I have an update on our stairs!!! I'm so pleased with the transformation! Goodbye carpet, hello paint. It might be hard to tell from the before picture but EVERYTHING (including the ceiling!!) in the room was painted with a glossy pinkish paint that was terrible. I painted the stairway walls with a flat white, the spindles and risers with a glossy crisp white, the stair treads with a high gloss black Glidden porch and floor paint and the other living room walls with a very light cream color.
Before - We took this picture at the walk-through the day before we closed on the house. Gross!
After - New painted stairs with the new hardwood floor!
We removed the radiator cover and added a new black mirror over it. I got an unbelievable deal on the mirror from Pier One Imports. It was $119 originally but it was dinged up in a few places. All it needed was a little touch-up with the black paint I used on the stairs and it was only $29!!!!!! It's a really heavy mirror too.
Did you notice the new recessed light? We replaced all of the eyeball style recessed lights with the new flush recessed lights. It really made a huge difference in the room and each light was only about $6!
After - Closeup of the stairs.
We still haven't decided if we're going to paint the newel post and banister. I'm not sure if we would stain it to match the front door which we still haven't figured out what to do with. Ideas are welcome!!
6 comments:
Gasp! Gorgeous! It looks so clean and crisp now. Love it.
normally i'm against painting wood but, oh my goodness, your stairs are gorgeous. you could go with painting the new post and banister or leave it just like it is. you're style is marvelous and clean.
Thanks Megs!
goosefairy - Thanks for the compliment!!
I know what you mean about painting wood. We definitely considered restoring the stair treads to the hardwood but it probably would have required a professional since they're pine.
Progress indeed!! The stairs look wonderful...I love the painted steps! I think I like the newel post as-is...that would is just fabulous.
I love the stairs. I just bought a 150 year old house. The stairs have already been painted (maroon) and I wanted to paint them black or grey instead. What did you do to prep/paint, what paint did you use and how is the black holding up? We are also discussing what to do with the railing - currently natural wood, with beautiful carving etc, but not in great shape.
Thanks Anonymous -
We had to scrape off some old glue that was left on the stairs and then sand them down with a palm sander until they were smooth. Then we put one coat of primer on them and then two coats of the Glidden oil based porch and floor paint. The black is holding up great - we haven't had any of the paint chip off. I'm assuming that over time we may need to touch up the paint but for now, it's been a couple months and we haven't had to paint any spots.
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