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Update Old Stairs with Painted Pine Treads and New Risers
This is my latest project in my 1979 fixer-upper house. Just finished adding new painted pine stair treads to the existing rough lumber stairs that were under the old carpet. This is a
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Awesome Rhoda V ! I'm getting ready to do the same thing! Great job!!
Painting Stairs and Adding Runners
With my house renovation, we updated the stair treads with new pine treads painted dark chocolate brown, as well as white risers. My plans all along have been to add a runner and I just
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Wow! It looks great! I might practice on my basement stairs first!
Nautical Scheme Decorating
Nautical Decor Brings a Feeling Being By The Sea.
There are some great nautical home decorating ideas that canset the stage for transporting ...»
Painting: how to paint staircase wall without a scaffold
I can't afford to hire a professional and I'm afraid to rig up a scaffold...is there any way to cut-in the top of a staircase wall? I thought of duck-taping a stiff brush to a pole, but
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the edger worked great. Then I used a small paint brush duck taped to a pole to touch up any ...»
Inexpensive Way to Finish Wood Stairs
I would love to do this to the stairs leading to my home's basement. (They are plain plywood stairs now.)
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LOL. If I do this, it will be the only nice looking thing in my basement, too, but I have to ...»
Virtual Staging Photo of the Week! Hint of decor does the trick! WOW!
Virtual Staging isn't junking up a photo with lots of furniture and decor images. VSP customizes each photo perfectly! A hint of furnishings and decor easily transforms a vacant photo into a "WOW" thats an inviting entry, look at the high ceilings and what a beautiful staircase. Capture the buyers attention instantly and show them the potential of a home! Would you want to go view this property?
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The furniture and tall flowers seem to draw the eyes up to the beautiful staircase. Thanks for ...»
Turn your stairs into a work of art
When I I ripped off the old stairway carpet, I debated for two long years on what to do with the stairs. The 'old patina' showing up on the stairs from daily wear and tear fired up an
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I think I'm going to try something similar with a nautical theme in our beach home! Stellar idea!
Home Maintenance & Repairs: Stair treads/risers separated, no access to underside
Does anyone have advice on how to pull several stair risers back into contact with the treads where they have separated? I just bought a 1920's house and a few of the risers appear to have been "kicked inward" for lack of a better descripton. There is NO access to the underside of the staircase. The area underneath is finished plaster and lathe. The stair treads feel solid, but the 1/2 inch gap is unsightly. This would likely be a DIY project so any descriptions would be gladly
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I can't tell from your pic where the gap actually is. But your stairway looks like a clone of ...»
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Great idea! Now I have to think of things to put on my stairs going up to the man cave in my ...»
Update a Basement Staircase with paint!
Our depressing basement stairwell got a facelift with board and batten on the concrete walls and a new coat of paint on the steps. I ripped up the old carpeting, pulled out all the
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How beautiful. Very formal on the downward view... fun and whimsical on the upward view. It ...»