Horizontal stair railing - trendy or timeless?
Kristin S
5 years ago
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Comments (36)“Do you have any exposed brick?” All of the brick is covered in plaster, but I would seriously consider exposing a brick wall. “Are your stair treads and risers wood?” No; carpet. But a future project will almost certainly be removing the dark laminate floors and replacing them with a lighter hardwood. When that happens, I suspect we’ll also remove the carpet from the stairs and install hardwood rises and treads. “Do you like the mood of your current dining room? It reads dark, without much ambient lighting.” Yes and no. I like the colors in the dining room – green paint, some original red-brown wood on the door and stair rail, white trim, and black cabinet (painted white inside). We have similar colors in the living room – the same green paint, white trim, reclaimed wood shelves supported by cast iron brackets, and a new (modern-ish) stained glass transom window over the door. There is a casual slipcover couch, that is white. The former fireplace, that is now a built-in bookcase, is also white. Red-brown piano. What we don’t like: the dining room is still a little dark, although new track lighting and brigher lights in center of the room have helped a lot. In some places the space in and between the rooms flows oddly. So I guess my overall inclination is to try to embrace some of the things that seem warm or quirky about the house - but open up the space, improve lighting, etc. “Have you decided what you are doing with the opening to the DR?” The plan right now is employ Rebunky’s idea. To cut away some of the left hand entry – the deep side – and infill the right wall only as deep and high as is necessary to cover the sides of the new cabinets. That keeps the space open for light to pass through, and it prevents any new visual barriers from hampering conversations between people in the kitchen and dining area. We have also tentatively decided on the skylight, and additional lights in the kitchen. There is a single overhead light in the kitchen now, so while the ceiling is out we’ll put in a series of new lights. “If you go with timeless neutrals you'll be able to decorate with color rather than rip out a backsplash when your taste changes.” This is very good point. And it sounds like everyone agrees that in trying to match the warmth and colors of the current house, we're getting too dark. I'm going to step back from the backsplash idea and try to think about what might keep the look a little more light or open. My original idea - gray and white - would certainly have been airier. We could, of course, still chose this. Then again, my husband likes the red-brown cabinets, and they do fit the setting. So maybe what I should think about is how to complement and balance the choice, rather than trying to layer on elements that dark or rich....See Morewood spindles - are they really outdated
Comments (18)Thanks everyone! Beautiful pictures of different staircases. None of these look like it will become outdated to me at all. Actually looks timeless. I am now wondering if the stair guys are thinking of the honey oak stained wood spindles and railings from the 70’s or 80’s. I need to show them these pictures and tell them these are the styles I am thinking of. Also. I am sure I am not the only one they have stated this opinion about wood spindles being outdated, so hopefully once they see these pictures, they can also give better input to other clients that have this same question....See MoreStair Spindles: Are Wrought Iron Spindles Going Out?
Comments (21)@nhb22 yes, agree there are a bazillion traditional homes that have converted to the wrought iron spindles and replaced the wood. It's one of the updates seen abundantly. I don't worry about the iron not suiting the architecture because a simple iron spindle is timeless and appropriate for traditional architecture. I was more wondering if these (iron spindles) are a style not being used as prominently as they were in the past decade or two - many conversions complete, I'm starting to see other treatments. The 'other' treatments are super contemporary or modern though and many would conflict with traditional (horizontal glass or geometric or wire or crosshatch or vertical floor to ceiling or uber Mediterranean etc). No doubt a clean wrought iron is absolutely acceptable in a traditional home looking for a transitional update/flare....See MoreHow to DIY ugly old stairs??
Comments (5)I redid my stairs diy about 5 years ago. They were previously carpeted. I removed the carpet, sanded the treads, added molding, painted everything black, and added a runner. The hardest part for me was the runner because I had to match the pattern of the runner around several pie-shaped stairs. YT to the rescue. It appears that all of your stairs are straight so it should be much easier than what I dealt with if you decide to go that route. Overall the entire project was very cheap and easy and made a huge impact....See MoreKristin S
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