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Stairs In White California Beach House
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stairs
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light floors with white and black staircase
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Railing
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Black stair railing. White/black contrast
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Stairs
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painted handrails and newels
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white oak stained floors!!!
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Painted risers can make a bold statement
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banisters
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Like
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Again darker handrails
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Black stair rail
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Blac balister
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staircase
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Newel posts
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Staircase
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Black Railing
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Dramatic black
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Stairs
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White oak floors, black accents
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Unstained White Oak and Black
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stair railings
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Banister
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staricase
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Whether you opt for painted risers and stained treads or go with all painted, the black handrail takes the stairs from sweet to a little bit edgy. The black newel posts make a strong statement as well.
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Black trim.
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Staircase
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White oak unstained.... Black trim and white walls...minimal decor
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Painted stair rail
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Black rails
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White oak with black bannister
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Paint
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black and white stair striped rug x
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wall fixture- black rail and newell post
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Black rail
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black rail
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Black railing with white rails
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black railing
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stairs
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black railing, maybe white balusters instead of iron?
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Colors
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dark railing with light stairs-love it
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szekrényke
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handrail, floor
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Entry bench
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love the white oak plank floor with the black accents/white woodwork and walls.
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light oak floors with black stairs
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Blac
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Black railing
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black railings
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Paint or stained stair
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staircase
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Stairs
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black banister/railing
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Stairs
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banister & newels in black
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ENTRY/STAIRS
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stairs
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the black painted railing
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black chair rails
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black/white railings + wood treads with white stair gaps
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Black handrail
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Railing
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Floors and black highlight
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floor
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Choice 4 stairs
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Floor
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banister stained
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Colors
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shape of newel posts and contrast of ebony railing with warm floors and white trim
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blk railing against floor
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dark staircase light floors
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black with white rungs
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Beautiful!
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Stairs and colors.
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bench
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Stairway
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railing
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black railing
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Bench
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dark railings and light floors -- this works?
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black accent on railing with white rails
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Side bench location with storage, glass fishfloat
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white with pale walnut?
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Lighter colored floors with ark accents
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Black handrail and stair look
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the bench
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black and white
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black handrail
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cool railing
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stairs
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Stairs
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black painted handrails and risers - "edgy"
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stairs, cross back
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Stair contrast
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stairs
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dark posts and hand rail while the risers remain light...cool
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Black painted stair banister, striped carpet and low bench...like.
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Stairs
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Staircase color
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Entry
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black and white
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dark railing contrast
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contrast of stair with floor
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painted railings
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Stairs
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Lover love bleach floors w back railway
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The contrast between the white and the black.
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Like the floor,stairs,railing combination
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entry bannister
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Black banister
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Bench
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black and white - white walls
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bench
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Light oak flooring contrasting aging black bannisters and white surrounds
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Black banister
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LOVE THIS - white, black, and wood floor color
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Stair rail
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Stair rail
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entry way
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Black rail with light floors Horizontal striped rug
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stairs
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Staircase
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Whether you opt for painted risers and stained treads or go with all painted, the black handrail takes the stairs from sweet to a little bit edgy. The black newel posts make a strong statement as well.
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Stair raiiling
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This type of stairway is interesting. I like the idea of a wine celler in the storage space beneath the stairs.
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Stairs with unstained white oak
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Wall sconce
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Railing
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possibility of light floors, white paint and dark wood trim. hmmmmm. not in love, but don't hate
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handrail again
added by aimeesvenneby to flooring (13 months ago)
this is the staircase i envisioned (not necessarily the colors) if we went up. this would have been just adjacent to the staircase we have now going down to the basement.
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casual. striped rug is playfull
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Banister
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Bench
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staircase
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black painted newel posts?
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stairway
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two tone stairwell
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I like the modern with antique
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Railing
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rails
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black handrail
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the dark handrail showing off because of the light floor
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Stairs
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Contest of dark and light
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LOVE the COLORS of the staircase - black railings, wood floor stairs with sconces, wood bench, side table.
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balluster
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stairs
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Paint
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like the pillows on seat
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Posts are also black
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painted staircase
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love black handrail
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like the staircase.... consider color of tile
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scala
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handrail bench
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Banister
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black handrail and balisters
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nice contrast
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stairwell
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stairs
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very dramatic
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hand rails
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black accents on stairs with light wood floors. Also good with black window accents/light floors
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Painted rail
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interesting staircase. natural steps, white painted risers, black painted handrail and newel posts
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Foyer bench
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black handrails on stairs
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open stair
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railing
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stairs
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W&b stairs
added by kellyapetersen to kellyapetersen's ideas (14 months ago)
contrasting dark rail, white paint, tan steps!!!!
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black railing
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love the look of the black railings
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clean lines!
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stairs
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Hallway bench
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Looove the look
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Light floor, dark hand rail
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Light wood floors, black rails
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Colores
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staircase
Whether you opt for painted risers and stained treads or go with all painted, the black handrail takes the stairs from sweet to a little bit edgy. The black newel posts make a strong statement as well.
added by Sarah Bauer to One Day/Someday (14 months ago)
Staircase light wood cabin
added by adriennejoy to adriennejoy's ideas (14 months ago)
lamp on stairs and bench
added by Bridget Livingston to bridgetlivingston's ideas (15 months ago)
The sconce placed here is fabulous.
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Escalier 3 couleurs
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Bench
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Stair rail?
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Black banaster
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newel post
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Entryway

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