Putting odd wall space to use

I have a major staircase redo in the works, but until then, I'm adding this post to Beth's party!Thank you for your encouragement about my last post! You are all so wonderful and it warmed my heart. Thanks to those who have already gotten in touch with me -- I'm so excited about working with you all!!So you may have heard me complain about our lack of beautiful stairway railings in our house. (