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SPOTLIGHT
VIVID COLOUR
Use colour to make a bold decorating
statement. An orange runner looks even
juicier in an all-white setting. A painted
stripe above the baseboard visually
balances the dark handrail and helps draw
the eye up the stairs.
BESPOKE
DETAILS
Turn a practical
stairwell into a
design feature by
customizing the
railing; this one has
everything from
shapely spindles to
pretty brass feet.
A crisp black and
white colour
scheme sets off a
photo gallery, while
herringbone floors
and a crystal finial
atop the newel
post enhance the
glamorous look.

Flights of Fancy

Clever ideas for styling your stairs.

Produced by KATHRYN BALA | Text by TRISH SNYDER

COTTAGE
INFLUENCES
Inject a cottage
aesthetic with
painted panelling
and a twisted rope
handrail. (Look
for rope and brass
hanging hardware
at deck and marine
supply stores.) The
door divides upper
and lower spaces
decoratively,
lending the
allure of a secret
passageway. Dark- Photography by Ted Yarwood (top left); design by Sharon Mimran/BBC Magazines (top
grey risers on the right)/Simon Upton/Ancient + Modern (bottom left)/Tim Street-Porter (bottom right)
bottom stairs and a
black-painted railing
on the lower section
tie in with the iron
carriage light.
WALL OF STORAGE
Harness wasted space beneath stairs to tuck
in an expanse of built-in bookshelves. These
ones highlight the sweeping curve of the
grand staircase, with its wide steps and
elegantly raised newel post.

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