Stair rail and modern handrail for indoor use – A spicy Boy

Stair rail and modern handrail for indoor use

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Stairs have always been an essential part of interior design. A contemporary staircase, with or without luxurious decoration, is quite capable of playing the role of a decorative accent of a home and contributing to its overall ambience.

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For its part, the appearance of the staircase is influenced and enriched by several elements, such as lighting, the handrail and the banister. The latter participates in the image of the entire staircase and its decoration, developing as the staircase design evolves. Today, we present you a gallery dedicated to the banister of wood, iron, metal and glass as decorative accessory of the interior space.

Contemporary Wooden Interior Stair Railing Templates

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The wooden staircase is a classic solution that can still be found today in many homes in France and Europe. A natural extension of the wooden steps, this part of the staircase has been manufactured, for many years, in the same material as the latter.

Interior wooden staircase for decoration of entrance of contemporary house

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Regardless of the style of decoration, wooden railings and railings create a welcoming atmosphere in any interior space. Painted in bright hues, in natural wood tones or in a range of neutral colors, these stair elements continue to adorn many contemporary homes.

Wooden railing with contemporary handrail and seaside style staircase decoration *

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Nowadays, some wooden stair railings are made to measure to fit the best in the decor of the whole room. This is the case of the model in the photo above which includes a lighthouse highlighting the seaside atmosphere of the home.

Railing for dark wooden staircase with handrail made of authentic materials

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Examples of wrought iron and metal banisters

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After the wood, let’s look at wrought iron railings. This is again a classic material used for the manufacture of stair railing for centuries.

Wrought iron banister with wooden handrail

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More robust than wood, iron can be fashioned in a thousand ways to complete the look of a staircase with ornaments in the shape of flowers, geometric patterns, or even small figures of animals.

Iron staircase railing in contemporary style

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The contemporary wrought iron railings often include these same motifs that are presented in a stylized and simplified way, corresponding to the taste of our time.

Photo of design staircase with wrought iron railing and wooden handrail

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A contemporary wrought iron banister fits nicely with an iron or wood handrail. Above, an example of contemporary wrought iron railing with stylized motifs plus a dark wood handrail.

Stair Railing Ideas and Contemporary Metal Handrail

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Metal staircases and guardrails, on the other hand, are an option that has become very popular and very attractive.

Image of silver metal ramp for contemporary stairs

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Offering advantages similar to those of wrought iron, metal is nevertheless regarded as a more trendy material and, consequently, more suited to contemporary style interiors.

Photo of stair railing in white color with handrail in coppery hues

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Metal paint, in particular, is one of the most fashionable colors at the moment.

Modern and trendy internal stair railing with metal railing

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A stair railing painted in copper, gold or silver tones would be a very chic decorative accent for a contemporary interior.

Paint color idea for contemporary banisters

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Of course, a railing of this kind can also adopt a neutral color to register better in a minimalist stairwell, like the one above.

Spiral staircase with metal railing for a successful little space decoration

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In addition, railings and metal banisters are compact and easily accompany spiral staircases.

Grand Spiral Staircase with Glass Steps and Metal Railing

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However, as we know, this type of staircase is very common at present because it saves space in contemporary houses of small area.

Wrought iron staircase in vintage style and industrial decoration with exposed bricks

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Even vintage-style metal railings work well with modern interiors! In the picture above, such an example of a spiral staircase that complements a modern industrial style space.

Image of stairs with metal ramp and wooden handrail

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Guardrail and glass banister for contemporary design staircase

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Unlike wood and iron, glass is a material that has been introduced in the manufacture of stair accessories much more recently.

Railing for minimalist glass staircase

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Modern surface and very fashionable, glass is often present in minimalist and refined style spaces. Moreover, it is also a very common material in the decoration of suspended staircases.

Contemporary style red staircase with transparent glass ramp

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Transparent, the glass stair rail ensures the safety of the users of the staircase without encumbering the interior space and overloading its decoration.

Contemporary small staircase with guardrails of contemporary design

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In addition, this modern material combines very well with stairs and hands staircase very varied: stone, wood, metal …

Glass rail with modern lighting and wooden suspended staircase with metal handrail

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At the end of this publication, here are two interesting examples of contemporary interior staircases that lack railings, but which are characterized by their original rope handrails. A very nice idea for interiors with marine style decoration!

Original rope handrail for a marine atmosphere house entrance

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Handrail for rope internal staircase for an even more impressive marine style decoration

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* Photo and design by Lighthouse New Eland Stair Of Capecod

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