Green Staircase Design Ideas with Wood Risers
S & J Biren Floor Covering
The homeowner wanted a runner that lightened up the floor-- it is made of a subtle stripe wool carpet. Whenever making a stair runner, especially one so light in color it is always a good idea to order enough to redo at least a few stairs down the line-- inexpensive and good insurance!
Spring Creek Design
The Pond House is an architect designed mid-century modern ranch home originally built in the 1964. One of the home’s many distinctive features is a porch that wraps the full length of the rear of the house, overlooking a beautiful pond. The current owners want to extend the enjoyment of this view year round, and asked us to present solutions for enclosing a portion of this porch. We proposed a small addition, carefully designed to complement this amazing house, which is built around a hexagonal floorplan with distinctive “flying gable” rooflines. The result is a stunning glass walled addition. The project also encompassed several complimentary upgrades to other parts of the house.
Design Criteria:
- Provide 4-season breakfast room with view of the pond.
- Tightly integrate the new structure into the existing design.
- Use sustainable, energy efficient building practices and materials.
Special Features:
- Dramatic, 1.5-story, glass walled breakfast room.
- Custom fabricated steel and glass exterior stairway.
- Soy-based spray foam insulation
- Standing seam galvalume “Cool Roof”.
- Pella Designer series windows
PC Industries Welding & Fabrication, PCI Metal
This wrought iron handrail is one of a kind. Our welding and fabrication team created the scroll work for this rail by hammering, twisting and bending the iron. The newel posts were imported from Canada, but the leaves were hand made in our shop. The newel posts and primary frame were installed prior to the scroll work; so the wood cap could be fit to our rail in preparation to be hand carved. Overall the remarkable craftsmanship that went into this handrail was one for the books.
Green Staircase Design Ideas with Wood Risers
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