Trending Now: 15 Staircases Making Houzzers Swoon
Stair runners, reclaimed wood, seating and storage are featured in the most popular stairway photos on Houzz
Unless you prefer to travel between floors by elevator or ladder, a staircase is a necessary component of a multilevel home. It’s also an opportunity to create a design showstopper. The 15 staircases that follow have won the hearts of Houzzers, garnering the most saves to ideabooks from April to June 2016. Which set would you love to have in your home?
2. This stairway also features a runner — in a print reminiscent of the Greek key — as well as white wainscoting along the stairs. The minimalist palette works with the dark railing and runner to set off the millwork.
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3. White risers and dark wood treads provide contrast for this gray runner, which was designed specifically for this home.
Runner: Chelsea Flooring
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Runner: Chelsea Flooring
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4. Do animal prints ever get old? Here, a pale leopard pattern graces a curving staircase, in a foyer that blends different prints.
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Reclaimed Wood
5. If the previous staircases were dressed up, this one is naked, designed to showcase its bones. Simple treads — note the lack of risers — and thin railings let the wall of reclaimed wood shine. A black beam anchors the staircase and creates a pleasing diagonal that stands out from the horizontally oriented wall.
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5. If the previous staircases were dressed up, this one is naked, designed to showcase its bones. Simple treads — note the lack of risers — and thin railings let the wall of reclaimed wood shine. A black beam anchors the staircase and creates a pleasing diagonal that stands out from the horizontally oriented wall.
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6. The owners of this Rhode Island home painted the stairs that lead up to their third floor shades of blue-green, adding metallic silver paint to highlight the flaws and gouges in the wood.
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Upward Spiral
7. Dark wood adds drama to this heavily white room. The timeless, organic material sharply contrasts the sleek and modern curve of the staircase and its thin metal railings.
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7. Dark wood adds drama to this heavily white room. The timeless, organic material sharply contrasts the sleek and modern curve of the staircase and its thin metal railings.
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8. This staircase is all about the curves, from its swirling shape to the curved railing and the spheres gracing its spindles. Curved lines in the walls and surrounding the windows echo the spiral shape.
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Storage Stairs
9. Here, the staircase is partially hidden behind a row of cubbies that can be used to display art or corral belongings. White shiplap behind the stairs and the neatly spaced gallery display add to the organized, linear feel.
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9. Here, the staircase is partially hidden behind a row of cubbies that can be used to display art or corral belongings. White shiplap behind the stairs and the neatly spaced gallery display add to the organized, linear feel.
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10. These storage stairs are more secretive — the panel closes to hide trikes and toys.
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Dark Drama
11. Navy walls and a matching stringer — the diagonal portion of the staircase that edges the wooden treads — bring visual heft. A lack of risers helps the stairs to “float” and the staircase to feel light in spite of the dramatic color choice.
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11. Navy walls and a matching stringer — the diagonal portion of the staircase that edges the wooden treads — bring visual heft. A lack of risers helps the stairs to “float” and the staircase to feel light in spite of the dramatic color choice.
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12. The nearly black stain on this wood brings a glamorous mood to this curved staircase; the plush silvery-lavender chair adds subtle bling.
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14. The designer of this entryway staircase used the same rail banister here as on the balconies and porches of the home’s exterior. The handrail was custom-made from cattle fencing.
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How About a Seat Instead?
15. Far and away, this was the most popular staircase photo on Houzz from April to June, no doubt due to its unique tufted wall and a curved banquette that just might persuade someone to stay on this level.
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15. Far and away, this was the most popular staircase photo on Houzz from April to June, no doubt due to its unique tufted wall and a curved banquette that just might persuade someone to stay on this level.
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Four of the most popular staircase photos on Houzz feature an accessory that never seems to go out of style: a runner rug.
1. This Greek key print has attracted enough attention to make this staircase the second most popular on Houzz in recent months. The classic pattern enlivens the white-and-wood palette.
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