[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Abbott-Wade staircases are fit for any movie star and over the years staircases have been important backdrops in many movie scenes (take our Movie Staircase Quiz). In this scene from the end of the 1942 movie Yankee Doodle Dandy, movie icon James Cagney plays the role of Broadway Showman George M Cohan and shows us how a real movie legend takes the stairs! It goes without staying – Don’t Try This At Home!
Glass remains a very popular choice for our customers. Back in 2016 we ran a series of articles about the process of producing our toughened balustrade glass to meet our high standards. We select experienced, proven glass suppliers carefully to ensure we can install excellent quality glass into our staircases. Our suppliers receive our glass drawings as a CAD file from our design team and then precision cut each panel before sending them for toughening.
The articles cover the glass cutting, toughening and bevelling processes as detailing of the standards we work to inline with the Glass & Glass Federations criteria.
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One of the popular trends we have have seen over recent years is customers moving away from traditionally turned spindles in favour of glass. This is largely due to a desire to create a bright contemporary space within the heart of the home but there are practical implications to be considered too. The original staircase (pictured right) was painted white in an effort to lighten the hallway but the transformation to oak and glass adds the warming tones of oak with the open feeling of glass which allows unobstructed light to fill the hallway. The new 10mm toughened glass panels means there are no gaps between spindles to collect dust and the absence of glass clamps offers a more streamlined look. An added wall handrail makes a further safety feature while the new carpet injects colour with the stripes creating a further illusion of extra space.
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Abbott-Wade Ltd declared winner’s of the UK’s ‘Best Bespoke Staircase Design Company‘
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Test your Staircase Movie Trivia You may be something of an expert at naming famous movie stars or reciting lines from your favourite Hollywood blockbuster – but can you recognise a movie from it’s staircase? Take our fun quiz to try and recognise the 15 staircases and identify which well known movies they feature in? [WpProQuiz 1] You …
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Most of us decorate our homes in stages. Like the Golden Gate Bridge, the job of beautifying never seems to end. You get to the end of the task, and you realise that there’s no cohesion.
And you start all over again.
Sounds familiar?
Perhaps it’s time to question the way you create space and cohesion in the home.
Consider:
Unify the energy and beauty of the changing seasons from your outside space into your living quarters with bi-fold doors and glass stairways.
Matching doors, the use of glass, and creative stairways create flow by welcoming natural light, promoting the impression of space.
Here are our tips for creating space and cohesion in the home by choosing the right home interior features:
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Do you think this photograph (pictured right) looks just like any rocky outcrop that you’d find on most beaches in the UK?
If so, think again and take a closer look.
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