For homes that have two, three or more levels, when it comes to the design and build stage, staircases are often an afterthought, and consequently a set of stairs can look out of place or not suiting the overall look of the home. Whereas on the other hand, with enough consideration, thought, and planning, a set of stairs can be come a real focal feature of a home.
Its important whether you have an older home, are building a new one, or are simply doing a makeover to spend the time and effort researching the ways of creating a set of stairs, where in your home to locate them and then the way they are built and crafted.
The treads, the risers, the style, the width, the balustrades, the handrails. In fact all the components that go into a set of stairs should be considered with respect to the look and feel of the rest of the home. By doing that, you will end up with a staircase you can be proud of and that will add value to your home.
Interior of the above home’s contemporary modern entrance hallway with its contrasting black and white stairs makes a real statement. With the solid white walls, and floor, having the white steps on black provides a real focal point and makes these stairs a positive feature of this home
This shot shows part of modern hallway interior with a metal staircase created in a minimalism style, and stainless steel handrail. The pot plant and the flooring add a unique contrast to this stairway
This is a spiral staircase in the modern wooden house. Spiral staircases are typically used where there is limited space to include a full scale set of stairs.
This modern staircase is crafted completely in oak timber. It has a feel of quality and a look of class and with oak being a hard wearing timber, this stairway is likely to maintain its finish and look of quality for years to come
This room has the ultimate in minimalist interior staircases with a set of handsfree freestanding stairs. With each step practically cantilevered from the wall, with no handrail, the look is effective and stunning. No kids allowed
A stunning smart spiral black staircase in a modern open plan apartment. leading to an upper landing it takes up very little floor space and sits relatively unobtrusively against a wall. The winding handrail is a focal feature for this amazing staircase
This is a very classy home corridor with fancy dark colored wooden stairs. The retro chair, the bespoke metal handrail and the two toned floor tiles add to the interestingness of this corridor
A stunning marbled entranceway with marble staircase and timber and metal hand railing, a feature inlay in the marble floor adds to the sophistication and a stylish lift with see through walls completes the picture
This modern house interior features an impressive looking contemporary staircase with steel side stringers, stretched wire reinforcing as the balustrade and a timber handrail to match the steps and the highly polished timber floor. A small landing halfway up adds to the interest
A cool modern staircase in an exposed brick walled home with tiled floor. The dark colored wood of the steps and the matching colored door create the contrast against the exposed bricks and the stainless steel balustrade and dark metal handrail create a very stylish look
An open foyer in a modern home with white walls and contrasting blue carpeted spiral stairs with enclosed balustrade and light colored timber handrail.