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DIY Patterned Stairs

6-2-patternedstairs1.jpgWe find that stairs are often overlooked, even in otherwise well designed homes. That's why we love these patterned stair risers - the project turns the stairs from a passage-way into a centerpiece. The best part? It's a relatively easy DIY project.

 
 
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Melissa of Sugar City Journal hid photos of her family in the damask pattern, a small touch that takes this project from purely decorative to a unique alternative to the family photo-lined stairwell.

See Melissa's instructions on how to create your own patterned stair risers here.

Via: Say Yes! To Hoboken

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Comments (9)

Wow, this looks fantastic! Love the idea of the family photos too, subtle and fun.

posted by SFali on 2008-06-02 13:56:10
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so awesome. now i wish i had stairs!

posted by mjoe on 2008-06-02 13:59:43
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Cute!

posted by mdeathstar on 2008-06-02 14:09:02
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We live in an old house in New Orleans and our stair treads are so short that everyone is constantly scuffing the risers up through no fault of their own. I toyed with painting the risers black (out of sheer desperation) but why not have a beautiful solution?

posted by grlwprls on 2008-06-02 14:16:52
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I wish I had stairs too!!!!

posted by danze on 2008-06-02 15:01:38
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OK, is anyone willing to go along with me on a brainstorm? I do have porch stairs... How could I do something similar - and easy - in an all-weather kind of way?

posted by mjoe on 2008-06-02 15:20:18
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This is a great idea. I think I'm going to do this to my stairs. I just have a quick question - would it be easy to remove when I move out? I'm a renter so I wouldn't want to destroy the varnish of the wood. I'm also not a crafty person so I don't know the adhesive qualities of ModPodge.

posted by grtdrg on 2008-06-02 18:06:37
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Love the stairs. LOVE the painting on the wall. Care to share the artist's name? It's great!

posted by number11 on 2008-06-03 01:08:47
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the stairs are so authentic! would love to know what your interior design style is...www.mystyle.com/dressmynest

posted by ipritch21 on 2008-06-11 21:17:56
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