Should I paint my staircase white?
Currently the staircase has been stained mahogany. I feel the hall is quite dark and thinking should I paint this white? I love the staircase as it’s such a grand feature. Should I do it?
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Sonia
3 years agoIt will still look grand painted white, or any other shade. Here’s some ideas and I particularly like where they have painted the handrail grey. Looks very elegant.
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Comments (3)Empty out the furniture and fixtures there, including the lamp and ceiling fixture.Use a storage bench instead for a place to sit and remove shoes. Shoes or backpacks can be dropped inside it. You can get much better lighting from a fixture that has lights to wash the ceiling and to light the floor. What is under your stairs? Do you have room to install some storage there? Pull out stair drawers might work for shoes, and you might add some pull outs under the stairs if they are suited for it. A foyer should serve to introduce you, your style and the decor to be expected in the adjoining rooms. I would key furnishings and paint to what is going on in the rooms left and right of the foyer. Everything I see hanging on the walls is hung too high. The general rule is that the center point of a single piece or a grouping should be 5' above the floor. If the first piece at the bottom of the stairwell is hung at that level, you can use painter's tape to tape the center line all the way up the stairs and arrange pictures above and below the line, with a few centered right on it for a more pleasant arrangement. Not knowing much about the rest of your home or your personal style, I might suggest you paint a soft color like Sherwin WIlliams Sea Salt....See MoreShould I paint the floor boards white?
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ali270
3 years agokeiblem
3 years agoCeej78
2 years agoReally interested to know what your decision was/is. We have a similar dilemma with our house-to-be although the bannister is not as ornate as yours. I'd love to brighten the whole area up but no idea where to start with the woodwork.
Ceej78
2 years agoReally interested to know what your decision was/is. We have a similar dilemma with our house-to-be although the bannister is not as ornate as yours. I'd love to brighten the whole area up but no idea where to start with the woodwork.
keiblem
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