Stairs remodel

Ana M
by Ana M
From carpet to tile and oak stained wood. Easy cleanup, no fuss not muss no wear and tear stairs!
Before- they used to be carpet
after- tile and oak
before- used to be carpet
tile and oak- super durable
after
AFTER
AFTER
AFTER- Tile hallway- easy upkeep and no wear and tear of traffic! (from there the tile and wood stairs begin)
BEFORE- it was carpet
  21 answers
  • Miriam Illions Miriam Illions on Feb 15, 2012
    Did you do this on your own? I love the wood/tile look!
  • I love this, never thought stone and wood would look so good together on stairs. Looks like you'll got rid of the orange paint as well!
  • That looks great! Going to inspire many more to do this.
  • JP S JP S on Feb 16, 2012
    Love that!!!
  • Krissy Grant Krissy Grant on Feb 16, 2012
    Love the paint color. Really compliments the undertones of the tile. Great change!!
  • Ana M Ana M on Feb 16, 2012
    Thanks everybody! YES, I did this myself it took about 2 weeks, the longest part was staining the treads and I did 4 coats of poly urethane and never have I gottten even as much as a scratch on them! SO easy to clean! Yamini we did get tired of the orange- looked like halloween, do NOT know what I was thinking! It's light grey now. Even flooring and stair companies told me NOT to do this, saying "people would fall and slip" down my stairs, no one EVER has. LOL.
  • Nikki Nikki on Feb 16, 2012
    Nice work! Is that actually hardwood on the basement floor or one of the new products that looks like hardwood and works in basements?
  • Ana M Ana M on Feb 16, 2012
    Nikki, that is not the basement and yes it is hardwood. I had to stain the treads to match it as the wood floors were already in and I was trying to unify the look. I put tile in the foyer upstairs and then 'unified the tile look with the wood downstairs in my entry foyer with the oak wood planks tread and tile risers.
  • Nikki Nikki on Feb 17, 2012
    Ahhh, I see now. I want my own basement finished so badly that I guess I think everything is a basement! LOL! Your stairs are lovely.
  • Faidra at  CA Global Inc Faidra at CA Global Inc on Feb 18, 2012
    That was an excellent idea, would have never thought of that, your colors integrate well, you have wonderful taste
  • Ana M Ana M on Feb 20, 2012
    Sheila G, I sued tile at the turn because in truth it was 'easier' for me to work with than the wood and also for cleaning purposes and scratching, I did not know how much the wood would scratch and was afraid it would wear down more in that turn corner area. I used so much polyurethane to protect it though that it has not scratched yet.
  • Silvia S Silvia S on Feb 21, 2012
    we need to do the same with our Stairs,we use to have carpet Thanks for the Great Idea
  • Jan O Jan O on Feb 21, 2012
    I am going to do the same thing. I need to get rid of the carpet in my main room anyway. Maybe just tile the treads and paint the riser?
  • Pam R Pam R on Feb 21, 2012
    Although the tile work is very good, I would have done all wood. It just gives the space a warmer look.
  • Pensacola Accents Pensacola Accents on Feb 21, 2012
    Great job and very innovative!
  • Arthur W Arthur W on Mar 04, 2012
    Did you remove origional treads or install oak over the top?
  • Ana M Ana M on Mar 04, 2012
    Arthur, I had carpet originally, so I removed the carpet and what was underneath was particle board stairs, I attached the new oak treads to the particle board with construction glue and nails and then only had to attach plywood to the riser to then apply the tile to the riser. It is very sturdy and has held up very well for 6 years.
  • Derrick Gray Derrick Gray on Mar 09, 2012
    Good Job. I like it
  • Sandy B Sandy B on Mar 12, 2012
    Did you use regular vinyl, or peel & stick tiles? Looks nice!
  • Ana M Ana M on Mar 12, 2012
    Sandy B, they are real tiles, we had to lay them grout them on to the riser. They are NOT peel and stick.
  • Nance Rivera Nance Rivera on Oct 15, 2014
    Ana - I've been planning to do this to my stairs for a long time. However, I was told by Home Depot and Lowe's reps that I would need to use cement backer board anytime I'm installing tiles. That was a letdown because it is hard for me to work with, cut and heavy.