Hello, I’m alek from From the Right Bank to the Left Coast and I’ll do my best to entertain you today. I was flipping through my inspiration files, trying to decide on a topic worthy of Design Crisis and I noted that I had a lot of pictures of stairs. Stairs don’t get most people excited but I apparently have a thing for them. Have a look at these beauties:
These definitely prove that something functional doesn’t have to be boring. And in my case, the staircase in our current house is one of the things that sold us on it. Considering where our house is, that’s what you call a good staircase. Remember Karly’s post about living on the wrong side of the tracks? That would be me.
Allow me to elaborate. We live in Seattle and a couple of blocks away from our house, there’s one of those Neighborhood Crime Watch signs. That’s all well and good but this one specifically says, “We report all suspicious activity and prostitution.” Yeah, didn’t see that before we moved in. I think our realtor drove us around the long way so we wouldn’t before we signed the papers.
It also didn’t help that we had moved here from a very tony part of Paris; this just accentuated the “Sanford and Son” thing going on at my neighbor’s place. The theme song used to go through my head every time I pulled into our driveway. And that’s never a good sign.
But we love our house and here’s one reason. These are our stairs:
It’s made entirely of recycled materials and this is what you see as you go up:
I don’t know if these photos do it justice but we think the whole thing is pretty darn cool.
I’m thankful that the stairs did help sell the house because to be totally honest, my hood has actually turned out to be a pretty nice place to live. I haven’t seen a single hooker. And even the Sanford and Son neighbors have cleaned up a little. Though I still like to hum the theme song to myself every now and then.
Thanks so much for having me, Karly and Erin. And congratulations, Erin! He’s already a total looker and a charmer.
(Photos: 1.Maynard Architects 2.Studio Ilse 3.CDG Arquitectos 4.Toonpool 5.Starpulse 6&7.alek)
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Oh wow! Your staircase is a dealmaker. Fantastic post, Alek!
That cracked me up! Love the caution sign.
May your street stay hooker-free.
I love stairs, they are such a statement. Great selection. Your house has a fantastic view from the stairs, I can see why you purchased your home because of them.
xx
callie
I second HG’s sentiment! Hooker-free all the way. Beautiful stairs all around, especially yours!
Entertain us, you did! Those concrete stairs are pretty magnificent!
I love stairs as well, so you’re in excellent company (if I do say so myself).
alek, these stair are gorgeous, but i’m especially smitten with the round staircase and sea foam walls. wow!
Wow those stairs and that view would have had me right away! Amazing!
That stairway and that view? I’d totally put up with hookers for that! Luckily you are hooker free so far!
Great post, alek! And that view is amazing!
Love those stairs Alek. And the view is spectacular.
Your stairs are fantastic! The glossy black stairs are making my heart beat faster too.
one day, if my husband ever takes time off working on other people’s houses, we’ll be converting the attic over our garage into a 4th bedroom / office. Every single one of these images is going into my stair inspiration folder for that project. I wish I could have them all and just switch them out monthly
Thanks so much for joining us!!!! This stair porn is phenomenal!!
and by the way, every time I see pictures of your house i want to die. it’s amazing!
Karly: Interchangeable staircases – you may be on to something there! Thanks for all the kind words and for having me today! Mwah, mwah, alek
Alek, your home looks beautiful! The hooker sign cracks me up.
fabulous post, darling!!!!
p.s. i need that prostitution sign.
I am so in love with those concrete steps.
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