Brightening a Dark Hallway

I'm not a fan of long hallways. I love that our house barely even has a hallway!  It is the length of a linen cabinet and a doorway.  However, like most hallways, there is no natural light making it very dark.

First thing we did to update the hallway was change out this brass beauty for a more pleasing fixture.

We chose a smaller scale school house light from Home Depot. 

With the light updated, the tired oak linen cabinet was the next thing to fix. 

(Yes, that's where we store our cowboy hats. I have a solution for that coming soon!)

Not only does the white paint make the doors look better, 

it also reflects light better and brightens up the hall.