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Bespoke Staircases & Railings

Stairs as sculpture.
Built once. Built right.

A portfolio of one-of-a-kind staircases hand-built for architects, designers, and discerning homeowners — from sweeping curves to cantilevered modern oak.

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We design and build one-of-a-kind staircases — the kind that anchor a home and outlast its owners.

Every project starts on site, with a conversation. We model the run in CAD, prototype rail profiles in shop, and assemble the entire stair as a kit before it ever sees your home.

The result: install days that are fast, clean, and final — and a stair that looks like nothing else on the street.

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The floating oak

Open-riser construction in solid white oak. Cantilevered treads, blackened steel balusters, hand-shaped handrails — engineered to feel weightless.

Modern · Open Riser

"A staircase is the first sentence a home speaks. We make sure it's said with conviction."

— The Custom Railz & Stairz Studio
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Sculpted spirals

Geometry resolved in walnut and steel. Each tread custom-cut, hand-finished, and assembled on site — a vortex of craftsmanship that pulls the eye upward.

Helical · Custom Geometry
How we work

From concept to summit, four deliberate steps.

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Consultation

On-site visit and a conversation about budget, materials, and how the stair sits in the architecture.

02

Design

CAD modeling, rail-profile prototypes in shop, full material samples for your sign-off. 2–4 weeks.

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Fabrication

Built as a complete kit in our Chicagoland shop. Forged, turned, joined, finished. 6–10 weeks.

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Installation

Clean, fast on-site assembly with our own crew. Typical install: 3–7 days. We leave the site finished.

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Light, turned

A modern interpretation. Helical plaster, blackened iron spindles, and an oculus skylight at the apex — drawing daylight three stories down.

Modern · Plaster Helix
— DETAIL —

Hand-forged ironwork

Every scroll, collar, and finial is shaped at the forge. We don't source decorative metal from catalogs — we draw it, bend it, and weld it ourselves to the proportion of the run.

  • MaterialWrought iron, blackened steel
  • FinishHand-rubbed oil, satin lacquer
  • OriginBuilt in Chicagoland
  • Lead time10–16 weeks
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Heritage curves

Classic American radius. Volute starts, turned newels, walnut treads on white risers — the language of homes that hold their value across generations.

Traditional · Curved
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Quiet tradition

Square paneled wainscoting, charcoal risers, white oak treads, bespoke iron balusters with rectilinear motif. Tradition refined for the modern build.

Transitional · Iron
— CRAFT —

Built like furniture.

Treads tight enough to walk barefoot. Joints dry-fit before glue-up. Every newel turned on our shop lathe. We approach a staircase the way a fine cabinetmaker approaches a sideboard — because for the next forty years, that's exactly what it is.

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Let's build the stair
your house deserves.

Tell us about your build. We respond to every inquiry within one business day with availability, ballpark range, and next steps.

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