12 Designer Staircases That Will Inspire You to Paint the Stairs

Painting the stairs is a whimsical, exciting way to bring some color and flair to your home. If you're timid when it comes to committing to a bold wall color, taking your favorite blue hues and lush green shades to the stairs is a nice way to bring in a non-neutral color in a restrained way. While choosing the right paint color (or colors!) for your stairs may seem intimidating, we've reached out to the pros to offer inspiration from some of their favorite projects. From Annie Sloan's dreamy countryside home in Oxford, England to Matthew Carter's chic Bahamian cottage, here are the colors we love most for achieving beautiful painted stairs.