baluster

Have you ever wondered why your deck railing balusters don’t look so bad?

The primary bedroom suite can be reached by going down a spiral staircase with wrought-iron balusters created by Patrick Cardine, an acclaimed blacksmith and designer whose work can be seen at Washington National Cathedral.

They raised the railing on the stairs by replicating and lengthening the balusters.

They are designed for a baluster style of railing with pickets and can’t be used with all railing types.

The building still has a pair of wide elliptical stairways that still have their original walnut handrails, round newel posts and turned balusters.