A Lighting Update

I've been meaning to share this project with you for a while now.  The idea came from the incredibly talented Kristen Jackson. Our upst...

A Kitty on the Stairs

I have long been an admirer of Kristin Van Ogtrop , editor of Real Simple magazine.  This shot of her sitting on the leopard print covered s...

A Stair Runner Tutorial...sort of

As promised, here is the stair runner tutorial.  The installers said it was fine for me to take pictures while they worked, but I was afraid...

What to do on the Walls

Now that the walls in our stairway have been painted I am wondering where to go from here.  Stairways are a great place for family photos.  ...

The Stairs - Finally

Big changes are coming today...   (this is an old photo - the door is actually blue on the inside too) Our painters are coming to finish a p...

On-line Client : Part 1

If any of you are sitting on the fence about painting your oak stair rail, this might convince you. before Last fall, one of my on-line clie...

DIY Stair Runner Anyone?

Ivy & Piper Tracery Interiors Bird & Birch Lucyina Moodie   S.R. Gambrel Lately I have had stair runners on the brain.  Over the hol...

Black Stair Rail

The black stair rail has been trending for some time now and has always been around in small doses.  I really like the modern contrast it br...