The Beauty of Modern Timber Stair Parts
Modern timber stair parts can be used to create an eye catching centre piece in the home, transforming a landing and staircase into a style statement that’s as much part of the décor as the art on your wall. With designs ranging from wavelike flowing forms to cubist, sculptural installations, there’s something for every home type.
The trick of course is to match the idea behind the modern timber stair parts you choose to the overall feel of your home. Think of the combination of wood type, colour and shape as part of a whole. Augment your existing wood colours with the colours and finishes you choose for your banisters and newel posts. And remember, you can finish the wood you use in colours and paints suitable for the feel and décor of everything else.
When you’re using modern timber stair parts, you can afford to think modern with both their installation and their appearance. Mix and match newel post designs for a smorgasbord look, or pick simple geometric designs but invert the way you install them every few posts for an off kilter feel.
By interrupting the regularity of the pattern you allow the staircase to become a living part of the space it’s in – it will actually feel more organically connected to everything else in the hallway when it is given a more irregular feel.
Try alternating between paint finished and varnished natural wood newel posts for a blended feel or paint the timber stair parts in repeated gradations of the same colour palette. Bright white, off white and pale grey are an excellent set of colours – as are deep to pale blues.
The banister needs not be finished in the same colour as the spindles – try a natural finish banister with painted newels for a beautiful effect.
Think about the rest of your home, too – not just the area in which the timber stair parts will be installed. What materials comprise the most obvious visual features of your home? Your stair posts and banisters become the embellishments to those colours and textures, so the choice of wood and finish you make should be guided more by the materials of wall and ceiling than by any specific colour scheme in your soft furnishings, carpets or curtains.
Care of modern timber stair parts is easy. They’re strong and sturdy and the finish is sealed to last for years. So, simple dusting and polishing will keep them looking as good as new. Refer to the literature you receive with your timber stair parts or with the finishing paint and varnish for any cleaning products you may not use on them.
In most cases, a combination of natural wood finish and painted finish is advised. All natural wood looks perhaps a little much unless there is a significant quantity of natural wood running through the building’s fabric (exposed beams, perhaps, or natural wood doors).
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