alycemina Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Hi all, I have a dilema - I am making a very Georgian staircase - wider at the bottom than at the top with one landing and 180 reverse. To save space, the staircase will be wall flush on one side and curved on the "free" side. Should the bottom of the staircase face the open back or face the front door? I can inset the front door into a wider portion that is hinged and swings open so that the staircase can be seen nicely from the front when the hinged section is opened, or just have the open back the "front" where the staircase runs up towards the real front. What would you do? Or, other ideas? I have thought myself silly on this one. Best regards, Alyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Minis Dollhouses Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Ive seen staircases face either sides and sometimes sideways as well. It really depends on how pretty your staircase will be and how visible you want it to be. If youve done a lot of work on it, youll want to show it off, so I suggest you face it to where it will be most visible. I dont believe there is a wrong direction for it to face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Such a fantastic staircase needs to be seen rather than peeked at through the front door! If it were up to me, I would put it so that it can be seen from the open part of the house so it will be shown in all it's Georgian glory! That's my story! I'm sticking to it! Wolfie :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I don't think that there's a right way or a wrong way. I like to pose dolls in my dollhouses, and I find that staircases are great for that purpose. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I would place it towards the open back, where it would be revealed in all its glory. It's your dollhouse, what do you want to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 One of the great features in Georgian architecture is symmetry, so there were doorways leading out at either end of the entry hall and the stairway would point in whichever direction most guests would arrive; so "front" and "back" are arbitrary distintions and you can have the stairway pointing toward the open wall, rather than the closed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evervescent Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Great question! I'm going to be facing this decision in the near term future myself and have been wondering the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 havanaholly is right. here in the south so many beautiful colonial & antebellum mansions have two entrances-- one might face the river landing & the other a long tree-lined drive (example: Mount Vernon.) your stairs could face the back opening & still face a doorway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 In Ashley Wilke's plantation, those stairs faced a long hallway when Ms. Scarlett came down....it led past the infamous library and den and out to the outside. What a magnificant staircase that was too.....very elegant! Why yes Rhatt, you can carry me up them there stairs if you please!!!!! Wolfie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justmesue Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I would face it where you feel it looks best! Try it both ways before you glue it in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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