How about some track lighting on a dimmer to add some interest and highlight your art?

Larger art- Or maybe some really fun wallpaper on just the wall with the sconce?

I painted the 3 doors in my very, very small entry way turquoise; outside door, garage door & laundry room along with the ceiling and left the walls neutral. I love it. Granted, the ceiling space wasn't so large but I've painted ceilings before and they are a pain in the neck; literally. I can't see the colors in your prints too well but if there is a color you love, go with that on the ceiling and doors. If that's not your thing, how about painting just the frames around your doors along with the ceiling the same color. Now if none of these are your thing, how about a really bright and fun runner or some 3 deminsion art along with what you already have. Maybe a small wall shelf to display some personal memories. I'm not a fan if big mirrors, but that may be an option as well. I hope whatever you decide, it makes you smile each time you walk through your hall way. P E A C E.

Great ideas Lyonstill. I'll agree with a colourful runner, and a bit more lighting. Maybe put all 3 prints on one wall and then put a large piece on the other (tapestry, canvas, vintage signs, etc). PAINT! The doors, or the walls, in a bright colour. It's just a hallway so don't be afraid of colour, and because it's just a hallway it'll be even cooler once it's bright and feels as awesome as the rest of your home and it won't feel left out!

I don't know if you own or rent, but using a nailgun to add a chair rail, and then adding wallpaper or paint above it would be a pretty good way to add visual interest. Since it's a ranch I wouldn't go for anything elaborate in terms of the moulding of the chair rail, but even a simple clean line would break up the wall.

i really like the idea of tracklighting like CBreynolds suggests, and of painting the doors like Lyonstill says.

it might be kinda cool if you paint the wall heating unit a fun bright color.

Flor tiles some fun colors, random mix of colors three colors with a grey or brown one check pattern.

Bigger art, big mirror on the wall facing. I think a globe style pendent on dimmer works in a ranch style house, two small size ones, I have these in my house love them-
http://www.csnlighting.com/Sea-Gull-Lighting-8-White-Pendant-6018-15-GX2521.html

Depending on how much walking clearance you have, how about adding a console table or a large vase with peacock feathers (or anything else colorful) inside?

I would just paint the celing in a bright color. I once painted the ceiling in the hall way orange and left the walls white.

I'm with ChloeSF. I was going to suggest a chair runner and wallpaper, or wainscotting.

I like to think of hallways as places you pass through on your way to somewhere else so a color that might not work for a whole room can in a hallway because you are moving through rather than sitting. My favorite color for a dark interior hallway is a mocha (mid-value) brown. You could also use a deep neutral blue-grey. It looks amazing hung with bright or white/black artwork and simple recessed ceiling floods will light it nicely bringing the artwork to life. (Think of how dramatic art looks in a museum when it's hung on a dark, painted wall). You'll want to consider the rooms you can see the hallway from and vice versa and choose a color that works well whatever you decide go with.

Taxidermy, taxidermy, taxidermy....

It's a ranch-style home. Don't put in a chair rail or track lighting. Honor the style. How about style/period-appropriate grasscloth wallpaper or a more colorful paint color, and larger mats to showcase your cool National Park Service prints? And you could find vintage or new period lighting that provides both ambient light and illuminates the art.

My hobby horse for dealing with narrow hallways is hanging mobiles. A runner could be good too. I vote for anything that discourages people from seeing the walls.

I tried to post a picture of it, but I am a thirty year old who can hardly work computers sometimes. Funny, cause I'm kinda smart-ish...hm. Anyhow. I have a really boring little hallway in my apartment and I took two old paned that I "found" in the basement of my building, screwed some eye hooks into the back of them and hung them from the ceiling with twine with about eight or ten inches of room. Then I rested some cheap christmas lights on them so the light shines nicely through the old glass. Even though I'm sure half the people that read this will think christmas lights are tacky and old hat, it actually "spruced" the little space up nicely. It is probably some sort of fire hazard I'm sure, but its worth it since I now think of it as the "make-out hallway". Girls just fawn over it.

To be honest I don't think the hallway is a true white. I would recommend that that you repaint the space a white along with the trim in a super white color with satin finish (if you have kids it will be way easier to clean). Then I would add a collage of prints with bright colors and/or bright color picture frames like blue, red, canary yellow....that kind of stuff.

Wallpaper! Vintage or designer wallpapers will match your beautiful furniture and bring some colour and interest to the space!

xx.

Art framed in bright colors and better lighting. I know that there are some bulbs that shine brighter or give off whiter light, but I am not sure what the technical term for that is.

That first pic looks soooo much like my hallway used to. My solution was a soft jade paint and BIG art - but art only one one long wall because both made it feel claustrophobic. Also I painted all three doors of mine different colours, and put a mirror on the one right at the end of the hall.

I lived in a house with a landing that was similar, in that it was tiny - two doorways long and one doorway wide. There was only one wall available to hang any art on, and because the space was so small you could really only see that if you were coming out of one particular doorway.

We painted each door-frame a different colour (we used blue, red and yellow), leaving the walls and doors white. Not only did it look great (surpassing our expectations) but it had the added effect of making the space seem bigger.

Three ideas: color, light and art.

I agree with the person who suggested painting the door at the end of the hallway a vibrant color.

Also, you could either put some much larger, more colorful artwork in the hallway in place of the small, black-framed pieces you have there now OR you could have a large design stenciled along at least one of the walls - not necessarily covering the whole wall, but it could be something light and airy like a tree with a branch that extends along much of the wall's length.

Also, what's the lighting situation like in the hall and adjoining rooms? How about putting an interesting chandelier or other attractive light fixture (or smaller multiples) in the hall?

Ikea has fun cheap lighting that is very easy to install. Track or spots whatever. I made a fun art gallery and use dimmers to highlight art or create mood. it's a "private space" to the rooms, so have fun! Painting all those door frames is a pain, so pick your color carefully.

I agree with austinisticalist - "honor the style". Maybe paint the bottom third of the wall a calming color that works with the carpet, and have it serve as a horizon line. Vary the artwork sizes, and lighten up the frame colors - maybe natural maple with colored mats. A mirror or framed artwork (with glass) on the door at the end of the hallway will reflect available light - on a door, you will have to fasten all four corners of the mirror or frame so it won't shift when the door opens.

Yes, vary the art sizes! You could easily make a gallery wall where the two pictures are now. The small prints get lost in the space.

Grasscloth wallpaper and/or one very large art piece on one wall. Or, blik has a few sets of Rex Ray wall decals now that are retro, colorful, large scale and you can play around with the arrangement for your own design, also much cheaper and quicker than installing paper or finding large art you love that fits your budget.

Replacing the sconce to something more reflective of your colorful and fun style is another quick transformation, lamps plus online actually has a lot of vintage feeling styles at various price points, and rejuvenation hardware has cool, interesting options for a vintage look from several eras. Of course if you have a good local source for actual vintage lighting even better.

How about painting a horizontal stripe in a color that picks up color from the art of an adjoining room? It could even go across all the doors. I"m thinking of a width that would go from a few inches below the picture frames to a few inches above. Layer the pictures on top of the stripe.

You could use more light and possibly a nice runner placed on top of the carpet to ground the whole thing. I like the runners from Dash and Albert:http://www.dashandalbert.com.

I meant, 'art OR and adjoining room'.

If the surrounding rooms are pale, painting the hallway a deeper tone could look nice ... although you might want to find a way to brighten up the lighting in that case. Possibly painting just the walls the art is currently hanging on would work.

I think the current perception of the space as "boring" had much to do with the art arrangement -- 3 small pieces hung at the same height lacks rhythm. Here is one good option: the three prints hung on the longer wall all at the same height (like they are now only with all three prints) with a strong vertical artpiece on the narrow wall (currently with one print).

All that said, while I'm all for maximizing interest there is honestly nothing wrong with a utility space like a hallway being just that -- a way to get from one space to another in the house.

Two ideas if you own your house.

1. Lightening with Santa Fe style punched tin wall sconces. Might need to hire an electrician for hard wiring.

2. Cut out, drywall and frame small niches inbetween studs. Each niche will be about 12 inches wide by whatever height you like.

One more idea - cut out the center panel of your doors and replace with opaque plexiglass panels.

That corner wall is amazing. How about wrapping that whole wall in a cool, Missoni-inspired zigzag paint treatment using all your favorite colors. Just tape off your zigzags with different sized blue masking tape and go to town - you could have one (or both) of the big boxes mix up samples of a couple dozen colors. Tape, paint, repeat. I'd leave the opposite wall, doors and trim white.

I would paint really wide horizontal stripes in contrasting colors. That's what I'm planning to do for my hallway, anyway.

Ahh thank you for all of the suggestions!
I painted the hall this weekend a very light chocolate color with a foot wide steel blue horizontal stripe below the door frames. I have some bright prints I'll hang on the long wall for a gallery feature, hang a mirror on the far door and hang a clear cylindrical pendant lamp from the ceiling.
I really wanted to do a chair rail originally but thought it wouldn't fit with the rest of the details in my house.
Thank you thank you!