That's hideous.

Those design principles could apply to other decorating, too!

I actually like it

BTW I was shocked to see the first comment. Not because of the comment, but because I realized it was my daughter. internet is just too small ;-)

I absolutely love this with the crisp clean white and the cute dog. it has a certain sense of Americana. Beautiful.

There are too many patterns for my liking, but I really like the idea.

I like it! If it were THE bright/crazy/pop-y thing in the space, I think it totally works.

If you want something a little subtler, a friend of mine just ombre-d her stairs. They are gorgeous!
http://thenestinggame.com/2012/03/07/casa-de-sweazy/

I like it because the space is so blank and white, and this is cohesive and visually interesting. It looks so bold from this angle but if you're running up and down them all day it's probably more subtle.

I love it. But where can you buy wallpaper in eight-inch increments?

Not for me.

I love it!

Alas, the only stairs we have are in the shared parts of the building, and I doubt my neighbors would go for me doing something like this.

I would have liked it a lot better without the strip with the red.

Would prefer the tiles instead of the paper. Those beautiful Portuguese azulejos

I got this catalog the other day and saved this pic. It's kind of busy, but I like the idea.

Years ago a friend with a small staircase and a country decor theme did this with quilt squares. (I don't know whether they were made for this, recycled from a dead quilt, or an old unfinished project, but I still remember how much I liked it then!)

Scrapbook paper might also work. Glued or doublestick taped.

I've seen this in tiles and it's beautiful, so conceptually, I like this ... my biggest fear would be it wouldn't be particularly forgiving if every riser weren't exactly the same height. Our house is over 100 years old and has been rehabbed multiple times, so if we have rooms with floors that aren't exactly level from one side to the other, I'm afraid it might be worse with the stairs!

I think this is brilliant. We have a 120-year old house. The back stairs are just painted white and tan. I've wanted to add a little personality, and have been seriously considering tiling the risers. But as one poster noted, old homes aren't the most plumb. So tile would be a challenge. The trends are also pretty narrow, and even a quarter inch makes a difference. Now, the challenge - as someone else mentioned - is finding the wallpaper without having to buy two rolls of each pattern.

Normally I'd say no to this, but I really like it a lot and am wondering if I could do something like this in my house!

i think this is a great idea with the right prints

I really like this but I wonder about wear and tear. Wouldn't they scuffed up pretty quickly? Tiles would hold up much better.

I love this! I would not have added the orange, but I love the idea, and it seems easy/cheap to fix if one gets damaged. We desperately need to do something to our stairs:

http://suburbiahappens.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-update-what-we-have-done-so-far.html

but we still have not decided what.

I love wallpapered stair risers, but how do you protect them from getting beaten up from every day wear and tear?

If you can't find wallpaper remnants, then how about fancy wrapping paper? And then I guess you would shellac it for durability.