Green Wood Stairs

Posted on | November 17, 2009 | 8 Comments

Our house has crazy old stairs just like these. Just about everyone that comes over remarks how I should rip them out. No way! I love them even if they are kinda hard to get up and down. Someday, I would love to paint the treads green. I’ve had the above photo in my inspiration file for awhile. Yesterday, I came across another beautiful set of stairs over at Remodelista. Love the dark olive green.

Deborah Berke Farmhouse 1 Green Wood Stairs

Category: interiors

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8 Responses to “Green Wood Stairs”

DeAnn Campbell
November 17th, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Oh, I love these inspiration photos. I just moved and don’t have any stairs anymore. I miss them.
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Reg Sear
November 17th, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
Don’t rip them out!! Heaven forbid!! & please don’t make them as pristeen as the above!! Put a bit a shabby chic into them!!
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the NEO-traditionalist
November 17th, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Keep the stairs and paint them like the first photo—it’s to die for! Clearly your guests just don’t have your eye for design : )
XX Kate
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Brittany Noel
November 17th, 2009 @ 7:40 pm
Both of these are awesome, but I am so drawn to the top photo. I love the softness of the green, it is so inviting and refreshing, but still cozy. I love the crazy stairs in old houses!
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Erin @ SYL: Slipcover Your Life
November 18th, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Don’t rip them out! You never find architecture like that in new homes! And I def. say paint them!
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Katy Elliott
November 18th, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Don’t worry I’m not ripping them out. It’s just that they are really hard to get up and down and no furniture can fit up them.
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Emily
November 24th, 2009 @ 10:50 am
I have a set of curved stairs just like that in my kitchen, and I fought hard to keep them when we demo’d nearly everything else. I also have the same picture with the light green treads in my inspiration files for, well, when I get that far in our renovation!

I know you spend a lot of time in Maine… Have you been to French & Van Dyke Antiques in Wiscasset? I love the stairs in their newly renovated barn. They aren’t green, but they have gorgeous cream-colored treads and white risers that are very striking.

Here’s a picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirtyeight20/4130414689/

Fortunately (I guess!) it’s not a color decision I have to make any time soon…
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Sarah
December 2nd, 2009 @ 5:47 pm
I love the first photo. We live in a old house with similar stairs paired with a slanted ceiling so you need to duck your head at the top!
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