It might seem like a small detail, but choosing a stair handrail color matters ... be that using black art frames, black-painted steps, doors, or paneling. If painting your rails in black sounds ...

Seeing the black-painted wood on either side of the runner helps tie the railing in, too. See more of this eclectic house in ...

The dark color stands out against the white painted stairs with a faux stair ... Narrow lines of black metal make this railing stand out against the white walls in this Los Angeles home designed ...

while a black lacquered handrail adds “a little drama that is timeless and full of character,” Babcock says. That wall alongside your staircase can figure into its reimagination. Paint it ...