While paint is perfect for making over an old staircase you need to make sure it is in good nick before you start.
Painting wood stairs black.
Painting stair hand rails black.
Our builder gave us the option of upgrading to a white stair rail or have an tuscan style iron rail.
It s also a wood that is not easily stained.
If you don t prime the wood first the paint may sink right into the wood and you will need more paint to get a nice finish.
Painting my stair rails black is a project i ve wanted to since the moment we bought this house.
That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
Repair any loose or broken parts and fill any dents.
Since the second one wasn t my style i opted for the first option.
Black painted stairs ideas by pinterest.
Once dry we removed the plastic and started prepping the hand rails for painting.
These black and white chevron striped stairs from amber b design are one of a kind and simply beautiful.
If using black stain i don t think you need to add the.
I bought a quart and used maybe 1 4 of it for 2 coats.
The first step in getting rid of the orange oak was sanding it down some.
Searching for a painted stair idea that will truly stand out.
But and this is the second reason a good porch and floor paint shouldn t be slippery at all.
With all the black white grays and cooler wood look in our tile.
Recreate the same vibe with thick painter s tape.
It s a simple choice and easy to apply.
You want to get the varnish stain off.
Black and white is the perfect couple when dealing with a color combination.
But i knew i would need to make the railing a little more special by.
You can paint both bare wood and painted wood but if the stairs are very old and have many layers of paint on you might want to strip them back first.
Or use a paint primer in one.
If you have a bigger stairs with all black paint you may need to balance it with white colors.
Super slick nice wood might be more slippery.
Wooden staircase paint ideas by pinterest.
Apparently the primer that comes in the paint is intended to help paint stick to previously painted surfaces and since i am painting onto varnished wood an all purpose primer was recommended.
When using black paint you can ask to have the primer tinted grey so it is not as hard to cover the white with black paint.