Brass Stair Rods

Stair rods, also known as stair carpet rods or carpet rods, are seeing a resurgence of popularity, and brass stair rods are extremely popular.

Stair rods are literally rods that used to hold stair carpet runners in place, although they are primarily decorative these days. In days of old, of kings, and gout, and castles, and knights in shining armor and the like, carpet rods were used in the crevasse of each stair, where the vertical and horizontal part of the staircase meet, to hold the carpet in place. They worked pretty well, but carpets still had some "give." (OK, so maybe I'm exaggerating on the time frame when stair rods were functional just a little bit . . . ).

These days, carpet runners on stairs are held in place more securely by modern means like tackless strips and staples, and stair rods are used for their decorative touches. They also hide imperfections in the carpet, for example depressions where there may be staples or tacks, as well as to hide pattern mismatches where the runner was cut to fit the stairs.

Stair rods are made of multiple materials these days, but brass is most common. They can also be made of various types of steel, aluminum, and even wood.

Why brass? I don't know why others may like brass other than it is looks great and is durable and at a great price point. For me, brass invokes feelings of the best parts of a bygone era. I love the muted yet bright yellowish color of brass, which does resemble gold, and also the fact that man has used brass since before the historical record existed; pre history I'm told is the correct term.

Technically, brass is any alloy of zinc and copper and there are many types of brass, but I ramble. For brass details, check out the superb Wikipedia page on brass.

There are many types of styles of brass stair rods commonly used, ranging from antique styled to post modern and every where in between.

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Brass stair rods can add that final finishing touch to a staircase, and accent the front entryway and more. Count me in as a brass and stair rod aficionado!