Half wall on stairs

Basements, Attics and Crawl Spaces - How to on making closed basement staircase into an open half wall?? - I have been searching all over and cant find any step by step instructions on how to do this. I basically have a closed in stairway with drywall from top to bottom but would like to open up the bottom to look like

Browse photos of staircases and discover design and layout ideas to inspire your own staircase remodel, including unique railings and storage options.

Removed half wall on catwalk with a custom railing

First up on the house tour of our first home is the living room. Join me as I walk through the space (and down memory lane a bit). When we purchased the home in 2009, the carpet and been removed an…

Over the weekend we tackled panelling the half wall in our front entryway and I can't believe the difference that it's made. It one of those projects that when we were finished we asked ourselves, "why didn't we do this sooner!!" because we love it that much! It only took about 24 hours to finish, making this a very fast and doable project for others to tackle! Keep reading to see how it turned out! In case you have forgotten, this is how our front hallway looked when we moved in. Can we say…

Switch out a dated banister. This guide will help you in building a half wall at the top of the stairs.

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Basement stairs Newel Posts with Cottage Trim

Before and After image of adding our Half Wall Box Newel.

Dog/baby gate built into the half-wall at the top of the stairs

Much BETTER ✨️ Recently, I have gotten a lot of questions about our railing. Wondering who did it and where we purchased it from. It was a custom build...

Staircase Design Inspiration, Pictures and Remodels

I've spent many an hour at the Barnes & Noble cafe sipping coffee while thumbing through books and magazines. Before SB started school it was our weekly date. We'd go to storytime then while away the morning with a snack and a stack of reading material. We still manage to have a Barnes & Noble "date" on occasion. Consequently, we have a houseful of books. I've shown our family room wall of books & media here, and of course each of the boys has bookshelves in their bedrooms. But we needed…

1/2 wall idea

Beige carpet and a half wall kept this staircase closed off and out of date. Check out how Kelly and her boyfriend brightened the space on a small budget. From Kelly: My boyfriend installed the hardwood and used melamine (cheap and easy to clean) for the stair risers. Spindles were on sale for $5 each, and we spaced them out a bit. He also made the newel post and even the newel cap!