What to do with this Edwardian house hallway

[cocobelon]

I’m keeping the terrazzo 100%, love it and want to get it restored !
It’s the mock Tudor beams on the ceiling I’m struggling with. I want to keep it but not sure what kind of colours I should go for in the rest of the hallway? The terrazzo has reds in but I really don’t like red !
I’m thinking half way panelling ?
What kind of runner should I go with ? Should I paint the banister black to tye in with the beams ? So many ideas but I’m not creative enough to execute them !
Would love some help

It’s arts and crafts! Don’t get rid of the beams… think William Morris and Kelmscott… beautiful fabrics, rich colours. The size and light can take it!

I would love that !! We’re not moved in yet but the first thing I’ll be doing is ripping the carpets up lol it has a suspended floor so it just be floorboards of some kind

I like the beams because it’s unique to see it on a ceiling I think. I’ve certainly never seen it before !

I’m thinking maybe we could paint the bannisters a navy blue ? That would work with the reds in the terrazzo

You’ll probably find the kitchen is a solid floor
so
more terrazzo maybe. Cross fingers for parquet though

If we did the stairs navy blue would it work with just the Bannisters and hand rails? And do the stairs white with a runner going up? Or would I have to do the actual stairs too ? Don’t think I’d want it all blue

Actually I think the runner would break it up !

My db had stuff like that in his house. Built in the 1930’s.It looks Deco-ish to me.

I’d keep the stairs as wood on the riser and tread with a runner
Youll find it’s really hard to get a good separation on an inside corner on the stairs between white and blue paint. Plus. What would you do with the stringer,

Have you thought about just carpeting the treads and leaving the riser as wood or painted ( if u want paint)
Like this image ( ignore the black and the white staircase this is just to show you carpet on the treads )

If you're having work done on the house, you might want to leave the hall until after tradespeople have finished traipsing through. Protect the terrazzo if you're having work done to minimising scratching.

Id be very surprised if the beams on the ceiling are original. They are really randomly placed/changed of direction.

The area I grew up in was 90% Edwardian mock Tudor houses. Ours was 1907 and most friends houses were similar. I've seen plenty of ceiling beams but nothing as random as that. They generally look like this:

I’ve no idea if the Beams are original or not all I know is the current vendors have been there since the 50’s and don’t chance anything. So who knows 🤷‍♀️ I do quite like them though ! I think they add character

If you want something more dramatic there are lots of ideas here.

https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/hallway-ideas

I’ve had a lot of fun going through this article Dues.

Our hallway needs a lot of work too and I’ve take a mountain of screen shots.

So many ideas OP

My Dad’s house is 1927 and the hallway is exactly the same.
he has painted the beams a couple of shades darker than the ceiling. They are there but not prominent. I’m pretty sure they are original so don’t get rid of them.

https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/carlos-garcia-south-london-flat

ideas for colours here.

Ahh interesting ! I’m only going off what the vendors have told us. She didn’t change anything as she loved it all and loves the fact I love it too !

This’ll be my first time ever living in a house like this and I’m so so excited. I just want to give it some tlc and bring it back to life ! I want to keep it all. There is an old tiled fireplace though which I really don’t know what to do with 😆

Just had a look through, some gorgeous homes there !

I would love a house like this to play with!
I agree the beams are very Rennie McIntosh. Have a look online at 78 Derngate museum to see his work in that kind of style.
I would get rid of the big radiator and put a traditional style one in, like the one in your ChatGPT picture. I would also move away from the cold pale walls. I think an old deco style flycatcher light shade would look nice too.
Instagram has loads of home decor accounts that would be great for inspiration.

I’d definitely remove the beams. It’s not a Tudor house and they look false.

The beams are absolutely right for the period. Look at other houses built around the same time locally. Very often the same architect and builder will have been involved and common features in a number of houses are likely to be original.

Get rid of the electric.

Open up the fireplace

No idea why there’s a moulded surround then tiles on the outer.
Arts and crafts = the moulded surround then
Tiles = art deco possibly 70s when the fire was added.

Goodness you’ve got a mish mash going on there

What about painting the tiles and fitting an arts and crafts surround
or
removing all tiles but still with the A&c surround

The image shows a red surround but greens are lovely too.

Tiles need to be small brick shaped or square.

I wouldn't. Many Arts & Crafts houses were built in Tudor style with beams and other Tudor era features.

We've been fortunate to own two houses with Arts & Crafts attributes -

One was actually an original Tudor house that had been dismantled in the late 1930s before being 'rebuilt' by a master builder in a different location with Arts & Crafts additions. When we purchased it in 2007 the vendors had no idea of its origins and it was being marketed as a 1930s 'Tudor style' property. It was only when we delved into the history of the area we discovered the truth.

This had beams everywhere, some original, but most dating from the 1930s. We kept everything in tact as it was utterly beautiful and hard to distinguish where the old stopped and the new began.

The second house was originally built as a three-storey detached cottage in the early 1850s. In 1924 the then owners added a fantastic two-storey extension in Arts & Crafts style with ornate brick/stone fireplaces and exterior detailing such as a characterful verandah, at the same time applying beams to the victorian ground floor ceilings and herringbone parquet to the floors as well as Crittall windows/external doors throughout.

We did paint the ceiling beams in two rooms of the second house (same colour as the ceilings - Craig & Rose Pale Oak), but left them as they were in the large main living room. We wouldn't have dreamed of removing them as they formed part of the house's history, plus we love the Arts & Crafts architectural period.

@cocobelon It looks like a lovely property and I think with some research into the Arts & Crafts Movement style (and Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Art Nouveau) as suggested by previous posters, you can enhance and improve what you have.

We could get rid of the tiles and put a fire surround like suggested. And maybe keep the tiles on the (is it called a hearth?) and probably paint them or replace them with some more fitting tiles? We’ve got a lovely navy blue
velvet sofa so need it to fit in with that

I’m really glad others have come along and advised about the beams! I was starting to think I was insane for wanting to keep them ha

Here’s two other ideas
The lower one is so artsy !! it has a tiled hearth too