She came to a halt, and he half turned, lounging against the carved wood banisters.

The mode is modern: a towering classic column crowned with flowers, Art Deco light fixtures, pale wood banisters and a dazzling display of trees and flowers.

A long, steep stairway rose almost in front of them, the matching runner held in place at each step with a brass rod, a gleaming wood banister rising with the stairs, supported by intricately carved spindles.

He moved the palm of his hand in a circular motion on the polished wood banister.

She ducked under Springer's arm and into the foyer, a place of colorless tile, colorless paint, and a colorless wood banister leading up the staircase to the second floor.

I took a fast peek inside Morelli's house, seeing a wood floor in the small foyer and an old-fashioned wood banister on stairs leading up to the second floor.

The staircase railing is made by ornamental iron and finished wood banister.

Touching Up a Finish Q.Our wood banister has been stained and finished with high-gloss polyurethane.

(How disappointing if Dorothy Gale had longed for the solid craftsmanship of old-growth wood banisters, rather than the comfort of Auntie Em.)

The flames danced down the rough wood banister, bright and cheerful, bringing death.