A quick stairwell update. A tough, small and tight space, I knew it needed to stay light and bright, but it needed texture. We have two sets of stairs that head to the second floor, but the front stairs were made for mini feet back in 1790, so this still-small-for-today’s-jumbo-feet, but better than the former is the main path to the second floor. Here’s what we did…
1. AUTENTICO VENICE LIME PAINT in the color Linen was the answer (if you aren’t lime painting your walls, you should be!). I originally painted this an earthy, deep sage green, which was a lovely color, but I just didn’t feel it suited the house. Autentico was the PERFECT choice!
2. Short steps make it tricky to protect from wear and tear, so BRASS KICKPLATES were the perfect solution – one of my favorite, easy and cheap accents. You will see in posts to come that I use these everywhere!
3. Custom IRON RAILING for a slight industrial and nod to the blacksmith days (we’ve been finding old blacksmithing tools on the property!)
4. Downloadable ART in $1 gold frames – an art wall under $50!
From dingy and sad to classic with a touch of flair that will stand the test of time and hold up to traffic.
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