Stair Dilemma Help!
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Comments (12)"I would really like to put a darker tread down...I would really like to put a darker tread down..." Are you talking about actually replacing the current treads? That is what it sounds like from what you wrote. Have to say that would be easier said than done. We have one tread that was broken on the stairs to our basement (didn't know it until we replaced carpeting). I recently asked our go-to-for-renovation-projects guy about taking up the carpet and replacing that one tread. Apparently stairs are built with a part that goes into the wall, so you can't just pull up the tread without getting inside the wall (at least that is the case in our 1960 house). Your house looks fairly new and the wood looks to be in excellent shape. I wouldn't change it other than to paint the risers and spindles as Paintergirl, Palimsest and Hoosiergirl suggested....See MoreKitchen/Stairs Dilemma
Comments (40)There's no reason that you can't replace the current door at the foot of the stairs with a larger glass door for access outside. That would keep it close to the kitchen and create the possibility of a "mud" type area for the new laundry bath location. Straight in from outside to the bath to wash dirty hand after depositing muddy shoes in the laundry.... It could work. Or you could place a large single glass door where the current window in the laundry room is located. You wouldn't even have to change the header, just rework the drywall and siding. You could also just add a pass through window above where your sink will be located and use that to connect with the exterior while leaving the door at the foot of the stairs. A lot will depend on what type of outdoor amenities you have and how you use those now. I can see the fridge and oven (or a snack area, or a large china hutch/storage combo) located where your current sink area is against the stairs. Then you'd have an opportunity for a large opening between the family room and kitchen area, framing the dining table and banquette at the bay window. Your cleanup sink can go where the bath is currently located, and you could add a window if budget permitted. Across the galley, there's your range (venting straight up through the roof, or horizontally to the exterior through the current garage space.) You could have a bit of a peninsula where the opening to the family room is located, with stools for perching and maybe a prep sink in that peninsula. And you're mostly recycling/re-distributing/reusing the current space that exists, which is right up my alley and always kinder to the pocketbook. You could even recycle all of the bath fixtures to their new location. But, what makes this an easy option is that you can piecemeal the project and DIY a lot of it. Putting in the bath and laundry into the current DR will allow you to keep using the old facilities until the new are ready. Then you can demo the old without losing any functionality during that project. If you put in a laundry sink, then you can do dishes in that while the kitchen sink is out of commission. :) The whole project becomes easier for your family to deal with because of the minimal disruption....See Morestairs dilemma- keep the carpet? stairs dilemma-to keep the carpet to
Comments (4)Well, if you decide to stay with the solid tread/risers (IMHO... the best, but I'm biased), and you remove the side boards... the best application would be to replace the treads, because if you keep them, the exposed ends would need to have, what we call "returns", and it's probably not feasible to add them to the existing treads....See MoreStairs designs dilemma
Comments (5)Jessica, I understand. I would hold off on board and batten until your children are older. Stairs and walls take a beating. Might think about textured wallpaper? You could paint the risers of the stairs black. That would give you some contrast but not be very hard to do. Use “satin” finish SW Tricorn Black if you go that route. It’s a pretty home and your improvements have and are “value adders”. Good job!...See MoreKeeley Foster
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