Brompton with Savannah Ivory mortar

by Tile Doctor
Example of a mid-sized trendy tile staircase design in Chicago with tile risers

We're in the shop here today showing you an alternating-tread staircase that's' going to a job-site in Napa tomorrow. I'm standing on the landing which is at exactly mid-floor level. It's going into one one these 100-year-old houses with a steep roof and lots of attic space. The homeowner called me last month saying he wants to access this large attic area with something better than a ladder. He didn't have room for a conventional stair but this alternating-tread space-saving stair was a perfect fit. It's all Red Oak which matches the hardwood floors throughout the house. Once these are installed at the site we'll put a handrail on top of the stringers on the open side. I'll tell you a little about the alternating-tread staircases. It's built in a way that is nearly as easy to climb as a conventional stair. When we walk up a convectional stairway we normally use half of the stair tread at a time, placing one foot on the right half and the next foot on the left half. The idea of an alternating-tread stair is make half of each tread wide enough for your foot and then alternate the wide end of these paddle-shape treads from left to right. You still have your 10 inch minimum tread depth plus a 1 inch nosing projection. This give you 11" of support for each foot, just like a conventional stair. We normally make the risers a max of 7-3/4", but code allows us to go as high as 9 inches. This one is 7-3/4" which is very comfortable. We installed a metal bar across the middle of each open-riser to limit the open space to less than a 4 inch gap. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a quick shot of this. Tomorrow morning we get to go to the job-site and install this. I'd can't wait to see the look on the customer's face when we have this installed. I'll let him do the bragging :-) Last but not least, I'd like to give glory to God and special recognition to a Jewish carpenter named Jesus. I don't know for sure if He built stairways as a carpenter, but I am happy to say that He is my LORD and I want to live my whole life for Him. God bless you! And please contact me if you want any type of custom stairs. Clyde 520-895-2060 or 916-991-9700

Example of a large classic wooden l-shaped wood railing staircase design in San Francisco with wooden risers

Tuscan wine cellar photo in Los Angeles

Example of a classic exterior home design in Novosibirsk

This 2400 sq. ft. home rests at the very beginning of the high mesa just outside of Taos. To the east, the Taos valley is green and verdant fed by rivers and streams that run down from the mountains, and to the west the high sagebrush mesa stretches off to the distant Brazos range. The house is sited to capture the high mountains to the northeast through the floor to ceiling height corner window off the kitchen/dining room.The main feature of this house is the central Atrium which is an 18 foot adobe octagon topped with a skylight to form an indoor courtyard complete with a fountain. Off of this central space are two offset squares, one to the east and one to the west. The bedrooms and mechanical room are on the west side and the kitchen, dining, living room and an office are on the east side. The house is a straw bale/adobe hybrid, has custom hand dyed plaster throughout with Talavera Tile in the public spaces and Saltillo Tile in the bedrooms. There is a large kiva fireplace in the living room, and a smaller one occupies a corner in the Master Bedroom. The Master Bathroom is finished in white marble tile. The separate garage is connected to the house with a triangular, arched breezeway with a copper ceiling.

Wrought Iron Side Gate Templar - SG0400A Artistic Iron Works, Las Vegas, NV
Transitional exterior home photo in Las Vegas

We were invited into the great project by David Morello and he was amazing to work with! This modern home and landscape was finished off with a beautiful Real Turf grass. The clean lines of this home and landscape were complimented with perfectly level and manicured artificial grass.

Sleek gun metal Honed Granite sink Outer Dimensions: 33" x 20 X 10" Single basin Honed finish Standard 3.5" drain hole size
Example of a minimalist kitchen design in Phoenix with a double-bowl sink

Front door - huge craftsman front door idea with a medium wood front door

We at Russell Architects have had the privilege of designing a variety of stained glass windows for our residential clients. These are a few examples. Photos by Dan Rockafellow of Rockafellow Photography

Island style pool photo in Tampa

Hooray for color. A high end line of Tibetan weave rugs using 100% Silkette Pile and high low carving to imopart a unique effect with dimensions and colors. Available sizes: 2x3, 3x5, 4x6, 6x9, 8x10, 9x12, 10x14, 12x15 Runner : 2'6" x 10' CUSTOM SIZES AVAILABLE BY SPECIAL ORDER IN SHORT LEAD TIMES PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY 970-926-3401 — at Nomadic Collection.

Mid-sized contemporary three-story stucco exterior home idea in San Francisco

Eric Roth Photography
Example of a minimalist kitchen design in Boston

Photo of a mid-sized contemporary full sun backyard concrete paver walkway in Milwaukee.