November 16, 2006
Furniture-Quality Stair Railings Add Drama
If you're building your own house or renovating an existing one, the location of the stairs can have a lot of influence on what you do with them. If the stairs lead up from the great room or a foyer at the front door, a lot of people are going to see them (assuming you have visitors come over from time to time), so the stairs are a great opportunity to make a grand first impression. Instead of choosing basic, bland railings and balusters, you could try furniture-quality wood or wrought iron with intricate designs integrated into each baluster.
Shown here is the Bergamo balusters and Grand newels (those are the center posts at the bottom of the stair case, for those who aren't up on the lingo) from Moulding Associates, Inc, a company that specializes in wooden door designs, stair parts, architectural accents, and decorative millwork items. They have quite a few pictures on their site if you're looking for ideas for your own stairs.
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