parts of the house to be decorated. This is mainly because the carpet will not be removed until the bathroom is replaced but also with the leak in the roof discovered and the wall stripped back, painting it is going to be delayed.
Regardless of that delay, I still wanted to get the basic layout of the landing sorted and the area at the end by the window lent itself nicely to a little reading spot. As well as being next to a radiator, it had natural light from the window with a nice view and whilst there was no power for a nice lamp, it was part of the list for the electrician to put in for me so at some point I would have power there.
The first item to find was a nice bookcase and once again, keeping in character of the house and trying to avoid buying anything modern, I came across a nice glass fronted one with a lower storage area. This had a small spot of damage but nothing too serious and works well for both books and board games so that was bought and put in place.
The next job was to source a chair and I really wanted a nice rocking chair. Apart from the fact that I have innate fear of waking up in the night to go to the loo, switching the hallway light on and seeing the rocking chair moving by itself, I thought I would sacrifice that fear in order to get what I wanted. A family friend kindly gifted me a lovely one and paired with a blanket knitted by my Mum, it finished the corner off.
The curtains came from Dunelm and I only needed one for the width so I have got to get the sewing machine out to split the curtain into two and hem the edges but that is just a couple of hours in the evening to sort, then all it needed was a coffee table and light and the area was finished off.
It has turned into a lovely relaxing area and once the walls are painted and the new carpet is down I think its going to make a lovely reading area for guests.