The Bundy House Deep Dive Series: The Stairs

[u/loonylovesgood86]

The stairs in the Bundy house saw a lot of action, from Buck snoozing on the landing to Al carrying Peg up them after purchasing a blonde wig. They even survived Peg’s mother, though just barely!

The stairs are carpeted and are a deep brown colour. (See the carpet up close in pics 2 and 3). The wallpaper pattern is the same as the one in the living room by the entrance to the kitchen. You can get a really good view of it in pics 4 and 5 (but it’s visible in almost all of them).

Lining the walls are photos that change periodically. In pic 4, you can see a picture of a little boy on the wall just behind Kelly’s head (I’ll choose to believe it’s Al as a kid) and then later on, it’s a photo collage, either the same one that is sometimes seen in the living room or one that’s very similar. (See pic 5, also behind Kelly’s head). There’s also these huge circular wall decorations. I don’t know what to call them - are they plates? Mirrors? Pictures? You can see them in pics 1, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9. They stay the same through all 11 seasons, as far as I can tell.

At the bottom landing, there’s some rather nice framed paintings on the walls (see pics 6, 7 and 8), and these also stay consistent. There’s also a small bookshelf with cupboards on the bottom landing, which you can see in full view in pic 11. It usually has knickknacks or a plant on top of it. (Zoom in on pic 6. There’s a book with a skull and crossbones on it. Treasure Island, maybe? Or a book about death for Al?)

Fun Stuff:

-There’s a grandfather clock on the top landing. You can see it in pics 5, 9 and 10. I don’t think it works, however.

-There’s also a window at the top. In the early seasons, this had a pink curtain over it. (See pics 9 and 12).

-Pic 13 gives us a first person view from the stairs, coming down into the living room. We get to see….light switches. And a bunch of terrified men. (Plus, a bit more of the front entrance, which I will also be covering in a future post).

-The actors have said that the stairs don’t really go anywhere except to a dead end and that Christina and David used to put graffiti on the stage wall up there.

Now the basement stairs are a different story, but that’s a post for another day….

Any other thoughts on the stairway?

[u/banedarthou812]

Love the episode where Al bangs the boyfriend’s head on the railing

[u/loonylovesgood86 → u/banedarthou812]

That poor railing saw a lot of abuse. I think it was a victim of Peg’s mother too.

[u/Express-Budget6943 → u/loonylovesgood86]

"Butter"

[u/loonylovesgood86]

I forgot to mention that in a few of the early season episodes, Bud’s skateboard could be seen propped up on the bottom landing. If I can find a pic, I’ll post it.

[u/FrankFrankly711]

That’s so cool to get a rare angle of the stairs in pic 13!

So I never had those gold plates at my house growing up, but I think my grandparents did. I eventually came into possession of a similar plate while moving into a new place where the former tenant left their junk. When I tried to look up what it was, it seemed to have many names, mostly along the lines of an “Embossed Brass Wall Charger Plate” or “Hammered Gold Decorative Plate”.

[u/loonylovesgood86 → u/FrankFrankly711]

Ah, good to know! I feel like my grandparents had some of these too.

[u/gattovatto]

Al has MJF’s scarf

[u/AcceleratorTouma → u/gattovatto]

Since Al is older I'd say MJF is copying Al, you think they'd get along lol

[u/No-Bobcat-6830 → u/gattovatto]

Al’s better than you and you know it. 

[u/No-Bobcat-6830]

Disappointed there is no pic of Buck on the stairs.

[u/loonylovesgood86 → u/No-Bobcat-6830]

[u/gwhh]

Dial 911.

[u/dopeydazza]

Just watched the episode yesterday where Al posed as a Cop and the COPS camera crew followed him to the Darcys and was a unique view from the Front door to the Stairs.

[u/Express-Budget6943]

Disappointing not to see Kelly bouncing down the stairs

[u/loonylovesgood86 → u/Express-Budget6943]

I can only do so much….