Painted Stairs Ideas and Inspiration from AD

Elizabeth Stamp

September 6, 2017 at 5:23 PM

The staircase at motocross racer Ricky Carmichael's <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/ricky-carmichael-home-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Tallahassee, Florida home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Tallahassee, Florida home</a> is painted in black and white to match the graphic floor.

The entrance hall of designer Sig Bergamin’s <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-home-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:São Paulo, Brazil, home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">São Paulo, Brazil, home</a> sets the tone for the eclectic interiors within. The vibrant walls and staircase compliment a Caio Reisewitz C-print and a Pedro Friedeberg hand chair.

The painted trim of Julianne Moore's <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/julianne-moore-home-garden-new-york-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Manhattan house;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Manhattan house</a> is complemented by matte-black accents found throughout the garden; the window box is planted with English ivy, and a purple sweet potato vine adds a splash of color at the foot of the stairs.

A sliding door opens onto the afternoon porch on the main level of a <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/beyond-the-box-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:house on Maine's Penobscot Bay;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">house on Maine's Penobscot Bay</a>. The painted-steel stair, with glass treads, leads to the top floor.

Apple-green walls and striped runners by Woodard & Greenstein compliment the painted stairs in the entrance hall in Craig Fitt and decorator Bruce Shostak’s <span>Federal-era house</span> in Claverack, New York.

A Pablo Atchugarry marble sculpture stands in the bold black-and-white stair hall of a <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/lee-ledbetter-new-orleans-house-slideshow?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:New Orleans home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">New Orleans home</a> designed by Lee Ledbetter.

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At Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer's <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/peter-pennoyer-katie-ridder-hudson-valley-home-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Millbrook, New York, home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Millbrook, New York, home</a>, the stairway has white-painted risers and is topped with a runner by Studio Four NYC.

At the U.S. Ambassador to Spain’s <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/james-costos-michael-smith-designed-madrid-home-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Madrid residence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Madrid residence</a>, most of the art was obtained through the Art in Embassies program, including the David Wiseman light sculpture and Josef Albers paintings that overlook the striking black staircase.

In a <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/james-costos-michael-smith-designed-madrid-home-article?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:New Orleans home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">New Orleans home</a>, the garden room's wall treatment was inspired by designer Elsie de Wolfe's early-1900s trellised spaces. The staircase, softened with a leopard-print runner, is decorated with Richard Avedon and Bill King photographs from Blackglama ads that homeowner and retired ad executive Peter Rogers masterminded.

The elegant stair hall in a <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/bernd-goeckler-carl-d-aquino-new-york-farmhouse-slideshow?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Hudson Valley, New York, home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Hudson Valley, New York, home</a> is crowned by a Venini pendant of amethyst glass; 18th-century engravings by Johann Gmelin frame the doorway. <strong>Related:</strong> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/decorating-with-color?mbid=synd_yahoo_rss" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:AD’s Guide to Decorating with Color;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link "><em>AD</em>’s Guide to Decorating with Color</a>

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