This time last year I was sulking because my attempt to stain my stairs failed miserably (whomp whomp).
remember this??
Yea major FAIL. And what’s worse?? I lived with them looking like that for almost a year…. blue tape and all! Have I no shame?? (apparently not)
Well, this summer I finally got some motivation, and after tons of Googling… and blog stalking, I decided that I was going to forget about re-staining the steps, and just paint the suckers black.
Sure its taken me forever to show you all….. but you know.. that’s kinda how I roll!
So without any further delay check out my favorite DIY project to date!!
Even though I still haven’t finished painting the spindles (fml that is going to take forever), I am loving how it looks. And I was of course extra excited to hang the Christmas garland and stockings down the newly painted railing this year!!!
Now for some Important Info:
- What kind of paint did you use? I ended up using Behr’s floor and porch paint in a low luster finish. Followed up by a Minwax satin poly on the steps, and gloss poly on the handrail.
- How are the steps holdings up? This project was completed around September, and so far the paint job is holding up really really well. The vacuum even had a tumbe down a few steps, and no chipping
- Socks or no socks? Generally speaking, I am not a sock wearing gal in the house. But now thats its cold outside I have them or slippers on all the time. Even with socks I feel pretty secure going up and down the steps….. I wish the same was true for the pups (they are having a bit of trouble adjusting to the whole no carpet/less traction deal).
- Any plans for a runner? Not in the foreseeable future! Despite the protesting of the dogs for something to grip their paws onto, I really dig the look of the bare steps for now.
- So what’s the next project? Shut up. At least I finally posted something lol
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Feeling nostalgic?? Then take a peek at the below posts showing how the stairs slowly transformed over the past loooong year!
I like it! The black/grey/white color combo looks great with your dark wood flooring.
O M G! Your stairs look absolutely incredible! I do remember all the troubles you were having with them last year.
I have no experience with painting/staining stairs, but it seems like you made a good choice! And the railing looked so pretty with the Christmas garland/stockings! Kudos to you on all the hard work!
It turned out so pretty!!!