I created stairs to make it more convenient to get up to the loft without the ladder...but I wasn't thrilled with how they came out. A bit messy...more like trapezoids than rectangles and inconsistent. But the bigger problem was the fact that to do the sheathing on the wall behind the stairs would have been a huge pain in the ass cutting up around all the stairs. So, I decided to just take the stairs down, design them better, and put the 1/4 inch plywood paneling up on the stair wall.
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| removing the stairs to try again....we can always try again...it's never too late. |
As I worked I felt inspired by AIR (something I am studying this month)....I just stainted (my version of painting with stains) following airs command ...guided by woods grain and ....
A thought of "too much" hit me...Am I using too many different shades, is this too much....Then I stopped and laughed thinking of who is the determiner of "too much", whose standard am I following... and kept going ...."there is no too much"..,,and this is what came of it...,
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| my 8x6 wall mural for the stairwell |
I love it! I am utterly blown (wind-blown) away!
See in it what you will...what you need, it may change each time you look at it with different eyes...just like I do.
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| the view of the mural from the loft |
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| the installed view from the main salon |
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