DIY HOME MOD: Stainless Steel Cable Railings (pics)

Looks great,

ya, just be careful about the min 4inch safety code, with a future owner.

OMG… lololololol

I can see Tubbs and Crocket living in this place now.

looks good but i feel like this modern look could potentially be dated in just a few years. home trends/styles seem to change quite rapidly these days.

What he said.

A man after my own taste. Now if you can only beat the same taste into my wife lol.

I like the stain. I do not like the cable. Its too industrial looking. I personaly like the natural wood finishes since it makes a home feel warm.

That’s really cool Josh.

Serious question:

  1. Are you married
  2. If so, what does she think of this?

I was living in an old industrial building in downtown for a while, had “All that is man” written all over it, was a hit with the buddies, a little to edgy with the ladies. She go along with it ?

First off, this isn’t my place, it’s a buddy’s. It’s a bachelor pad and has a lot of other metal/industrial things to accompany this style. It’s sets it off really well.

There’s a fine line between Modern/Contemporary and Industrial.
Personally, I feel these railings fall into “industrial”, but it suits the rest of the place and his lifestyle.

Am I married?.. yes, pretty much (engaged). Fortunately, yes, she loves the contemporary look as well. For my house, I personally won’t be going with this exact style. I’ve been fabricating a lot of “movable” things (i.e. lamps, tables, wall art) that will go into my house when i find a permanent location (out of NY state)

I’m planning to build and have been engineering some preliminary designs along with working with an architect.

I’m trying to design around a wide open, clean/sleek layout, but something that’s “warm” for a home.

for example:

I can’t wait until i start working on the little house projects. I want a lot of little trick hidden mechanical movements and all the things an engineer finds ‘cool’.

Where are you thinking of moving?

Tenessee/Kentucky/North carolina area

somewhere where i don’t need a winter vehicle, yet can go to the mountains and snowboard for a weekend if i wish. Will narrow the search down in the coming year.

<3 your DIY… solid work as always

i really like this color … you should look into it

since it was bumped…

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/railings_081.JPG

and if you don’t like the other wall art, you may not like the stainless atlas. That’s my boy btw.
http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/railings_071.JPG

no “You are here” marker?

I like the Atlas. What was used to make that? water jet?

i really like the Atlas… the whole upgrade looks nice…

cute lil guy

I drew the whole fricking thing in CAD, by eye, then had it cut w/ laser. The whole thing was arranged to minimize scrap cut out of a 5’x10’ sheet of stainless,then brushed it with sand paper. for prespective, Asia/Europ is 6’ long.

I’m making a similar one out of copper for a guy’s condo down in Florida

For future reference, did the guy pay you for that? Or was it just a favor for a friend sort of thing. I unfortunately don’t have access to such precise machinery.

pay and friend…so both.