Category: spiral staircase

Beautiful Staircases: Inspiration for an overlooked area

Beautiful Staircases

Staircases aren’t usually something one thinks of when thinking “home decorating.” I thought it might be fun to dedicate an entire post to beautiful staircases and the beauty they can add to your home. I’ve even found some inspiration for outdoor stairs, which aren’t as popular in the states as maybe external staircases uk, or Italy, and throughout Europe.

Moreover, considering a lot of staircases open to the foyer or entrance of a home, it is well worth considering the design and aesthetics of your staircase in home decorating projects. While spiral staircases aren’t as popular in the states, I saw a lot of them while living in Spain, an unbeknownst to me you can buy staircases online!

Below I’ve posted some staircase inspiration:

How sweet is this white winding staircase? I love the gray wide paneled floor and entry rug too. This winding staircase also adds some valuable storage space under it, great for adding a small desk or entry console for sorting mail.

Wow. I would love to have built-in bookcases behind this graceful spiral staircase and a comfy seat for reading by the window. I also love the plants and lantern hanging in the center of the staircase.

Spiral staircases don’t need to be antique and old fashioned. There are a lot of modern options for staircases available these days, as well as space-saving solutions. I love the contrast this steel spiral staircase creates against the white room.

A balcony garden with a pretty exterior spiral staircase! This is a clever way to include more greenery in your outdoor space if it is limited.

This winding staircase is truly a work of art. The architectural details and the care that’s been taken in creating a beautiful curve is amazing. Everything about it is so artful. I love the planes of white surface and the interesting windows.

Spiral staircases can really shine in lofts since they’re visible from most areas of the space. I love the eclectic mix in this loft of different furnishings and wood finishes. The exposed beams and wood-paneled ceiling is gorgeous too!

Have you put thought into your staircase? If so how do you have it decorated? Is it an afterthought? Are you lucky enough to have a staircase that had a lot of architectural details added? We don’t have a staircase in our home – so I need to live vicariously through people who do!

*Disclosure: This post brought to you in partnership with Fontanot Shop

May 26, 2017
Milan Design Week 2014

Last week, the International Design Week took place in Milan! From the Rossana Orlando exhibition Untoldat the Museum Bagatti Valsecchi to the Berlin Design Selection at Ventura / Lambrate to the Romeo & Juliet 2.0 event via Paolo Sarpi featuring original spiral staircases, designers, journalists, bloggers, architects and many other were looking for the new trends and ideas of this year. So what are they?

The Grandmother Clock realized by Marteen Baas for Carpenters Workshop, is an incredible piece of work. Every five minutes an old lady projected inside the clock erased the past hour to indicate the current hour. It is fascinating how well is done because you don’t actually notice that a person is waiting inside the clock and then suddenly you can see a face with a moving harm holding a pen in the hand.

At via Paolo Sarpi 60, Marco Goffi recreated the Juliets home on the first floor of the nice space Presso_Kook Sharing Experience. Thanks to the installation o a winding red spiralstaircase kit made by Fontanot, the upper façade level have been transformed into the ideal entrance of a “casa di Giuletta_RELOADED”, an event part of the Romeo & Juliet 2.0concept. On the backdrop of the Shakespearean lovers shall be on stage the theater, the sense of home, the kitchen and the design.

Within the frame of the Berlin Design Selection, visitors discovered in Milan a curated selection of design works curated by young Berliner’s designers. From flamboyant lights to coat racks to artistic hanging vase, this year exhibition was literally interesting and surprising. As a special guest, the internationally known German designer Werner Aisslinger got two of his newest creations:

A leather brown Coliseum Sofa soft that have created a lot of reaction from visitors, astonishment and laugh from the youngest to interest and compliments from the older.

A Bookcase color bronze with the shape of an atom holding plants, books and a little table.

To conclude this year design week was definitely worth to see with hundreds of events, exhibitions, music festivals and other great initiative for grown up as for kids.

April 30, 2014
Entryways and staircases – basics that should not be ignored

Staircases and entryways are something most of us have in our homes yet so many people overlook them when decorating their home. If you are one of them, or are just bored with yours, hopefully you’ll find some inspiration below…

Okay, so really I just love the dog bringing the watering can…so cute!!

It must be so wonderful to open the door at the end of the day to this large, sparse entry.

The wall paper is a bit much for me, but the architecture of the stairs is beautiful, and the painted underside is interesting as well

I like over-sized round tables in foyers.

What do you think?
via Eric Roth Photography

April 12, 2011
A lovely white and bright Swedish home

This winter is so dreary and blah. It doesn’t help that I’ve been stuck on the couch with a cold all week. Here’s a bright and cheery pick me up for all of you out there who are feeling like me.

The spiral staircase acts as a room divider

Great home office!

see the spiral staircase on the right?

via Lantliv

January 11, 2011