How To Transform Your Stairs From Boring To Alluring
How To Transform Your Stairs From Boring To Alluring!
If you have stairs that are boring and could use an easy transformation then this tutorial is one you are going to flip over. I was able to take my stairs from burning to alluring in just one day – actually, in a few short hours.
This month our sponsor is D. Lawless Hardware. I was able to get some stunning appliques from them which ignited my inner creative guru and create this staircase transformation!
Let me show you how easily I was able to transform my stairs and how you can too!
This is what they looked like before. Plain, boring, and something you would just walk past and not blink an eye at. This stair transformation was focused on the stair stringers. Mine are called “cut stringers” – there are different types and styles of stringers as well.
After we installed a beautiful runner to the stairs, I knew the stringers needed a kick too!
Wood appliques and wood carvings are often called gingerbreads. Wood appliques are glued and sometimes nailed to furniture, cabinets, and desks as added decoration. (If you use contact cement to apply this trim you are less likely to have splits.) Embossed wood, onlays, wood appliques, wood carvings, call them what you like, but these are the same type wood carvings that have been used in the furniture and cabinetry trade for many years.
I decided to paint them gold as I knew they would really pop against the white paint I chose.
The gold spray paint really did the job, It was exactly the color I was looking for. You can also order them from Amazon too – they have some stunning selections!
I had to be sure to use a primer first before I applied the paint. I also chose an eggshell finish because I wanted it to make the gold appliques pop even more.
Make sure to tape off the wood you don’t want to paint first.
Paint at least two coats of primer.
Then, two coats of your paint.
Now the appliques are ready to be installed. We used two small nails, one on each side of the appliques to make sure they didn’t pop up or off.
After your paint dries, apply the appliques. You can decide where you want them in terms of where they sit on your stringers. I wanted mine to sit on the top but that choice is yours and how large your stringers are.
Look at the amazing transformation! We love it!
My foyer is stunning! I love how it makes a stunning statement when folks walk in.
Every time I look at the stairs, I am thrilled with the results.
This is one transformation I will never forget. It was moderately easy and only costs about $50! I’d say that’s pretty alluring!
When you see the before and after, you can really appreciate the transformation.
Now you too can Transform Your Stairs From Boring To Alluring! Please let me know if you have any questions in the comment field below this post.
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