The 1870’s building where we live in in the heart of Paris has gone through a lot of renovations since last year. At the moment, we are in the middle of a stairway renovation, which has required a lot of meetings between the owners about choosing the right paint, the most suitable company, etc. It has gotten very technical and my detailed knowledge of French renovation vocabulary has impressed and made laugh many. It is indeed funny to know words in a foreign language that you don’t even know in your native tongue!
Today the steps were sanded, and wow, how beautiful raw wood can be!!!! I wanted to touch the wood everywhere and it felt so soft. 
The carpet that runs from the top floor all the way to the ground floor can now be fetched from the dry cleaners, and as soon as the steps receive their varnish, it will be installed. We all hope the color coordination stays successful…
Some more weeks, some more paint, and a bottle of champagne will be corked to inaugurate the life of this alluring stairway!
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Reblogged this on alatoday.blog and commented:
I love this pre-modern stair. The slope is slow and elegant. The railing bends with grace. Details are minimized. It is so thin it almost seems to float. Who can build this today?
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Hello! Thanks for reblogging and I am happy you like it! It is always very interesting to get a second opinion. Now that I am thinking, maybe I should publish also photos of what it looked like before: it was AWFUL and so ugly it was almost fashionable 😉 !!
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