Wrought Iron Staircase with Glass Railing, Naperville

How do you guard an open staircase without blocking the light? On this Naperville staircase the answer was glass: a modern wrought iron stair frame in satin black with glass panels for the railing, so the flight reads open from every angle.

Glass on a staircase is about keeping sightlines and daylight intact, which is what you want when the stair sits in the middle of an open floor plan. You see through it, the space feels bigger, and the metal frame fades into the background. The trade is upkeep, glass wants the occasional wipe-down, and cost, since tempered safety glass is not cheap. In an interior with good light it is usually worth it.

Indoors the wrought iron frame is painted rather than powder coated, primed and finished in satin black, which keeps cost sensible and lets you touch it up over time. The metal is built to the actual staircase and the glass is fit to it. We do this kind of work throughout Naperville and the western suburbs.

If you want an open, modern staircase that does not wall off the room, glass is worth a look. Send Signature Metal Works photos of the space.