Hallway

There’s definitely room for improvement in this routinely overlooked and rarely used space, writes Carol O’Callaghan

FUNNY how aspirations change with the generations. Time was our hallways were kept immaculate to create the best first impression, sometimes to the point where family came in through the back door and the front door was kept strictly for guests.

You’d be hard pressed nowadays to find a family hallway that isn’t a jumble sale of trainers the size of ocean-going liners and sports bags fragranced with eau-de-gymnasium. But you can’t blame all the unsightliness on the kiddies now can you, when the devilish duo of exposed electric meter and an under-stairs space stuffed with black bags that never made their way to the charity shop, are evidence of your own sins.