Giving the Hallway Some Character

So I was finally sick enough of our rather soulless hallway to start shopping for a new rug and implement our wall hanging idea. Here is a reminder of what our hallway looked like before:

Pretty blah. And fairly dangerous since that runner was actually two rugs, so there was a spot in the middle that could trip someone.

Now, it's not so dramatic as some of our changes, but I like what we did this week to improve things. First, a new rug from Overstock.com for under $100 plus, like, $10 for the rug pad:

Much prettier and much less treacherous than before. Also the cat really seems to like it and spends a lot of his time rolling around on it. Bonus!

Second, we figured out a way to hang pictures without doing much damage to the walls. D tapped little nails into the corners and we strung various bits of yarn along them to hold pictures. This way, D can display his hobby: photography, and I can (sort of) display mine: knitting. Also I get a few photos too. The plan is to change these out whenever we want, including for Christmas cards next month or other holiday themes throughout the year:

Hopefully the nails will stay put!

So we're still missing a little table, but at least the hallway has more personality. We decided that we want a small corner quarter circle or triangle table but I'm having trouble finding the exact words to search for one online. The best I could find are on Amazon, but they seem too expensive for what is probably pretty shoddy quality:

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Suggestions, as always, are encouraged. (Please? Pretty please?)