Do It Yourself Staircase Makeover
This post is about how & why we did this project ourselves when we tend to do more quick & easy projects... with honest opinions about the process & the products used.
The number one thing to know about sanding- Always sand in the direction of the wood grain.
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Williamon Jan 12, 2017They came out beautiful and elegant. Stripper was definitely not necessary. Putting on the gel stain with a clean cloth would have been easier and quicker ( that is what I do with gel stain). Also you can blend the stain with the cloth as it get saturated with the stain. Being SILLY breaks the monotony during the sanding =:) You did an excellent job. I hope you were patting each other on the backs several times for a job well done with a few high fives =:) =:)
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FrugEleganceon Jan 12, 2017Yes totally correct William, gel stain can be applied with a cloth. We do it like that for our Front Door Update post (also on Hometalk & blog) and we love how that project came out too. Its so thick & easy to work with vs regular stain. Thanks so much William!!
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Haysha S.on Jan 12, 2017Looks like you did a beautiful job!
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FrugEleganceon Jan 13, 2017Thank you so very much Haysha! **FYI, FruGirl Randi, here- I grew up in Oceanside.. pretty close to you ;-)
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