Hi all
I’m doing up my house at the moment and would love to panel the entrance. We are trying to keep budget low aka not change the stairs at all if possible. I would like to panel the entrance as seen in the 1st picture but unfortunately my house comes with a winder staircase and a very random banister that gets in the way of a smooth lovely panelling job with dado rails. You can see this in the second and third picture. How the heck do I panel with this banister in the way?! Do I actually need to redo the stairs to make it straight, and remove those banisters? Can I remove the banisters and keep the winder staircase? As you can tell, I’m struggling here trying to come up with a solution to work those panels in. Hoping someone can provide advice and images to help. Thanks!!
by Beginning-Poetry373
2 Comments
It’s doable but the panels will just highlight the shape of your staircase which doesn’t always look good IMO. I’d start at the bottom and work backwards and make sure the panelling you put at the bottom near the bannister is the same size repeated up the stairs. Have you considered other ideas as i feel panelling is a bit overdone now?
Depends if you like the idea of the bannisters. Some people may like the separation of the stairway as a feng shui issue. If you remove it, and you’re planning to change the carpet, making the last few steps different isn’t that big of a project. You may need a railing/bannister on the side of the steps. Also depends if you’re wanting to continue the paneling into the hallway or foyer. It would flow better without that bannister there.