Looking for ideas and inspiration - staircase

[thatgirl]

For my stairs to our lower level, I want to wallpaper the risers with something bold. I was looked at a black and silver-gray striped pattern but am concerned the if not applied exact the stripes are going to be uneven.
Has anyone seen or done anything that was fun and cool?

Thanks

[kaylie]

If you don't hate chevron, I've seen quite a bit of that on stair cases. I've also seen ombre.

It won't let me PIP but home depot had this in their style guide:
www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1467&bih=677&tbm=isch&tbnid=n1GeFCh3GbwxjM:&imgrefurl=https://plus.google.com/116127055728897732788&docid=b2L3LEAafFWlAM&imgurl=https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2femhPWlz0Q/T9-RtXWaYsI/AAAAAAAAAXs/eTPjQXM5GOs/Chevron%25252BCC%25252BSRGB_1.JPG&w=512&h=268&ei=11TsT5OoO8a16gGlovGtBQ&zoom=1

This is an ombre one I saw:

[FoxInFiji]

Wallpapering in small spots and trying to line up everything exactly over +10 risers sounds like more work than it's worth. Plus getting the edges to lie flat and look seamless is the hard part. From what I've seen on corners most professionals glue up extra and cut with an exacto knife in place. That's a lot of cutting! Why not just paint on something? Easy to do and easy to paint over when you tire of it. Wallpaper is a bitch to remove. Get a stencil if you want a complicated design.

[thatgirl]

Jun 28, 2012 10:12:03 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

I have a pinboard for staircases. Most are grand/fancy but maybe it'll give you some inspiration. I love this one:

This is WONDERFUL hats off to whomever thought of that!