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DIY Patterned Stairs

We 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.

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

Comments (11)

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

posted by SFali on June 2nd 2008 at 8:56am
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so awesome. now i wish i had stairs!

posted by mjoe on June 2nd 2008 at 8:59am
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Cute!

posted by mdeathstar on June 2nd 2008 at 9:09am
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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 June 2nd 2008 at 9:16am
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I wish I had stairs too!!!!

posted by danze on June 2nd 2008 at 10:01am
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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 June 2nd 2008 at 10:20am
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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 June 2nd 2008 at 1:06pm
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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 June 2nd 2008 at 8:08pm
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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 June 11th 2008 at 4:17pm
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Ohhh, I really really love this idea!

grtdrg: I am pretty sure that ModPodge is permanent, I have crappy plywood risers going into by basement so I really don't care about the wood, but if you have real wood stairs plus you're a renter then I wouldn't recommend this project.

posted by labchick on September 4th 2009 at 9:12am
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I have 3 stairs in my apartment that lead to my terrace. They would look so sweet with a splash of color. I'm glad I happened upon this! :)

posted by am_clarke on September 4th 2009 at 11:30am
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