Spiral Staircases

August 26, 2009 4 Comments by Regina

I happen to love spiral staircases.? Perhaps love is too light of a word.? If I were to be in the market for a house and came upon a beautiful spiral staircase, I’d probably (1) hyperventilate, (2) start negotiating and (3) put up a “Sold. Don’t Even Think About It.” sign on the front lawn, just in case anyone else was even contemplating touring the property.? A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.? My Mom knows about it and I admit I watched The Spiral Staircase on TCM just because of the name.? So…(nervous laugh)…now that you know my secret design fetish, let’s move on to some gorgeous images…

Here are two with spectacular views, both from my morgue file with unknown sources.? Not sure how the young woman sneaked into my house…

On the left, a spiral staircase leading into a guest room.? It was featured in Architectural Digest in 2005 and photographed by Robert McLoud.? It is the Bangkok home of M.L. Poomchai Chumbala of Agalico fame.? By the way, not a single nail was used.? On the right, a beautiful focal point built by Atlantic Designworks.

On the left, the personal home of designers Heiberg and Cummings.? The focus of their design work is contemporary Scandinavian living.? I truly like how fresh and unpretentious the room and staircase are.? On the right, is a different take. It’s the foyer of one of the suites in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort.? (Hmm. Just noticed the window treatments match the wallpaper exactly.)

…and my fave of all?? Why it’s the spiral staircase created by French designer Patrick Jouin.? Isn’t it breathtakingly gorgeous?? He gets his own pic, centered.

I hope you’ll forgive this brief departure from decorative painting.? Speaking of decorative painting, do you know the difference between a newel post and a landing newel?? Know your baluster from your nosing?? Well, in case you ever get called in to re-do a staircase, you can now know all the proper names for all the areas.? Home Tips has a handy-dandy Staircase Construction guide (and thankfully, there’s a visual).? You’re gonna love that I gave you that link.? See you soon!

4 Comments

Suzanne
896 days ago

OMG, I’m absolutely in LOVE with the right pic in the second set by Atlantic Designworks. OMG, SHINY! D-lishious! Scrumptious! Loves it. I told Andree I want that built in our dream home. :sigh: Gorgeous….
Regina
896 days ago

It is a sleek, chic take on a classic. Perfect for the hip couple you & Andree are! I still do love the Patrick Jouin one — it looks like it could be the backbone to a creature sliding up the stairs. ) Hope to see you soon! (Enzian?)
Suzanne
895 days ago

Yes, that’s exactly what I was thinking it looked like…. like a twisted spine or a DNA strand. Definetely up your alley. That was my number 2 pick.

I have been waiting for a time and date for the Enzian from you Ms. Thang. You told me you’d get back to me… still waiting.

xoxo
Angela@Spinachtiger
888 days ago

I used to live in a two-story apt that had a spiral staircase, at the beach no less. Loved that place.