Too often staircases are ignored and while this one was largely functional only, we turned it into a show topper with the original glass wall sculpture from Atlanta artist Kathleen Plate. Each ring came from a different wine bottle, it's fully sustainable and we even gave her a bottle from my client to include. The carpet is truly like walking on velvet and we accented with stair rods to riff off the modern stair rod system. This intrigues and invites visitors to want to know what's upstairs. Credit: Robert Thien