Mirrored stairs

I have been wondering what to do with my stairs. I am in the middle of a (seemingly never-ending) process of getting a wooden floor laid. I decided to keep carpet on the stairs, because I live in a maisonette flat, and it would be quite noisy for my neighbours to listen to me running up and down the stairs. I have already imposed a strict no-shoes and tip-toeing policy on the wooden floor, but it has been soundproofed so it shouldn't be too noisy.

That was until I saw these stairs. Do you like them? My walls are going to be grey, or greige, and the wood on my floor is a very dark brown/black.

Or, would something like these little tiles work? They are the same tiles which I have in my fireplace, (which has had its own Apartment Therapy moment of fame.)

In the end, I will probably go back to my original plan of having carpet, or painting part of the staircase, and using a runner.

One good thing is that I will have a lot of time to mull it over. Once my floor is finished, I am officially retiring from home renovation duties until a) I have a full-time job, b) have paid off my credit cards, c) have kicked my Ebay habit (to be fair, it is a relatively new habit, but it is one with potential for long-term damage. You should see how quickly and frivilously I upped my bid for a chair I don't need from 99p to £40.) Did I mention that my downstairs neighbours' ceiling collapsed as a result of my building work? Yep, I think it's time to reel it in and take a breath.

Top photo via Apartment Therapy.