Staining stairs

Staining pine stair treads can be tricky, this paint + stain combo will show you how you can make pine stairs beautiful on a budget.

We take a look at staining vs painting stairs. Everything you need to know and much more in our complete guide.

Learn how to stain wood stairs in just a few easy steps. Staining wood stair treads is a simple DIY project, let me show you! Have I ever mentioned that we have a “back house?” It’s a completely separate home with a full kitchen, two bathrooms and a bedroom upstairs. We’ve had a friend living there who recently moved out. Needless to say the carpet that was on the stairs and bedroom floor had to go! We hired someone to lay the stairs but I decided I would stain the stair treads.

Have you ever tried stripping and sanding an old piece of furniture so you could restain it? It’s soooo much work! Is there an easier way? Can you stain over stained wood? Yes you can!! We show you how to make stain darker on wood without stripping or sanding. The before - light stairs before making stain darker on wood These are the stairs from the main floor to the basement of our house. When we bought the house, the hardwoods upstairs were a very unattractive red. Our floor refinisher…

Update Stairs with Gel Stain (SO EASY...believe it!) Perfect product for the average homeowner. Simple, quick and beautiful results!

Do painted staircases really last? What our staircase looks like one year after painting it + tips to stop paint chipping!

Update carpeted stairs with beautiful wood stairs. Learn how to replace carpet on stairs with stained wood treads - DIY style.

We had gorgeous weather this weekend, temperatures reaching into the 70’s ….. YEAH! But yesterday brought us snow and cold temperatures. Boo! I wish Mother Nature would stop being so…

How we painted our stairs to look like wood and saved thousands of dollars. Looks intimidating but is actually really easy!

If you’ve removed carpeting from your stairs lately, you almost certainly found plywood underneath – and what a boring eyesore it is! If you don’t want to hide your stairs behind new carpeting, you might wonder if you can paint or stain them to improve their appeal. We’ve pulled together the steps to paint or […]