Stair Handrail.I hate it!

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Tuliptree

Link to photo
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I love that. I hate my handrail so will look into replacing it with that one.

I have that one and love it

After I slipped on the stairs carrying washing I'm really glad we have a hand rail now. I ended up with a badly sprained ankle and throw all laundry down the stairs since that day.

I have just replaced my old hand rail, it was painted white, but constantly needed wiping. I decided to research them, and I realised I will probably only buy this once. So I paid a bit extra and had a solid oak, with natural curves to it, with black brackets. It is so lovely and different, always admired. Got it online from a company called Pipe Dream Furniture(other places to purchase are available) It is much admired, cost me about £50 over the original I was going to have,

Without a photo it's hard to say.

Boz

Oh God. Some men and decor. Most of them haven't a clue. They find decorative cushions bewildering for a start.

I must confirm that I find decorative cushions a pointless exercise too. They might look pretty but they just take up space and get in the way. OK for a show home but not for everyday living. That said I do think the OP is not being unreasonable to expect her DH to take her choices into consideration for decoration that they both have to live with. If a compromise with wallpaper works then surely a compromise on a handrail is a possibility

Should be wood, beautifully finished wood, not painted.

If you don't like a plain rail, black, grey or any other colour, paint it!

I mean, how often are you going to actually look at it?

I can see the point of being annoyed if the sitting-room wallpaper is something you dislike, or if your husbands like mine wanted every blinking door and door frame in the house painted WHITE, but I have never been prepared to waste my time being annoyed about a banister!

After all, I don't sit on the stairs admiring or loathing it.

Allira

Norah

We've oak broomstick handrails, match stairs well.

Easy to fit, looks good.

Do you know what make, Norah?

DH thinks our banister is oak or possibly a light mahogany.

The Mansard addition was many years ago, no idea to the make of the handrails. My husband easily installed, plain oak, flat back.

I have a pigs ear handrail too. It’s oiled oak. My stairs go up from the lounge so it’s important to me that they look nice and fit in with the lounge decor.

I could do with a rail on the other side of the stairs too for safety so may put that in my plans for later this year.

I should have pointed out this post was a reply to SORES comment..about having a rope handrail..
my daughter had the thick red rope instead of a handrail in her old flat as she hated the original wood handrail..

My daughter put one of those up in her last flat..

Norah

We've oak broomstick handrails, match stairs well.

Easy to fit, looks good.

Do you know what make, Norah?

DH thinks our banister is oak or possibly a light mahogany.

We've oak broomstick handrails, match stairs well.

Easy to fit, looks good.

www.diy.com/departments/pine-handrail-pigs-ear-3-6m-wall-mounted-handrail-uk-manufactured-traditional-products-ltd/5061064271442_BQ.prd

Yes, here it is ....

rowyn

I must be ignorant. Don't most stairs have hand rails, simply for safety? Mine is painted white. I use it both up and down and am very glad to have its support!

Yes they do but some of us need a rail on both sides for safety.

I must be ignorant. Don't most stairs have hand rails, simply for safety? Mine is painted white. I use it both up and down and am very glad to have its support!

It all looked like pine to me!!

Actually whenever I've had handrails up the stairs, I've had them painted in white gloss, so much easier to wash dirty hand marks off 😉.

Tuliptree, your carpenter did a good job there, must have been fiddly for him 😟.

Anything to make life easier and safer. I've just had a handrail fitted over my bath/shower, it's a big help 👍.

Ha ha Allira - another 1st world problem!

I often have to roll my eyes at myself about "picky" details.
I can't tell you how many paint samples or fabric swatches it takes before I finally make a choice... and when we were putting in a new kitchen the number of "potential" cupboard handles we looked at!

I suppose it could be stained to as near as possible.
If I knew what wood the banister is!

NotSpaghetti

TheSunRisesInTheEast it just shows how different we all are.
I saw the same photo and immediately thought "what a pity the three woods are different shades."
This sort of thing would keep on bothering me if I lived there to be honest.

Given that I "put up with" a lot I don't like too much in my own house I shouldn't really be so picky, but if I was buying new.... then it would have to be as close to perfect as natural wood can be.
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"what a pity the three woods are different shades."

🤔 made me think.

I was hoping to find one the same wood and shade as the banister but it might not be possible so perhaps painting it same as the wall might be better.

I understand it's an advert (or I would not have commented).

Thanks everyone for your comments. I will broach the subject with him.
Tuliptree your rail looks lovely

TheSunRisesInTheEast it just shows how different we all are.
I saw the same photo and immediately thought "what a pity the three woods are different shades."
This sort of thing would keep on bothering me if I lived there to be honest.

Given that I "put up with" a lot I don't like too much in my own house I shouldn't really be so picky, but if I was buying new.... then it would have to be as close to perfect as natural wood can be.
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Two of you live in your house and one should not force the other to accept something especially when they know the other absolutely hates it. Why did he go out and buy a handrail without asking you? I know men can just see the functionality sometimes but this is part of your decor. So no I don’t think you are being unreasonable. RIP it out and replace it.

That stairway illustrating the rail looks lovely doesn’t it? I wish it were mine ( photo of which I’ve now attached) It was a very tricky job for the carpenter - I needed a rail on the left but you can see an odd curve in the wall, then it had to go round the dog leg. The original rail on the right had to be extended so I could go safely round the corner. It works really well from a safety point of view and I think it works quite well aesthetically. I chose the larger pigs ear rail as it’s deep enough for me to grip it well. The smaller one you sometimes see is not really functional more decorative.