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Hang a Statement Chandelier. In the foyer of our 2019 Whole Home, designer Vern Yip installed a stunning gold chandelier in the middle of the curved staircase. The gold metal brings out the gold ...
Split-Level House. A split-level home (sometimes called a tri-level home) is a style of house in which the floor levels are staggered. There are typically two short sets of stairs, one running upward to a bedroom level, and one going downward toward a basement area.
An intermediate landing is a small platform that is built as part of stairs between main floor levels and is typically used to allow the stairs to change directions, or to allow the user a rest. A half landing, or half-pace, is where a 180° change in direction is made, and a quarter landing is where a 90° change in direction is made (on an ...
Stoop (architecture) Two row houses with stoops. In American English, a stoop is a small staircase ending in a platform and leading to the entrance of an apartment building or other building.
An ornamental, lattice framework consisting of small strips in a criss-crossed pattern. Lesene A type of pilaster that lacks a base or capital. [60] Light The opening(s) in a window between mullions and muntins through which light enters an interior space. A 6:6 window is a window that has six lights in the upper sash and six in the lower sash.
The small beaded crystal chandelier fixtures identified on the wreck only hung in the forward parts of the A and Boat Deck levels, the rest contained cut-glass shades. Each staircase was built of solid irish oak, with each banister containing elaborate wrought iron grilles with ormolu swags in the Louis XIV style. The staircases were 20 ft ...
Servants' quarters. Parts of a building which contain the domestic offices and staff accommodation. At 18th-century Holkham Hall, service and secondary wings (foreground) clearly flank the mansion and were intended to be viewed as part of the overall facade. Servants' quarters, also known as staff's quarters, are those parts of a building ...
Staircase tower. Staircase tower with no external door on the church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Rampoux (Lot), France. A staircase tower or stair tower (German: Treppenturm, also Stiegenturm or Wendelstein) is a tower -like wing of a building with a circular or polygonal plan that contains a stairwell, usually a helical staircase.