Stairway makeover
J Humphreys
4 years ago
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housegal200
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Comments (4)Kismet that was a great link - I saved it! When my husband and I were thinking about doing the stairs we orignally were going to just re-stain the wood (like in the blog link) but with all the work involved we figured it might be worth it to just change out the spindles as well since we love the iron look (and i think it would match better with my style of decorating)... Nanny we saw the spindles at Lowes and last time I did the math it was around $500 in supplies - which if we DIY we thought wasn't too bad...I'm afraid a contractor will charge triple... Nanny do you mind showing me a picture of what you did. How was it getting the spindles into place on the handrail? Did you have to buy the angled pieces for the bottoms? Or did the spindles go directly onto your stairs? I think we are both more afraid of the staining - we tried staining one of our bathroom cabinets and it was a horror! We ended up just painting it! The posts and handrails seem much more intricate to sand and stain than the cabinet we managed to screw up! Thank you both for your responses!...See MoreStaining spindles
Comments (1)Where to start? First, stains only stain bare untreated wood. They do not work on already stained or finished wood. There are 'stains' called gel stains. Those are paint, not stain. They are, however, your least expensive option for darkening the balusters. You cannot stain---gel or otherwise---lighter. The other staining gotcha is that different types of woods stain different shades when the same stain is applied. Meaning nothing will be the same color. I've never seen bull nosed plywood treads. Treads are usually at least 1" thick, and more often 1&1/8" thick if made of hardwood or 1&1/2" thick if made of construction lumber. Construction lumber treads are designed to be covered by carpet. There is a good chance someone will get splinters from construction lumber threads at some point since the wood is way too soft for staircase wear. You could sand all the finish and most of the stain off the balusters and spindles---that would take more money in sandpaper than it would cost to buy new spindles. End advice is to get new materials....See MoreLiving Room Makeover Help!
Comments (43)I would think about removing the brick and drywalling over the fireplace. Voila, new big wall for TV, in the obvious place..... Or drywall over the wet bar area on the living room side only and keep the wet bar used in the dining room; or just get rid of the wet bar and install a steel or glue lam beam (spelling?) in the ceiling to hold up the second story. Or redo the window wall with side windows and keep the upper window and put the TV where the large window is now but remove the window and sheet rock the wall and keep the fireplace and put in a sectional.....lots of options, and they will probably all fit in the budget and enhance the room and give you a new look for the room....everyone wins! Good luck and think positive....also hiring a designer might be good too as you are looking to spend a few dollars here and you should be happy about what you are spending knowing you will get a look you love. But first decide where the TV will go and what size it will be. Windows on either side of TV/entertainment area....See MoreEntry stairway design needed
Comments (5)I will put my 2 cents into the lighting. I would replace one of the cans with a hanging light to give some decorative flair, and I would also replace those lights on either side of the pillars with some up/down lighting. it would high light that brick so nicely and bring a presence to the front of the house at night. Here is my not a pro idea lol....See Moreacm
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