10/01/2026
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
That became something of a theme throughout this project — less is more — and this staircase might be one of my favorite examples of it.
I’ve always really enjoyed stair work. There’s something satisfying about the process: taking everything back down, working through the layout one piece at a time, fitting and scribing treads, cutting returns, gluing, fastening, chiseling, trimming, sanding, and slowly watching all those individual details turn back into one clean architectural feature.
This one received new natural maple treads, a new hardwood landing, rebuilt/updated trim and railing components, white newels and handrails, and simple matte-black horizontal rails.
It’s the kind of work where half the shop seems to come out — saws, chisels, mallets, adhesives, fasteners, sanders and plenty of careful fitting — only for the finished product to look like almost nothing happened at all.
That’s kind of the point.
Clean. Simple. Intentional.
Really enjoyed bringing this one together. 🙏