Floating stairs makeover
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Roshan malik
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I am looking for some advice on what to do with the floating steps I have. I would like to maintain the same look but my first and second floor have wood and would like to do something similar with the treads. Doing wood on the top of the treads is possible but I wasn't sure on what to do with the sides and bottom of the treads. This used to be covered with carpet before. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Roshan
Roshan
8 answers
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When you mention sides of the treads, do you mean the stringers? From the pic, the treads look like they could be stripped and stained - top and bottom. Keeping the risers painted looks nice as it matches your spindles. I would also leave the bars under the steps painted as well.
Marion Nesbitt
on Feb 23, 2015
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You can put wood flooring on the treads and paint the rest to match your spindles. I'm in agreement with Marion.
Hope Williams
on Feb 23, 2015
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You can purchase wood tread covers to match flooring.
Ann Beach
on Feb 23, 2015
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If you have some of the flooring material left (or can get some more) use it on the treads and trim out the edges. I would paint the stringers and the bars under the treads the same as the spindles.
Sherry Fram
on Feb 23, 2015
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Think things in general are cheaper in the States than here. The ready made tread covers are over $35 each up here.
Marion Nesbitt
on Feb 23, 2015
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Paint the stairs and stack books under the stairs for an interesting library :)
Sally Garrity
on Feb 24, 2015
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I know this may sound kooky but you can create a beautiful and durable surface using brown stained paper. This DIY shows how one blogger used this technique to makeover her stair treads. http://goo.gl/osptKU
Deirdre Sullivan
on Feb 24, 2015
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I am looking at the stairs and the risers, the vertical part above each step, look like they could be a tricky trip hazard as they are usually solid or completely open. Do they work well? That is a pretty nice staircase and you could just paint the stair treads white like the spindles.
Ilona Elliott
on Feb 25, 2015
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