I would like some opinions on my new staircase.

[luvrbus]

No shoes is a tough thing to do in Alaska I found that out first hand we had mud everywhere even with mats and no shoes

[John316]

No shoes is a tough thing to do in Alaska I found that out first hand we had mud everywhere even with mats

A lot of places in western/northern Canada is totally no shoes inside. It feels really strange walking around a commercial establishment in socks.

[luvrbus]

We have that rule at home but for some reason she only enforces on me lol

[Lin]

The setup looks generally pretty good.  It would be easy to put removable carpet pads on the steps and leave the metal showing on the risers.  It will look a little warmer too.  You could do the same thing with wood, but carpet on the entry steps gives people's shoes a chance to drop some dirty before they hit the interior.