#bleached floor

Back halls and narrow stairs are not usually glittering examples of decoration to emulate, but they are very much a part of any English house of size, and have a nodding familiarity with many a basement floor in early town houses as well. This is a good example of just such an unforced look, and agreeable with its rows of room bells for the servants, its nice old timepiece, the blue and white serving platters, the bleached boards and painted staircase, the old scullery beyond, and even the bicycle.

Family room library - huge modern open concept light wood floor family room library idea with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Family room library: large contemporary open-concept room with light wood flooring, white walls, a stone fireplace, and a wall-mounted tv.

Huge minimalist open concept light wood floor family room library photo with white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv