Who wants to look over their balcony and see a plain floor. Note the contrasts (mahogany treads, bright white risers and ballusters, mahogany rail, off-white textured wall, black & white medallion, grey granite flooring.
The frame-up looks crazy and bending a rail is no joke, the ballusters are a nightmare but when finished, it looks incredible. Makes one ask the obvious -- why aren't all stairs curved?
A bit bigger than your typical wood working project and not even that common in homes not built by me, here is the underbelly of a wood-constructed circular staircase. It forms a quarter circle with inside radius of 7-feet and tread width of 4-feet. Look for my finished staircase picture also...
Not wood but thought it was pretty anyway. Black and white spires are marble, surround is granite. Sits in a foyer, directly below the recessed dome I posted a picture of already and the crystal chandelier that hangs from the dome.
To All:
Thanks for creating and managing this site. Thanks for accepting me as a new member. I met Mark Engel today who wasted no time introducing you to me and getting me a link that left me without an excuse for not joining promptly. Way to go Mark!
I'm a licensed residential builder...