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1. Paint stair risers a rainbow of hues. You won't be able to help smiling when you climb the stairs each day if they are painted in such a cheerful range of colors. For the best effect, choose colors that are all similar in tone: pastels, clear midtone colors or deep and rich.

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“Nice design: nice combination of wood and steel. Note hand grip.” “example they are vertical, but here they are perpendicular to the cables. The wood infill piece at the bottom transitions between this angle and the vertical pickets you usually find.” “Color blue with dark wood”

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If your stair treads have a bullnose edge, then stapling right up under that edge gives you nice definition and also a very secure edge to the carpet. You can staple under the bullnose whether you have fully carpeted stairs, as in this photo, or a runner. It will work either way.

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If your look is more contemporary, then stapling is great. These have been stapled where the tread meets the riser for a crisp, clean look.

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You can still use rods when you have curves in your stairs. Very beautiful!

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6. How should I attach the runner? You have two choices: staple the runner on or use rods. The stapling option is more secure; it is actually possible for a runner to slip from under the rods. You might like to choose a stapled option with rods as an added decorative feature. The rods look great in this traditional- style entry.

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Again, we see the runner left the same width as the stairway widens. The area rug is the same width as the base of the staircase visually extending the entire staircase.

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Even with less of a change in stair width, keeping the runner width consistent works very well.

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This staircase also has no runner on the landing.

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You don't have to put any carpet on the landing if you don't want to. It will be a little noisy, but not quite the slip-and-fall concern of the stairs themselves. This unusually shaped landing is quite small and creates a design statement, so it has been left without any carpeting.

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5. How should I handle the landing? On a carpet with stripes, using a mitered corner is very attractive. I would use the same type of corner for a runner that has a border. In this case, they maintained the same distance from the wall on the landing as on the stairs.

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Hillsdale sideboard Added to 745 ideabooks Recently added by jwarepsych Last comment "Dresser for dishes storage" This photo has 1 question Staircase custom detail echos the shapes of the sideboard at one end of the dining room

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8. Use style. The art above the stairs is contemporary, with clear and bright colors. The yellow open stair treads feel just as fresh as the artwork and complements it beautifully.

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The space under the stairs has plenty of niche potential. Go for built-in shelves or drawers, or create a whole new room like with this tiny home office.

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