Light oak floors, exposed beams, white trim and blue-toned paints contribute the coastal style they wanted. In the foyer, herringbone hardwood floors with a walnut border were installed. Ellie chose a navy grasscloth wallpaper for the walls. "I'm a big fan of decorating with texture instead of loud colors or prints," she says. "I think walls are a great place to do that."A crisp navy and white geometric carpet was chosen for the staircase, and the stair rods are capped with pineapple finials, finishing off the foyer's coastal look. Wallpaper: ThibautLight fixture: Hampton Semi-Flushmount, Hudson Valley

AIP Resolution No. 3: I will make my staircase safer.The well-secured runner on this elegant staircase is a positive step in the aging-in-place status of this home. It will most likely keep people from slipping on the glossy wood treads.Also, consider adding stairway lighting with a two-way switch at the top and bottom and a matching handrail along the wall.

A stairway runner and a welcome mat protect this high-traffic stairway and foyer. For tough nicks and scratches: Aside from spot-treating scratches in high-traffic areas, caring for wood floors that get a lot of traffic is really about prevention. If you have wood floors in the house, keep shoes and high heels in good repair. You know your favorite pair of cowboy boots, the one with the uneven heel and a nail sticking out? Those boots are serious surface scratchers.Stay away from: Long pet nails, in addition to old footwear. Pets' nails should be trimmed regularly to avoid deep scratches.

It works equally well above wainscotting or a chair rail.

A navy and white geometric-patterned stair runner, held in place by stair rods capped with pineapple finials, is the perfect addition to this coastal home.

Chances are, your Victorian home has wooden stairs in the front hall. Stair runners and rods remain a traditional yet attractive way to treat them. However, if your staircase is narrow or cheaply made, fitted carpets may be a better solution. If you have encaustic tile in your hall, plain carpet in a similar tone can work well. If you have a wooden floor, then you have a huge range of styles to choose from. For a contemporary slant, try a bold geometric carpet with plain walls.

Doorways Wider doorways and hallways contribute to the accessibility of any home. Aim for a minimum of 32 inches of clear opening. This measurement might need to be adjusted depending on the individual and mobility device. One easy option for retrofitting existing doors to provide the minimum clear opening is to replace existing door hinges with swing-away hinges. These are hinges that allow a door to completely swing away from the opening, creating a wider passage; they can be used on doors 30 inches or wider. A door smaller than 30 inches wide would not comply with the minimum clear opening of 32 inches.Pocket doors can also minimize door swings, but they require more remodeling work than swing-away hinges do. The Modernus Roto door reduces swing space by 40 percent and has only a 30 percent force requirement for ADA accessibility.

navy grasslcoth

Dark blue paint, custom wood pattern

carpet

NAVY BLUE GRASS CLOTH FROM THIBAUT

Carpet

The boxes up the stairs

Carpet

Carpet runner

Walls

Stair

runner, paint colors, wainscoting, lightfixture, front door

banister, carpeted stairs, wainscoting and paint colours

laescalera

blue

Navy

molding for entrance hallway and can remove the arch molding if need to extend height

I like the wall paper and the carpet on the stairs.

contraste entre painel e papel de parede

carpet on stairs

Carpet railing

Navy entry

trim

paneling hieght

Living room navy and stair runner

Carpet runner

Panelling in foyer

Add fake crown molding in the middle and paint half and half

wyciszenie

Color

stairs

runner and navy wallpaper

Carpet on stairs and wallpaper

Love the dark blue with the white panels in the entry way

paneling

love the wallpaper

color scheme

stair molding

Front foyer

Runner on the steps

carpeted stairs

wall color

entry way

Paneling

Carpet

Color

railings and runner

Paint colors

stairs

cool runner

railing idea

Grass cloth color

Tekli koltuk

Staircase shape, color chandalier. Light grey kpaing in front

Nice solution if you don't want the panels to go all the way up on the first/entry floor.

color cheem, stairs-carpet

NICE COLOR

wainscoting

navy grasscloth

carpet and wall paint contrast

Navy and white

Black, white, navy

Open but clean traditional design

to lighten staircase, paint white riser and supports on handrail

Wall paper

DONT like

Molding

Wallpaper

Stairs

Love the carpet and color of the entry

Entry, stair wall

grasscloth wall paper

Love navy

top

love the pattern on the steps

Carpet, Railing

Don't like it

Dark wood

wallpaper

Stair

Navy and white paint

Up the stairs and in the entrance right up to the trip on top of the door

patterned stair runner

navy wallpaper

Carpet

Like runner on stairs

Color Blue

Love the white wood paneling and the dark painted walls

foyer

Carpet on stairs

Foyer for kristin

patterned stair runner, wall moulding

Runner

Carpet

wallpaper

Wainscoting

carpet on stairs and gate at top

wainscoting

Entry Foyer/Wood Moulding 2

Grasscloth Wallpaper - Thibaut

Grasscloth wallpaper with wainscot

color

Navy paint above wainscoting

carpet on stairs

Wainscotting

Navy grasses

Stairs etc

Blue and white

carpet and end caps

Runner

Carpet on stairs

runner

Love the wainscoting.

Wall color

Runner

Stairways

Stairs runner

stair carpet .. ,gorgeous

stair rail floor pattern

pretty wallpaper in the back

Navy grasscloth!

Stairs

rug

Staircase moulding

Foyer colors

Love the walls and stair runner

Nice carpet

love

Colour on top

Wallpaper

navy grasscloth

Hallway, color

Stairs

Panelling

stair treds

wainscoting up the stairs

stair runner

Staircase

X

Love the carpet runner on the stairs

Hallway

stair wall panelling

blue walls

Board & batten

curved handrail at the end of stairs

patterned runner

Like the bold design of the stair carpet it makes the hall less bland.

Stair runners

Stairs

textured navy wallpaper

This color blue

Color- not quite navy. St. Andrews school uniforms!

Color combo

Carpet

Stairs

Stairs

Navy grasscloth

Cut up entry

Paint and runner

Moulding

Nice foyer

Love everything. Carpet on stairs...molding...wallpaper...light fixtures. Beautiful.

Not colors but like floor wainscot

runner

Balustrade en bois!

Carpet on stairs

Stairs

Olding on staircase molding

stairs

I like the wall color. Would accent Saltillo tiles nicely

Stairs

Stairs

add character to modern house with panelling.

Molding

i like the carpet on the steps

Col

its all in the details

Light panelling against dark walls

The chair moulding

Wall color

Pannelling

molding

Idee de tapis

Walls

Treads

Love the stairs and the floors

love the color and look

walls

Wallpaper

SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THE FLOOR IN THE ... KITCHEN... or wherever? herringbone floor design with a border!

Staircase

Paint

staircase colors and rug

Like the rounded banister at end