Tag: stairs
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Stunningly Designed Staircases That Are a Step Above All the Rest
Staircases are the spine of the home. For some, they are simply a mechanism to get from one level to another, but for others, they are much, much more. There are substantial building rules around staircase design – for example, whether your flight of stairs is sufficiently long that you’ll need a landing; the dimensions…
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Amazingly Artful Staircases From Around the World
Although we’re used to seeing street art appear on the walls and buildings of our cities, more recently artists have started colouring the stairs that we walk on every day. When painted, public stair art is a stunning and unexpected canvas for portraits, geometric patterns, and intricate mosaics. Each rise of a step is one fraction…
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Amazing Staircases Beautified by Artists From Around the World
Although we’re used to seeing street art appear on the walls and buildings of our cities, more recently artists have started colouring the stairs that we walk on every day. When painted, public stair art is a stunning and unexpected canvas for portraits, geometric patterns, and intricate mosaics. Each rise of a step is one fraction…
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These San Francisco Steps Glow At Night From The Moonlight
A spectacular community led project has just hit the streets (and stairs) of San Francisco. Titled “The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project“, friends and neighbors got together to cover the 163 steps at 16th and Moraga with a beautifully colorful tile mosaic. It may look beautiful during the day, but it is at night where…
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Mesmerizing Examples of Spiral Staircase Photography
Stairs are probably the last thing that would come to mind if someone were to ask you about potentially interesting photography subjects, but these spiral and helical staircases beg to differ. They are standing proof that, with the right perspective, even a set of stairs can make for an absolutely stunning photograph. The historical applications…