How do you fill empty hallways and walls?
I love building, but I constantly struggle with filling hallways and empty walls. After adding a certain number of bookcases, it becomes overkill, and it only really makes sense to have closets/coat a...
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Like others have said, narrow tables with decorative clutter are always nice to add a little extra to an otherwise bare hallway. A mix of decorative wall-hangings and wall mount shelves with decorative clutter works well for narrower hallways where even a narrow table just won't fit well, or combined with the table(s) in hallways with more room. Decorative plants strategically placed and the aquariums, like @Karababy52 brought up...they actually work very nicely in hallways. I also like the bench-seating for hallways, i believe the ones I use most often are from Spa Day pack.
Mirrors also, are very effective, especially if strategically placed. Whether in a hallway or a room, mirrors can help to make a space seem more open, they are more than just a decorative item.
Generally, I tend to opt for wider hallways that serve as both hallways and have a combination of things that make them more than just a hallway. I will make rooms smaller just to make sure hallways aren't very narrow if necessary because hallways can be so much more than just a hallway if you give them enough space.
I have two very long hallways in the penthouse my active sims currently live in and use a combination of all of the things mentioned in this thread for them. One of the hallways in my current home is wide enough that I have a bar and counters running along the length of it, so despite it being a "Hallway" it is also a room for entertaining guests. The other hallway is on the second floor, and it has a wider area around the stairs up that hosts the computer desk and a game table, then narrows into a more proper hallway with just a runner, shelves, decor, etc.
Mirrors also, are very effective, especially if strategically placed. Whether in a hallway or a room, mirrors can help to make a space seem more open, they are more than just a decorative item.
Generally, I tend to opt for wider hallways that serve as both hallways and have a combination of things that make them more than just a hallway. I will make rooms smaller just to make sure hallways aren't very narrow if necessary because hallways can be so much more than just a hallway if you give them enough space.
I have two very long hallways in the penthouse my active sims currently live in and use a combination of all of the things mentioned in this thread for them. One of the hallways in my current home is wide enough that I have a bar and counters running along the length of it, so despite it being a "Hallway" it is also a room for entertaining guests. The other hallway is on the second floor, and it has a wider area around the stairs up that hosts the computer desk and a game table, then narrows into a more proper hallway with just a runner, shelves, decor, etc.
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This is the wider hallway from the living room to the kitchen, as well as having the doorway into the penthouse along the left in the middle
https://66.media.tumblr.com/44b6ed8ee1a40edc6bba8041da781f6d/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o1_1280.png
https://66.media.tumblr.com/3f43880427845363ca5989f34836f441/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o2_1280.png
And on the second floor, where there's a skilling area at the start of the hallway where the stairs landing is. The place where the child's activity table sits normally houses an aquarium, but I replace the aquarium with the activity table when there are children in the active family. It's right outside the toddler bedroom (which is too small to hold the table with everything else that's in there due to the hallway being wider...) The chess table is also supposed to be elsewhere, but I moved it there for the moment because I wanted the focus aura from that area last time my sims played.
https://66.media.tumblr.com/b359c2efa79331e753955a98d5a0323f/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o3_1280.png
https://66.media.tumblr.com/e79c3c65ffecdbdeed2df000cb3d3caa/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o4_1280.png
https://66.media.tumblr.com/b5f174fe50899a418e0fc4bb051b0be5/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o5_1280.png
I can't take credit for the penthouse build, as it is from the gallery, but the furnishings and layout are no longer the original.
This is the wider hallway from the living room to the kitchen, as well as having the doorway into the penthouse along the left in the middle
https://66.media.tumblr.com/44b6ed8ee1a40edc6bba8041da781f6d/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o1_1280.png
https://66.media.tumblr.com/3f43880427845363ca5989f34836f441/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o2_1280.png
And on the second floor, where there's a skilling area at the start of the hallway where the stairs landing is. The place where the child's activity table sits normally houses an aquarium, but I replace the aquarium with the activity table when there are children in the active family. It's right outside the toddler bedroom (which is too small to hold the table with everything else that's in there due to the hallway being wider...) The chess table is also supposed to be elsewhere, but I moved it there for the moment because I wanted the focus aura from that area last time my sims played.
https://66.media.tumblr.com/b359c2efa79331e753955a98d5a0323f/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o3_1280.png
https://66.media.tumblr.com/e79c3c65ffecdbdeed2df000cb3d3caa/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o4_1280.png
https://66.media.tumblr.com/b5f174fe50899a418e0fc4bb051b0be5/tumblr_pko008MEyJ1tkpp11o5_1280.png
I can't take credit for the penthouse build, as it is from the gallery, but the furnishings and layout are no longer the original.
