Restain the Staircase rails, skirts and end caps
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stair railing....what style?
Comments (18)We're building and doing no carpet. I've thought of putting a runner down the middle of the stairs eventually if we need the softness. But we're starting off bare. We're doing the balusters directly on the treads. Our friends had carpet on their stairs for a few years and just spent a lot of money to have their staircase redone so it's all wood and no carpet. Their carpet had been wrapped around the entire tread and riser, etc. so the baluster was directly on the carpet. They grew to hate it because of the wear and a family member that developed allergies. It was not an easy process to have redone....See Morestair railing....what style?
Comments (6)nikkidan - I have carpeted stairs with wood ends. IIRC the spindles go down into the wood (similar to #1 but without the carpet wrap around). That may be what you were describing from houzz (I don't go there much so I'm not familiar with the prevalent style). I have straight iron ballusters. My cabinets also are stained alder. Knotty alder to be specific, and my trim is off white. In my case, the iron ballusters are topped with a stained wood handrail, and although the stair caps are maple, my stain guy stained them to be as close to the color on the alder as he could get it (he had a hard time and ended up having to tint the polyurethane to get it anywhere close). I don't know what you call them but the main stairrail supports (at the landings) are painted the same off white as my trim (and I had them built out in a craftman style, similar to the style I went with for my trim). This is not my house, but the stairs are trimmed out in a similar way. I have different carpet, different ballusters, and different wood. :) But it will give you an idea of how the wood/metal/paint can be pulled together....See MorePaint or restain these stairs- Changing flooring to light colour?
Comments (8)Before you worry about it, talk to a flooring specialist about the possibility of refinishing the floors lighter - what the result will look like. Many thought they could finish their floors dark and refinish them back to light again with no problem. However, dark stain gets deep into grain and the side ends of the wood making it very difficult to lighten without leaving a dark grain behind. A lot will depend on the actual type of floor and finish you have. Get some good info about the floor and the cost and then you can ask them about the stairs too. If you are replacing the floor with a lighter floor, you can ask about what can be expected in attempts to refinish the stairs....See MoreNeed Help- Where the railing should end up into the column or post
Comments (7)I'd probably run the bottom "wall" all of the way from the step to the column (instead of ending 10" short of the column). Square it up, so the "wall" is parallel to the floor. So, from the side, you would only see the wall, not the opening between the bottom step and the column as it is currently constructed. Then, incorporate the column into the railing system....See MorePines Everywhere
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