Here are a few pictures of mine that I installed about 3 years ago. We wanted the same thing in the design - not modern, but not overly traditional either.

These railings are custom. It's not like you can select parts and assemble them. Everything has to be welded. So if you are prepared for the $$$ of them contact a metal shop. Here are sources for staircase railing parts that can be ordered, but still have to be measured and assembled by someone. https://www.indital.com/ https://cheapstairparts.com/

seabornman yes, I agree. that is one of my husband's concerns about this project. If he DIY, he wants a kit that has been designed to be structurally sound. This company here (https://cheapstairparts.com/pages/how-to-install-a-wood-newel-post) has some good installation instructions. I am getting a few more quotes this week, but if not I think we DIy using this company's kits.

Thank you all! I like the idea of just painting it white for now, not touching anything structural, and deciding later on if we do anything more drastic as moving is definitely a $$$ hemorrhage lol. Will try to find some nice furniture to put in front of the railing to solve the storage issue without creating a climbing/fall hazard for my toddler.... if anyone has any brilliant ideas, please let me know! Definitely agree that there are too many conflicting design things going on in the entryway, thank you for validating this impression as my husband doesn't see it (maybe he just wants to avoid the reno project lol). It really looks awful and clashes. I think the previous owners recognized this as the photos that were up with with the house listing excluded the entryway. Not sure what's up with the larger opening at the left of the staircase, it wasn't striking in person, so let's hope it's not too big....my youngest is 2 and still at that age where I worry about this type of thing.