There is a lengthy-standing tradition of builders and carpenters installing a one, upside-down baluster on objective to admit that “only God’s creatures are ideal,” and anything guy-created will have its flaws. The other train of believed powering installing the upside-down baluster lies in the superstition that doing so would reduce the devil from creeping up the stairs and capturing anybody who might be about to move away.

Whatever the cause, each mail a slight shiver down my spine! Whilst our current dwelling has a staircase, it’s fairly slim and has walls on both sides – no balusters. This is why I so badly wish I could get a peek back into my previous household one particular day and see if its staircase experienced that telltale upside-down baluster!