In many homes, staircases are natural focal points because of their size and location. They are often the first thing we see when we walk through the front door! Updating a staircase through its components—balusters, newel posts, handrails, tread and other details—can create a stunning addition to your home’s interior. At Marvelous Woodworking we have the experience, tools, and engineering skills it takes to update a staircase to suit your space.

Balusters:

Replacing plain wood balusters with wrought metal balusters can add gorgeous detail to a staircase, and is one of the easiest ways to update the look. Metal balusters come in many different styles and finishes (black, bronze or nickel) and, when paired with wooden handrails and newel posts, create a pleasing contrast.

Wainscoting:

Many staircases run along a plain wall. Adding wainscoting to the wall quickly updates the architecture. Installing a combination of metal balusters and wainscoting will affect the look of a staircase dramatically, and is a cost-effective remodel option because it requires little demolition or reengineering.

Newel Posts:

Many staircases have fancy, curved newel posts with acorn shapes on the top; an outdated look for sure. One trend we are seeing in newer homes is replacing curves with straight lines, resulting in rectangular and boxed newel posts. Handrails can feed into these posts wherever you want them to. However, we recommend keeping newel posts the same size as previous posts; otherwise the space between balusters and the lengths of handrails will have to be adjusted as well.

Tread:

Both carpet and wood treads are used in today’s homes. Staircases can be wrapped with carpet runners for a clean, monochromatic look, or oriental rugs for a patterned flare. We craftsmen naturally prefer wood treads ourselves; it’s a classic look that fits many different interior styles and décors. When finishing wooden treads, we leave a little texture to keep the wood from being slippery.

Refurbishing a staircase takes a real engineer to design all the components to fit and function, and a genuine craftsman to make it all look lovely. We at Marvelous Woodworking have updated many staircases to create the gorgeous architectural highlight our clients wanted; we would love to help you create something beautiful too!