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Stairs can be an afterthought when it comes to designing a space. Dress up this high-visibility area with simple, big-impact fixes like paint, wallpaper and family photos.
Cottage-Style Stairs
For a shabby chic take on the painted stair runner, use white, brick red and creamy yellow paint. Mismatched, salvaged house numbers give this farmhouse stairwell an extra design pop, as seen on HGTV’s Sarah’s House.
Wallpaper Your Stair Risers
Add style to your staircase by decking out the risers with wallpaper, acrylic sheeting and decorative hardware. Combine sample-sized rolls in coordinating colors and patterns to make this project even more budget-friendly.
Playful Pattern
Give a plain white staircase a whole new personality by creating a faux runner. Paint the outer edges, add stripes and stamp Xs and Os on the risers for a new, whimsical look.
Candy-Colored Stripes
These bright, cheerful vertical stripes coordinate with the pink and blue hues featured in this eclectic living room, while also leading the eye upstairs. Design by Cortney and Robert Novogratz.
Tiled Stair Risers
A nod to Spanish Colonial style and the tradition of cladding stair risers with Talavera tiles, glass tile lends color, texture and protection against scuff marks in HGTV Smart Home 2013.
Add Texture With Sisal
For durable, easy-to-clean texture without bold color, consider adding a sisal runner to your staircase. Learn how to install your own.
Red-Paneled Stairwell Wall
For a more dramatic look, stagger photography and art along a bright accent wall all the way up the stairs, like HGTV’s Cousins on Call did here.
Stairs can be an afterthought when it comes to designing a space. Dress up this high-visibility area with simple, big-impact fixes like paint, wallpaper and family photos.
Cottage-Style Stairs
For a shabby chic take on the painted stair runner, use white, brick red and creamy yellow paint. Mismatched, salvaged house numbers give this farmhouse stairwell an extra design pop, as seen on HGTV’s Sarah’s House.
Wallpaper Your Stair Risers
Add style to your staircase by decking out the risers with wallpaper, acrylic sheeting and decorative hardware. Combine sample-sized rolls in coordinating colors and patterns to make this project even more budget-friendly.
Playful Pattern
Give a plain white staircase a whole new personality by creating a faux runner. Paint the outer edges, add stripes and stamp Xs and Os on the risers for a new, whimsical look.
Candy-Colored Stripes
These bright, cheerful vertical stripes coordinate with the pink and blue hues featured in this eclectic living room, while also leading the eye upstairs. Design by Cortney and Robert Novogratz.
Tiled Stair Risers
A nod to Spanish Colonial style and the tradition of cladding stair risers with Talavera tiles, glass tile lends color, texture and protection against scuff marks in HGTV Smart Home 2013.
Add Texture With Sisal
For durable, easy-to-clean texture without bold color, consider adding a sisal runner to your staircase. Learn how to install your own.
Red-Paneled Stairwell Wall
For a more dramatic look, stagger photography and art along a bright accent wall all the way up the stairs, like HGTV’s Cousins on Call did here.
