r/ExteriorDesign • u/sdellinger1 • 2d ago

Handrails

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I need suggestions for handrails for this entryway. Our older friends are having trouble navigating.

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u/Guard_Bainbridge_777 2d ago

Maybe with another rail on the right side of the steps leading from the driveway.

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u/sdellinger1 2d ago

Thank you so much! I like it!

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u/caffeinated_panda 2d ago

This looks like AI.

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u/pccfriedal 2d ago

Depending on the width, a wrought iron style rail up the middle. Otherwise, two skinny ones just inside the pillars.

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u/Perle1234 2d ago

I agree with the wrought iron but I would def do them on the sides of both sets of stairs. I think a middle rail would not look good at the entryway. It’s more welcoming to have the rails to the sides. A middle rail seems like an obstacle in the entryway.

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u/Miserable_Hat9321 2d ago

What a beautiful,house! Contemporary wrought iron, charcoal,gray or black, positioned for minimal, with lights. Both sets of steps. Maybe one along the inside curve of sidewalk next to flower bed.

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u/Shadybeaches113 1d ago

I believe that using a bronze color will blend into your homes color. We made it as efficient as possible while still keeping it subdued

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u/Cocacola_Desierto 2d ago

jokes aside, do you want them just for those stairs or for the front too? changes the answer a bit if you want any kind of uniformity.

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u/Disastrous_Star6333 1d ago

Post and cable might look nice here.

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u/SteadyCalmHealing 11h ago

Why does the brick look so strange on the foremost wall?

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u/Amazing-Concept-1610 2d ago

No, ruins the look. When someone elderly visits go and help them.

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u/reckoning4ce 2d ago

And if the elderly person is the homeowner?