Stairway to Heaven

 I am just about to tackle my last major interior 

reno project for my home ... 

the stairs to the second floor.  

I tore out the old dirty runner and scraped 

most of the glue off the stairs but I was reluctant 

to either paint the steps or even

add another runner until all the reno work 

was completed upstairs.  No more 

worker dirty footsteps were wanted

and especially since the white floors are now

a reality.

 I have been collecting lots of pictures 

from blogs and pinterest to get some ideas 

of what might be fun to do.  With all the

white in the house, I am leaning towards color ... 

lots of color.

 Or even something like this ...

color and pattern.

I love pinks and reds ... 

this one looked like a lot of fun.

 The stairs are the first thing you see 

when you walk in my front

door and I would love to make a fun

statement when you enter my home.

These risers look like they are covered 

with wallpaper.  It's an idea and would be easy 

to change when

I wanted to try something new.

 Love this carpet runner.  

And, the house is white and bright

like mine.

This is sweet ....

maybe a little too sweet and delicate

for my taste but very soothing 

and quite pretty.  

Love the white floors though.

Have you tried something different on your stairs?

Are your steps natural wood, or painted

or do you have a carpet runner?

photo credits: 1. priscillamae 2.Joy Cho/Oh Joy 

3. dashandalbert.com 4.thedesignfiles.net

5. birchandbird.com 6. thehaystackneedleonline.com