AT:SF reader Heather emailed us, after seeing yesterday's SF Good Questions: Affordable Railings for My Loft and Stairs? She says, My friends Mella and Nicole live in a loft in Oakland and its staircase has a railing constructed out of pipes and plumbing fittings. It looks awesome. Actually, their whole loft is gorgeous. Here are a couple of photos of the railing, as taken by Mella. Hope this helps!
Thanks, Heather, and Mella and Nicole!
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Comments (2)
I'm sure that the rest of the loft probably is quite nice but I'm just not a fan of the steel pipe banister/rail look.
I love it. It is fits in great with the brick and gives it a great modern converted factory feel. The fact that the pipes are so small keeps the stairs really open.