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The Design TherapistWhen you live in a small house, a trick to making it feel bigger is to bring attention to the transitional areas such as this stair case. Simply dressing it up with a runner, wainscoting, artwork and colorful walls makes you experience the space as part of the square footage of your house every time you use it. The tromp l'oiel mural at the top of the stairs, painted by Wendy Chapin of Silver Spring, MD, suggests even more space. She created a "window" for me that leads the eye to a vast valley beyond. The cutout figure she copied from a Vermeer painting invites the viewer to come upstairs. What fun!
Open Source ArchitectureThe new addition required relocating the stair to where the existing library was located. Therefore, we integrated the stair with the library shelving. The top of the stair creates a small bridge that connects the existing second floor bedrooms to the new addition.
Photo credit: Benny Chan / fotoworks
HighergroundRoger Oates Hampton Madder stair runner carpet fitted to white painted staircase to period property in Richmond, Surrey
Chuy's Tile Works12x12 saltillo field tile with stair caps. Risers were done handmade 6x6 decorative tile.
Art Garden DesignFor this backyard we regarded the entire lot. To maximize the backyard space, we used Redwood boards to created two decks, 1) an upper deck level with the upper unit, with wrapping stairs landing on a paver patio, and 2) a lower deck level with the lower unit and connecting to the main patio. The steep driveway was regraded with drainage and stairs to provide an activity patio with seating and custom built shed. We repurposed about 60 percent of the demoed concrete to build urbanite retaining walls along the Eastern side of the house. A Belgard Paver patio defines the main entertaining space, with stairs that lead to a flagstone patio and spa, small fescue lawn, and perimeter of edible fruit trees.
VanderPoel ArchitectureAn exterior door, found by the owner, was used as a decorative feature for the stairs to the second floor.
Peter VanderPoel
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