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Posts tagged “stairs”

Colorful Vinyl Tape Striped Stairs by Jim Lambie

We've been inspired by Jim Lambie before on Apartment Therapy - our posts on his installations at MoMA and the Museum of Fine Arts showed him creating his signature patterns on floors and walls, respe...

Paper Tube Stairs from the Paper-Brick House

We've showcased countless cool stairs here at Apartment Therapy. Here's yet another to add to the books: it's a stair made of paper tubes, found in a project called the Paper-Brick House......

Winder Stairs: Traditional and Modern

Winder stairs are those that have wedge-shaped steps turning a corner where you'd normally see a landing. They are squeezed in when space is tight and they're normally spotted in small, cottage home...

8 Ways to Decorate a Staircase

Stairs may not be the first thing most of us think about decorating, but simple details like a coat of paint, a little bit of pattern, or the perfect runner can make them the highlight of a home. Cl...

Easy Squeaky Stair Repair

Squeaky stairs are just a fact of life. But with a little know-how, you can silence the small, tell tale noise of your escape to the kitchen for a midnight snack. Click through the jump to read ste...

Look!: Multi-Colored Stairs

These back alley steps offer a spot of happy-go-lucky color in a palette that might overpower in higher doses. Love the mirroring of the palette in the hand-painted pots up above. ...

Stairway Garden
Montreal

You know those winding metal Montreal stairs we told you about? Take one of those crazy stairs, add a garden, and this is what you get......

Stair Porn... No Really

Sometimes looking over design blogs can be overwhelming. You are thinking about living rooms, colors, entryways, bedrooms, linens and more. You can now rest easy as we have found a place devoted ex...

The Front Steps of Two Cities

Having just put my feet down in Montreal, one major element that stands out everywhere are the stairs. Walking down many residential streets, the open metal stairs leading to the front doors tell yo...

Look!: Slow Storm Recovery

The damage to this back deck/porch occurred last August when that crazy Chicago storm caused a full-grown tree to fall onto this two-flat. We've been eagerly monitoring the restoration progress from ...