Placing a bench in this hallway transforms it into a MoMA-esque gallery. The base is made of ebonized wood. The bench is also available with more slender metal legs, but of the two, this version is the modern icon.

Style Secret: Iconic FurnishingsMidcentury style is unique in that it's largely driven by innovative mass-produced furniture and accents. Perhaps no other period produced the same volume of household-name artists and designers as this era: George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and dozens more. Their singular furnishings and accents drive and define the look, from Marshmallow sofas to sculptural Egg and Womb chairs. Make it yours: These prizes come at a price, but you can find knockoffs and reinterpretations that will give you the look, if not the pedigree. Or invest in one authentic signature piece to anchor the space, then layer it with others that complement the look but aren't necessarily true to the period.

A practical way to reinforce the gallery feel of your hallway is to provide narrow seating, like this gorgeous bench.Tell us: What other tricks have you used to make the most of your hallway? Share below!More:Hallways That Shine

Don't refinish the floor. If you have hardwood and it isn't in perfect shape, don't spend your money having the floors refinished. Home buyers love hardwood, and it's always seen as an upgrade even if it's imperfect. Sometimes a good cleaning and some touch-ups with wood stain are all you need to revive your floor. If your floor really needs more than that, consider a low-cost alternative to refinishing: Apply a fresh topcoat of nonyellowing polyurethane, found in the flooring section of a home improvement store. Be sure to very lightly sand the floors with a pole sander and fine-grit sandpaper. No heavy sanding is necessary here. You are just looking to knock down the gloss so that the new coat of poly will stick. I've done this myself with 60-year-old hardwoods and couldn't believe how great the result was.

Floor to ceiling door

Love floors

Floors

Picture

Wood floor

Lights

like the hallway detail for roof extension

Mid century modern

Floor

Picture

Like the door in this

FLOORING IS SPECTACULAR!

Big windows. Separate space

The opening to the bedroom, the colors, openness

The door installation

Bench

hallway

Pasillo

Flooring

Multicolor wood tile

Floor

The floors

hallway with large windows

busy pattern

Window in the hall

wood floor

Outer hallway

L

Rappel des couleurs

Floor

Nelson bench for entrance; like the one in the MC building

idcentury style is unique in that it's largely driven by innovative mass-produced furniture and accents. Perhaps no other period produced the same volume of household-name artists and designers as this era: George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and dozens more. Their singular furnishings and accents drive and define the look, from Marshmallow sofas to sculptural Egg and Womb chairs.

Door

bench

This would be an awesome look for our bedroom

Floor

Love the flooring

wood floors

Wood floors

Simplicity, flooring, sunlight

Simple walls, with a slightly busy wood floor (contrast).

--Hallway--

tall window

floor

clean lines

Floors

floors, all!

sliding door....

master bathroom sliding door with ceiling track

Art on the wall... light from window wall.

Nelson bench

Wood Floor

floors

Flooring

Multicolor wood on floor

Flooring

High cavity doors

High cavity doors

like the wood floor

Hallway to our master

Cumaru flooring

Floor

i like the floor

Floor

clean hall

Love this look

Love for ps hallway

Hall

floor

Feel

Floor to ceiling door

hall idea

With green

Floors, windows

Floor

Floors!!!!

Lots of light, the wood floor, the splash of color in the painting and the pillows

Floor

first floor window

Love this entry bench

MUST buy that bench!

klupa

Floor

good for lighting

Add

Floor

Alcoba

floor

Love this

Flooring

bench

TOO MUCH VARIATION In Color

Wood Floors

hallway to bedroom with windows and light

Windows

floor

Love the window and the floor

Bench

Ceiling height

Sliding door to ceiling

bedside lamp

long hall ideas

Piso y ventana

Sunny from sliding doors

Dont like the color variation on this floor

Fancy that!

love the floor and the color combination

nelson bench for upstairs hall

Love the overall look of this

Window

HALL SEAMLESSLY FLOWS INTO THE BEDROOM WITHOUT A BIG CASING. MUST BE A SLIDING DOOR

Love the floors

Glazed hallway

floor

Windows

colocar um assento (com cantos arredondados, de preferencia) e com um quadro na frente fica muito interessante

Pocket door

sliding door at end of hall opens space and lets light in

slide to close

Floor

Colour

Floors

bench

Love the bench

wood floor LIKE

nice clean lines, hallway and bedroom wood floors

puertas sin dintel

Floors

Love windows in the hallway

Slatted bench.

sliding door

Interior vistas are great way to get a sense of depth from space and also serve to create rhythm and transition from this open hallway to a bedroom.

white doors

Floor

floor

Grey for bedroom

Bench

Wood floor

like the wood flooring here....

floor

Like the track in the ceiling

ywaning

love the bench

Mixed wood

Door

Sliding Doors - Ceiling Track - Long hallway to Bedroom

Hardwood floors

cavity slider

floor

Cuadro

floor!

Nice corridor

wood flooring

This is it

That bench, my hallway/entry Place to sit to take off boots/shoes and park shoes under neatly

light and shadows.

Destination

Wood floor

Floors

large windows at exterior

Another wood mix

Bench by window

New bedroom

chartreuse painting

Corridor

colorful hill scene

like the light

just love natural light in a house... anywhere it is- is beautiful.

Corredor

Vach cua stairway

Colors

Floor and colors

spacious passage, with big window and much light

Window and bench

colors, floors, natural light, clean, crisp. This is how we'd like our house to feel

Gahga

flooring

Door

The floor

FLOOR

Floors

floor

The flooring!!!

Nelson bench

Floors!! Like the multicolor

Narrow bench

flooring

Light and airy but solidly based by the wooden flooring in mixed colours.

Floor

simple lines

cool wood flooring