ᐅ Color design of the staircase in the living area, choice of materials
Created on: 10 Nov 2020 16:56
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pagoni2020
Our staircase will be located in the open space/gallery area and will likely be a quarter-turn steel stringer or folded plate staircase. Since it will be positioned in the middle of the room, it should also be visually appealing.
The stairs connect to solid wood floorboards made of pine or possibly larch or Douglas fir on both the ground floor and the upper floor, which we might stain darker.
However, there is a meeting of different materials and colors at both transitions to the floor. The risk is that the color tone will only be an approximate match, so we are considering choosing something "completely different."
Are there any ideas regarding this "problem" of clashing colors/materials? A steel staircase might be less comfortable to walk on, and a rustic steel staircase with diamond plate or similar looks stylish but might be too dominant in a not very large open-plan space.
Perhaps someone has pictures or ideas...
The stairs connect to solid wood floorboards made of pine or possibly larch or Douglas fir on both the ground floor and the upper floor, which we might stain darker.
However, there is a meeting of different materials and colors at both transitions to the floor. The risk is that the color tone will only be an approximate match, so we are considering choosing something "completely different."
Are there any ideas regarding this "problem" of clashing colors/materials? A steel staircase might be less comfortable to walk on, and a rustic steel staircase with diamond plate or similar looks stylish but might be too dominant in a not very large open-plan space.
Perhaps someone has pictures or ideas...
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pagoni202011 Nov 2020 13:10Alessandro schrieb:
that is really expensive!Why do you have to take away my excitement so quickly... man oh man... in the end, it might be pretty simple, and that will be fine. It will always be a balance of many factors, and I can imagine a similar option @ypg just as well as something handcrafted, high-quality, and therefore expensive. In the end, I’ll have to remove something else from my priority list. This brainstorming phase is always important to me, so I feel like I’ve thoroughly explored the possibilities. Often, I end up satisfied with something quite simple, as long as I’ve allowed myself to consider some wild ideas. We’ll see...A
Alessandro11 Nov 2020 13:14The challenge is to find a staircase that can actually be built. I spent about five weeks working on the staircase and railing. Most images found online are either not feasible or cost a fortune!
I really like the staircase by @Würfel*, but it would feel too "cold" for the living area.
I really like the staircase by @Würfel*, but it would feel too "cold" for the living area.
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pagoni202011 Nov 2020 13:15Würfel* schrieb:
We have a raw steel staircase, and I think I mentioned this somewhere before: it is not slippery at all (wood is actually even more slippery!). So walking comfort is excellent. It’s also easy to maintain. The look is of course a matter of personal taste, but I personally find it very modern, subtle, and delicate. Instead of a railing, we have a glass wall. In your case, the glass could also follow the stairs and remain open at the bottom.
[ATTACH alt="Treppe.jpg"]53422[/ATTACH] I had already saved this picture of yours back then. I really like it, even though in our case a straight staircase won’t work due to the floor plan.
Now I’m waiting for the staircase builder’s feedback before continuing to explore options.
At first, we also wanted glass along the upper edge of the balustrade, but meanwhile we decided against that and opted for a lightweight steel railing, also running alongside the stairs.
The staircase is located in the middle of the open living area along the long side, and the room isn’t very wide. For that reason, we feel that glass there would visually “block off” the space. It would be different in the hallway.
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pagoni202011 Nov 2020 13:17Alessandro schrieb:
The challenge is to find a staircase design that can actually be built. I spent about five weeks working on the stairs and railing. Most pictures found online are either not feasible or come with a huge price tag!
I really like the staircase by @Würfel*, but it feels a bit too “cold” for our living area. Exactly.
That’s why I have to wait to see what is technically possible, affordable from our suppliers, and ultimately within our budget. The final choice will fall somewhere in between.
If the staircase was in the hallway, I would definitely go for a simple and more economical version; but since it is placed right in the living space, it holds a different value for us.
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pagoni202011 Nov 2020 13:18manohara schrieb:
[I]"just took some crazy rounds"</I>
I consider this – a sensible decision – the best approach.
First of all – without limits and especially without financial worries – let all ideas flow.
You can always "scale back" later 😎 yes,
ahh... our wisdom with age is something reassuring, isn’t it?
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