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annekreel

Which way would you go with stair tread choices?

11 months ago

We are redoing our stairs and have narrowed our options down to 2.


A little background...we have beautiful Brazilian Teak flooring. The cost to install matching stair treads is out of our budget. Period.


Here are our options:


OPTION 1

I found a luxury vinyl tread that matches our hardwood (even though it is not the same brand or supposed finish). It is bullnose which is not my favorite look at all. We would use white risers.





As you can see, all the treads are still wrapped in plastic so the sheen is not accurate. The hardwood was installed about 6 years ago so I don't know it the color is now stable or will darken more. Obviously, the luxury vinyl will not react the same.


OPTION 2

I found these prefinished Red Oak treads that have a modern edge (which I really like). Again, they are wrapped in plastic so the sheen is off in the photos. I love the shape of the tread and like the two-tone look although I usually tend to be very matchy-matchy.






Which option do you like? We need to replace the hallway flooring at the top of the stairs as well. Our plan is to use the hardwood again. They also make the luxury vinyl plank which matches option #1. I am surprised how closely the vinyl matches the hardwood. Here are the two side by side:




Which look do you lilke? What would you choose and then what we you do for the upstairs hallway?

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