Help us figure out a stair dilemma
We are renovating our kitchen, going from the previous owners really bad white paint job on cabinets and black galaxy tops, to a medium shaker stained cabinet with leathered white granite counters. The floor is getting refinished to the lightest oak with no stain. The problem is the stairs - newell and rail were stained to match the floor and have yellowed and aged. When the floors are re-done, they will be "off" enough that the flooring refinisher says it will look wrong. They also won't really be hitting the tone of the more natural/contemporary kitchen we are putting in. I'd like to add a half wall to the front half of the stairs and just leave the upper railings as is -- they are tucked away enough that any difference in color in the newell/railing would be unnoticable. This would also add some needed space for the tv (it's a 13X20 sitting area and this wall is the only place for a tv). Hubby however likes a more modern, metal or cable rail. Stairs are carpeted and we have a dog...so probably enough said about how clean the carpet is... Thoughts?
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
3 years agosuzi
3 years agoHere’s why tv is where it is. The space is wayyy to small to put it above fireplace and the opposite wall is a bank of windows. We expect the floor to be about three to four shades lighter and not yellowed (as happens with oak of this age). Right now, the pony wall would allow the back of the tv to be fully covered
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