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Post by sunnyd on Apr 12, 2016 1:54:14 GMT
Our house was built in the 70's. It's a typical cape cod style with dormers. When you open the front door there is immediately a stairway going upstairs. We want to replace the stair railing, newel post & balusters to a more classic look, craftsman style. We will also be replacing the carpet & getting stair-tread edges in wood with carpet up the middle. I can't decide what is going to look best.
Do you have a pic you could link of the look you would choose? TIA!
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Post by jenjie on Apr 13, 2016 2:47:19 GMT
 Here is ours. That's all the pic you're getting because my whole house is a mess and I've pretty much slept the past 2 days straight. But that's just an excuse. It would still be a mess. At any rate, I really like this wood look. We looked at another house that was the same design. It had wrought iron (as opposed to rod iron) and I didn't care for it at all. To me, that belongs outside. The wood railing with the curve at the end seemed like an instant upgrade in comparison. |
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Post by moodyblue on Apr 13, 2016 2:52:17 GMT
Ours looks like jenjie's, except we have wider carpet on the stairs, so you see less of the wood edge.
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Post by mikewozowski on Apr 13, 2016 3:56:57 GMT
it may vary by region, but where I live, people are replacing their wooden balusters with black or black/brown wrought iron ones.
for a long time all parts were stained wood. then it changed to posts and handrail being wood and balusters being painted white (or ivory).
now most new builds (at least in the not-starter-home category) are built with wrought iron balusters.
i have stained wood everything. i would prefer ... well i just went and looked and i have wrought iron balusters! guess i don't go upstairs much! haha
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Post by jenjie on Apr 13, 2016 10:00:17 GMT
" have stained wood everything. i would prefer ... well i just went and looked and i have wrought iron balusters! guess i don't go upstairs much! haha" Bwahahaa mikewozowski! |
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Post by raindancer on Apr 13, 2016 11:31:43 GMT
The house we built 12 years ago was light maple wood rail and posts and wrought iron balusters with carpet on the treads from side to side no wood. The house we are building now is dark wood rail and treads and white balusters that imo pull together the white from the crown moulding and the baseboards.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 13, 2016 11:42:56 GMT
Mine are like Jenjie's all one color.
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Post by Linda on Apr 13, 2016 13:47:37 GMT
My personal preference is for all stained wood. What does the trim look like in your house though? If you have all white painted trim and plan to keep it - then I might go with option 2 to tie it in.
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Post by caangel on Apr 13, 2016 13:53:10 GMT
Here is ours. We added a second story about 5 years ago.  |
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Post by perumbula on Apr 13, 2016 13:56:55 GMT
Mine is all oak stained a dark red oak color. I know it's not trendy, but I consider it classic and still like it.
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Post by breetheflea on Apr 13, 2016 14:09:45 GMT
We have a 70's house. Currently the stairs are mauve carpet but we are working on that...
We don't have a banister, there is a wall going down most of the stairs and then the last 4 steps are this floor to ceiling wood post thing. It makes a nice place to set stuff or put coats... we are keeping it because it kind of goes with the house but we did look into banisters.
When we redo the stairs the treads are going to be oak and the risers are going to be painted white. We did not go with the carpet runner because the last step goes around a corner and we weren't sure how to make the carpet turn also...
Our last house had a wood banister with white spindles which I liked also.
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Post by Merge on Apr 13, 2016 14:26:24 GMT
I like the wrought iron balusters. As demast said, they're pretty much all you see in new construction/remodels in this area. All wood is classic, but the wood-and-white combination looks very 2001 to me.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 13, 2016 14:41:56 GMT
I like the wrought iron balusters. As demast said, they're pretty much all you see in new construction/remodels in this area. All wood is classic, but the wood-and-white combination looks very 2001 to me. I agree with this with the caveat that if it's a stairway like posted above. If you have a strongly architectural Cape Cod style house, and have a lot of white molding, white blusters can go with that style. But it should be more something like:  I personally have wrought iron, but my house isn't Cape Cod style. I wouldn't do a craftsman style in a Cape Cod house either:  This is a beautiful railing, for a craftsman style house. I'm a firm believer in working with the style of house you have, or you end up with a hodgepodge of aesthetics that don't look cohesive. |
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Post by MaryMary on Apr 13, 2016 14:54:11 GMT
I prefer wood and white like Darcy's first picture.
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Post by raindancer on Apr 13, 2016 15:10:05 GMT
Here is ours. We added a second story about 5 years ago. That's how ours looked, it was exactly that but the wood was a varnished maple, so very light wood, very hard to keep clean! |
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Post by raindancer on Apr 13, 2016 15:11:59 GMT
I like the wrought iron balusters. As demast said, they're pretty much all you see in new construction/remodels in this area. All wood is classic, but the wood-and-white combination looks very 2001 to me. I agree with this with the caveat that if it's a stairway like posted above. If you have a strongly architectural Cape Cod style house, and have a lot of white molding, white blusters can go with that style. But it should be more something like: I personally have wrought iron, but my house isn't Cape Cod style. I wouldn't do a craftsman style in a Cape Cod house either: This is a beautiful railing, for a craftsman style house. I'm a firm believer in working with the style of house you have, or you end up with a hodgepodge of aesthetics that don't look cohesive. I agree. It has a lot to do with the house. I don't like all wood normally, but I also have not had much exposure to craftsman style and it looks perfect in that setting. My new house is capecod style, so the white with white molding, etc. looks right. |
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Post by raindancer on Apr 13, 2016 15:14:09 GMT
I like the wrought iron balusters. As demast said, they're pretty much all you see in new construction/remodels in this area. All wood is classic, but the wood-and-white combination looks very 2001 to me. It's funny, because when we built in 2003 the wrought iron was all the rage, so I associate it the other direction. I like it, but it's feeling dated to me. So weird. Regional preferences and trends in houses are fascinating! Even though I didn't think that Texas and Arizona were all that different. |
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 13, 2016 15:21:41 GMT
Mine looks like jenjies. I'd prefer a dark walnut stain on top and white balusters on the bottom. I'd also like no carpet. Someday that will change. I'm okay with wrought iron. I think some styles do look outdated. There really is no style to my house. It's a typical late 90's tri-level house. I'd rather not stick to the integrity of the house.  |
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Post by hawkeyegal on Apr 13, 2016 19:01:52 GMT
 Here's ours. It was redone in 2004 with the rest of the house. I love it, but have to laugh because DE, age 13, said the tops look like boobs so that's all we see now. |
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Post by lily on Apr 13, 2016 19:08:01 GMT
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