Highbury Hallway

Edwardian · Hallway · Curation score 88/100

Skimming Stone walls below the picture rail, Setting Plaster above it (and ceiling), Railings on the staircase spindles and front door. Edwardian terraced hallways were never meant to be white.

Made for

• Room: Hallway
• Period: Georgian · Victorian · Edwardian
• Lighting: Mixed daylight
• Mood: Considered, layered
• Temperature: Warm-leaning
• Average LRV: 57

Why this works

• LRV spread (5 → 74): 69-point range across 5 colours — proper architectural contrast.
• Warmth balance (3 warm · 1 cool): Built around warm tones with cool anchors.
• Undertone harmony (Aligned): 4 of 5 carry a warm inflection — they speak the same language.

What each colour does

Wall — Skimming Stone (Farrow & Ball No.241, LRV 65, warm pink undertone). The main hero of the scheme — fills your largest surface.

Companion — Setting Plaster (Farrow & Ball No.231, LRV 70, warm pink undertone). Use on the wall in a hallway or adjacent room for a continuous scheme, or as a second wall colour in the same room.

Accent — Railings (Farrow & Ball No.31, LRV 5, cool blue undertone). For smaller surfaces — doors, alcoves, picture rails, a feature joinery piece.

Trim — Joa's White (Farrow & Ball No.226, LRV 74, warm yellow undertone). Skirting, architraves, frames. Usually pale, lets the main colours breathe.

Ceiling — Setting Plaster (Farrow & Ball No.231, LRV 70, warm pink undertone). Recommended ceiling colour for this scheme.

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