How to Use baluster in a Sentence

baluster

noun

• Over the door a limestone balcony has a stone railing with balusters and finials.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2020
• The barge was intact, but some of the balusters and caryatid statues will have to be restored.
  — Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 14 Sep. 2017
• Fence boards or balusters must not be spaced more than 4 inches apart.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2023
• The attractive, wrought iron balusters on the staircase add a crisp, modern look.
  — Joan Walden, courant.com, 20 July 2017
• In staircase lingo, a baluster refers to the vertical poles onto which the handrail is affixed.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 28 July 2022
• A wooden staircase with metal balusters leads from the entry hall to a skylit second-floor landing.
  — Marcelle Sussman Fischler, New York Times, 5 July 2017
• During this, the car rolled forward, forcing the door into a steel and concrete baluster, fire officials said.
  — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• The winding, formal stairs are outlined by twisted wood balusters.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 3 Feb. 2018
• Choose a style of baluster that mirrors elements of your decor, like turned wood for a Colonial home or streamlined metal posts for a modern abode.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2022
• For example, the trim on the front porch railing is purple but the balusters are yellow, a touch that, depending on your view of that color pairing, kind of works.
  — George Dohrmann, SI.com, 17 Jan. 2018
• That gave us a 54-inch by 70-inch rack of steel tubing, rectangular with rounded corners, the top railing held up by four-inch-tall balusters.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2019
• Its handrails, designed by local artists David and Eli Hess, are made of 129 balusters and newel posts, some new and some reclaimed from other buildings, but each different.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• Another sliced street view of repetitive balusters and the top half of a stop sign interrupts the visual monotony, hinting at the hidden horizon line.
  — Pelican Bomb, NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2018
• The staircase is quintessentially Georgian, Mr. Ashmore said, with a mahogany balustrade, square balusters and sash windows.
  — Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
• The vintage staircase and chimney were replaced with floating oak steps and slatted oak balusters that create a natural wood art piece in the living room.
  — Kelly Dawson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
• A stained glass window borders the double front doors and staircases sport wooden spindle balusters.
  — Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 12 May 2017
• Built out of composite decking and pressure treated joists, sturdy 2 by 12’s, handrails, and balusters, the ramp had three wide landings for turning wheelchairs.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• To ensure outdated stairs don't take away from the rest of the home's design, consider replacing the existing balusters.
  — John Sewall, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2018
• Researchers also found the baluster beds in Germany, which are remarkably like the sixth to seventh-century Coptic beds.
  — Stan Shunpike, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2022
• A Venetian-style balcony off the living room has marble floors, balusters and intricate mosaic work.
  — Kevin Brass, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
• The original turned porch columns and balusters were replaced by Craftsman-like elements in the early 20th century.
  — Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, 27 Apr. 2018
• Upgrading railings, even if they’re not broken, can really take your deck from meh to major: Going from basic 2 x 2-inch wood balusters to decorative aluminum rails, for example, makes a big impact.
  — Brett Martin, House Beautiful, 13 July 2018
• There are doors and windows, architectural columns and decorative finials, balusters and spindles, as well as bins of hinges, drawer pulls and other hardware from whatever time period one desires.
  — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2018
• From classically inclined baluster railings that resemble a country-style house to minimalist glass barriers that suit a more modern exterior, a railing can be that finishing touch that sets the tone for your house’s entire exterior.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024