Thursday, May 13, 2010

Stairway to Creative Bliss

Do you have a staircase in your home? Would you have the guts to tear up the carpet and paint / stencil / wallpaper your steps into something totally original and outside the box?! I rent an apartment so hypothetically speaking, I would be totally open to the idea...I think just about anything is better than carpet on the stairs. It gets matted down and shows dirt, spots, etc. all too well. Here are some fun and fresh ideas...what do you think? Would you do it or have you already done something similar in your own home?

Painted stairs with stenciled letters from the Stencil Library

Stenciled leaf design idea via Martha Stewart

Numbered Stairs via The Haystack Needle blog

Stairs wallpapered in a fabulous modern print by Orla Kiley (my favorite idea!)

Wallpapered stairs via Apartment Therapy

Painted & stenciled stairs via Shelter Pop

High gloss black & white painted stairs with stenciled numbers via Restyled Home blog
Posted by at
Labels: , , ,

18 comments:

  1. Cherry BlossomsMay 13, 2010

    I would love nothing more than to have a house that has a staircase. I adore the 1st photo and the 1st numbered staircase!

    ReplyDelete
  2. starcakeastrology.blogspot.comMay 13, 2010

    I agree with cherry blossom! those are awesome!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sarah BMay 13, 2010

    They look brilliant! I don't have any stairs unfortunately but I just love the idea :)
    Have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Helena - A Diary of LovelyMay 14, 2010

    ooh wow the orla kiely one is stunning!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. CelesteMay 14, 2010

    Fun! You would love www.WhatIsBlik.com because they have cool graphics you can apply to almost any surface. They'd work great on stairs.

    ReplyDelete
  6. CaroleMay 14, 2010

    Great selection. I quite like the turquoise flowers.

    ReplyDelete
  7. alison (semi-fab lane)May 14, 2010

    i love the idea of wallpapering the stairs. i'm not sure if my husband would go along with it though-such a stick in the mud!

    ReplyDelete
  8. DominiqueMay 14, 2010

    Loving this blog. Beautiful pics.
    http://caribbeaneco-living.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  9. RobinMay 14, 2010

    I was recently at a charity event at someone's home in New Haven and their stair risers were stenciled with the names of different train stops from the MetroNorth NY-New Haven line. Was very cool (but taking a photo would not have been cool so I had to restrain myself!)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sip-n-SnapMay 14, 2010

    Great selection. I love the turquoise flowers!

    ReplyDelete
  11. luMay 14, 2010

    i lOVE the turquoise wallpaper-looking one. the other ones, ehh. can' you imagine how physically uncomfortable it must be to do that?? hah.

    ReplyDelete
  12. MichalleeMay 14, 2010

    Hi, I love stairs...especially the spirally ones! And you always want to climb them to see what's up there... Have a great weekend, Michallee (from Treasures from Moira's Armoire) xx

    ReplyDelete
  13. Sarah GreenmanMay 14, 2010

    Oh, I love all of these photos! Just wonderful ideas for sprucing up the stairs!

    ReplyDelete
  14. LilaMay 15, 2010

    I think the Martha Stewart Leaf design is my favorite. It's so true that carpet on the stairs gets matted down. Mine drives me bonkers!
    Lila Ferraro
    Queen Bedroom Sets

    ReplyDelete
  15. Porchlight InteriorsMay 17, 2010

    I like the yellow and white stairs with numbers going up, they look cute

    ReplyDelete
  16. Taylor SterlingMay 17, 2010

    I love that! So pretty and creative!

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011

    Great post! I linked this to my stairs project post too, it's lovely inspiration!

    ReplyDelete
  18. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011

    contemplating pulling up carpet & painting stairs.. just love it!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your comments! I appreciate you stopping by :)

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)