Escalier
Go with two-tone steps. We already noted that mixing bare wood with white is a good way to relax an all-white scheme. And a staircase can be a good place to put the idea into practice, as the steps are likely already to be wood and you can then simply paint the risers. (You may need to sand and treat the treads —ensure that you make them slip- and splinter-free but not too pristine-looking if relaxed is your aesthetic aim.) These stairs are in a beautifully restored 18th-century house in London, and the unusual holes provide ventilation for the storage below and create an interesting visual detail that draws the eye upward. Paneled walls can add a beachy feel, which you may think wouldn’t work in an urban house like this, but obviously does. Another detail to note is the glass paneling at the top of the stairs. Many whites can look surprisingly dingy when starved of light, and the glass ensures that these stairs remain light and bright.
This staircase lacks risers, so they embellished the treads with a Sharpie instead. For a party, the owners/architects copied a quote from the bride's grandmother onto the steps, planning to finish the staircase later. However, they fell in love with the poetic words underfoot so much they decided to keep the stairs unfinished.
This staircase lacks risers, so they embellished the treads with a Sharpie instead. For a party, the owners/architects copied a quote from the bride's grandmother onto the steps, planning to finish the staircase later. However, they fell in love with the poetic words underfoot so much they decided to keep the stairs unfinished.
The great room faces the lake. Maphis loved an original window in the cabin that had horizontal muntins, or strips that divide window panes into segments, so he designed the tall windows behind the wood-burning stove to echo that look. The floors and ceiling are clear-coated pine.
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