Who says staircases have to be boring? Look up!

Ok, obviously the run-of-the-mill idea for staircases is to put photos on the walls, and that's cool. But don't stop there - don't limit yourself to such plain-dom. Get creative. Do you have a window? Call it out with some art. In this window, I created a custom window-burst out of 1/4" Oak plywood using my Dremel, some paint and featuring a sidewalk art piece I got in Barcelona. Then, since I have the high ceiling over the stairs with a skylight - I hung a mobile to float around and catch the light from the sun to create a bit of glitz overhead. Now when you come and go, you won't just be toning your back-side, but your creativity will get a work out as well.