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Cynthia Taylor-Luce Your pictures could be a bit larger and more colourful, but really, this is a beautiful "pure" looking stairway and it's not saying to me that it's a problem in any way. If I were you, I'd work on other projects in the home first and when you're finished, you may find that you're quite happy with this staircase the way it is! :)

The only thing I would consider doing is to add a stair runner, both for safety and for a bit of pizzazz.

chelseabeagle I agree with the larger pictures on the wall or perhaps you could do a collage of family pictures on the wall.

Mirko Thanks - the picture collage looks like a good idea (I also like the wall color on the second picture - but I'm not sure if it works for us). But of course - there are a lot of other "projects" on our house so I like the idea to work on the other projects first.... :-) (Hall, lamps, bathroom, nursery, bedroom closet)

Thanks
Mirko

Darzy I ditto Cynthia yet again! I like the "purity" of the space and it fits with your style. Do the stair runner and possibly nothing else needed. That Cynthia Taylor-Luce is good!

lwilson126 Remember ..it is nice to change things. Japanese homes change accessories each season. And it lifts the spirit. One thing to consider is a very large painting. Or a beautiful large tree branch. Spray paint it if you want.

Anish Motwani Associates hello

just add some family pictures in black n white with nice black moulded frame
it will enhance the look and leave the others things blank

regards
www.anishkmotwani.in

calikym The stairs are beautiful. Don't change them in any way.

calikym I like this look a lot. I also saw a hanger for photo frames at Ikea about 2 weeks ago. It is a rod about 3 feet long and allows you to attach their frames in long columns from the hanger. It seemed to take the guess work out of making things line up straight. I looked online just now but couldn't find it to post for you. It is at the Burbank, CA store, though, and likely included in some of there catalog images.

bellandromeda Yes you can add some frames and other decors. Or you can design your stairs,

Mirko Hello calikym,

you mean this one:
http://www.ikea.com/de/de/catalog/products/80074737/
?

Sorry - it's the german link but the picture is multilingual:-)
We have an IKEA close to my hometown....

Oh - and I think I have to post a photo from the other wall - because we already have pictures here...

calikym If you want a photo gallery, search on that in houzz. I just tried it and there are so many ideas. Search --- photo gallery staircase ----- and then pick your style which seems to be modern. Really some great ideas there. I also saw a simple painting which I liked more. It depends on if you want to hang photos or not.

calikym It was solar to that acrylic one but not exactly the same. The rod was stainless or chrome and the frames could be different sizes and colors.

calikym It was similar to the one you posted but the frames were not clear acrylic and the rod was definitely a thin metal rod in brushed silver finish. Then the photo frames in black could be hung from that rod in differences sizes (the frames were different sizes) but the distance between them top to bottom was the same. It was cool and they had it shown in several rooms - with cute prints in a child's room and then black and white photos in a living room with more frames hanging.

Mirko I will show you the result now....
Thanks for all the input...

Cynthia Taylor-Luce Could you show us a picture from the same viewpoint as the original picture you posted?

I really like the fresh look of the artwork from above. Good job!

Mirko Hi Cynthia,

I will make photos from the same positions like on posting 1. But not today. It's to dark right now and the kids are sleeping :-)

Cynthia Taylor-Luce No problem, Mirko. Forgot you were in Germany--six hours ahead of me I think. Whenever you can get to it, I will get a note in my email and will pop back to houzz to take a look. It's very thoughtful of you to show us the result.

Mirko Only -mobile phone photos- but our real camera is broken last week.

Cynthia Taylor-Luce Mirko you have done a FABULOUS job. Magazine-worthy, in fact. The lighting on the stairs makes them look as if they are very important, and the pictures on the white wall have a gallery feel. You must be so very pleased. Great, great job. Thank you for sharing the photos.

Cynthia