Steps to a decorated staircase

By Ann Hoevel, CNN

Updated 1642 GMT (0042 HKT) June 25, 2013

Welcome to CNN's Open House, a project that looks at how people decorate every part of their homes. We are now in the third week of the project, looking at beautifully decorated staircases. Keep clicking to see heartfelt decor and inspiring DIY feats!
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Open House Week 3: Staircases – Welcome to CNN's Open House, a project that looks at how people decorate every part of their homes. We are now in the third week of the project, looking at beautifully decorated staircases. Keep clicking to see heartfelt decor and inspiring DIY feats!
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-991017">Emily Clark's </a>home in Charlotte, North Carolina, has a back staircase which she decorated in a way that communicates love and pride to her children.
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Open House: Staircases – Emily Clark's home in Charlotte, North Carolina, has a back staircase which she decorated in a way that communicates love and pride to her children.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-991000">Anisa Darnell's</a> Roswell, Georgia, home came with a huge blank wall along the staircase. She filled it with a collage that is a tribute to her family.
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Open House: Staircases – Anisa Darnell's Roswell, Georgia, home came with a huge blank wall along the staircase. She filled it with a collage that is a tribute to her family.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-992265">Jill Hinson's</a> Portland, Oregon, house wasn't a home until she installed this gallery on the stairwell wall.
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Open House: Staircases – Jill Hinson's Portland, Oregon, house wasn't a home until she installed this gallery on the stairwell wall.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-993393">Christine Price</a> put 250 hours of hard work into the staircase of her Edwardian home in Manchester, England.
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Open House: Staircases – Christine Price put 250 hours of hard work into the staircase of her Edwardian home in Manchester, England.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-992199">Jenna Burger's</a> Saratoga Springs, New York home had dated carpet on the stairs that she could not stand. But now that the staircase is redecorated, she often thinks about what it took to make it the way she wanted it.
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Open House: Staircases – Jenna Burger's Saratoga Springs, New York home had dated carpet on the stairs that she could not stand. But now that the staircase is redecorated, she often thinks about what it took to make it the way she wanted it.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-991782">Jacki Poovey</a> and her husband built their Cary, North Carolina, home with a staircase that was deliberately grand and wide, but now they love it for it's "lived-in" character.
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Open House: Staircases – Jacki Poovey and her husband built their Cary, North Carolina, home with a staircase that was deliberately grand and wide, but now they love it for it's "lived-in" character.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-992192">Jae Vinson's </a>Atlanta home had a dark, dingy staircase in the back which she used every day. Some paint changed the staircase and Vinson's outlook.
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Open House: Staircases – Jae Vinson's Atlanta home had a dark, dingy staircase in the back which she used every day. Some paint changed the staircase and Vinson's outlook.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-993788">Victoria Barnes'</a> Philadelphia home was built in 1890, and it needed a facelift. She painted three stories of spindles on her staircase.
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Open House: Staircases – Victoria Barnes' Philadelphia home was built in 1890, and it needed a facelift. She painted three stories of spindles on her staircase.
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Welcome to CNN's Open House, a project that looks at how people decorate every part of their homes. During our second week of the project, we examined how people decorate their foyers: Keep clicking to see images of their bold decor.
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Open House Week 2: Foyers – Welcome to CNN's Open House, a project that looks at how people decorate every part of their homes. During our second week of the project, we examined how people decorate their foyers: Keep clicking to see images of their bold decor.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-986389">Emily Clark'</a>s bold, striped foyer -- which also functions as a music room -- in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a playful take on formal decor.
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Open House: Foyers – Emily Clark's bold, striped foyer -- which also functions as a music room -- in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a playful take on formal decor.
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<a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-988203">Linda Weinstein</a> of northern New Jersey loves the sophistication that the chinoiserie pieces bring to her foyer.
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Open House: Foyers – Linda Weinstein of northern New Jersey loves the sophistication that the chinoiserie pieces bring to her foyer.
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An open floor plan and two adjacent formal rooms could have overwhelmed <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-988273">Erin Cook</a>'s foyer in Charlotte, North Carolina, but she choose whimsical wallpaper and a hopscotch rug for a stand-out look.
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Open House: Foyers – An open floor plan and two adjacent formal rooms could have overwhelmed Erin Cook's foyer in Charlotte, North Carolina, but she choose whimsical wallpaper and a hopscotch rug for a stand-out look.
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