Paint Your Stairs and Install a Stair Runner - DIY Tutorial - Thrift Diving
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
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We've had this slippery, dangerous, (and ugly!) golden oak staircase in our house since moving in nearly 10 years ago. Installing a stair runner is something I always wanted to do but never had time. All it takes it one slip, though....! I decided to find some inexpensive, yet cute modern stair runners to install. I also painted the stairs white for a fresh look! I absolutely love it! I'm still not sure about how (or IF!) I want to paint the balusters. What do YOU think? Paint them or leave them natural?
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Do you think paint the bluster blue, is to much? Or maybe a tint of a darker color of wood?
Love it.... in Puerto Rico everything is in concrete and is not that easy to install anything, even to hang a picture on the wall we need a lot of things... God Bless...
@thriftdiving where did you get the rug pad from? I am sorry I did not see it in the list in the description.
The stairs just needed refinishing. Although the reno looks nice, I prefer the wood to the paint.
Me too. I can't believe people that paint over nice wood.
Yes, believe it! As much as I love and appreciate wood, I do know that sometimes a nice coat over it changes the whole entire thing. That's what I was going for. Don't worry, I have a bunch of other projects where I didn't paint over the wood! Hopefully you'll keep watching and subscribe if you're not already a subscriber!! :)
This color of wood is very outdated, though. And to change the color of the wood when my house has this same golden oak wouldn't have matched well. So the best option was to paint it. Thanks for watching, though! I appreciate it!
Thrift Diving. Yes I have been a subscriber for years now! I love most everything else you have done too! I will keep watching!
Me too. And I'd stain them dark. But I have painted PLENTY of wood, and stairs are probably about the only place I would go dark. I also would have painted the entire stair for the next homeowner.
I really like what you did so much. Everyone has their own opinion on your renovation, but it's your home and you need to enjoy it. A few year's ago we installed a ironing board into our bedroom wall, because our house is a 1925 craftsman, those are details that were in those types of houses, well our realtor, told us we need to paint the wood, or remove it because Oak colored wood is out dated, well I'm going to leave it for the new owners to decide I hope they leave it and appreciate the hard work we have done to make this craftsman house, what it is with all the mission styles and built ins.
I hated that you painted over the oak flooring. It turned out so so nice. I love the finished product . You did a really good job❣👏💖
I'm okay with painting over the oak because it was the wrong color and so outdated. It's just paint, though! And it livens up the foyer! :) Glad you like it, though!
@@ThriftDiving I was ok with you painting the oak too after I saw the finished product. It made it look so bright and new.
You're a woman after my own heart. Don't buy me flowers, give me a gift card to the hardware store. LOVE IT!💜
My dad painted himself into our badement before lol he painted down the basement stairs instead of ground up lol
I saw where someone painted every other stair tread so they could get out of their basement. Of course she finished all the treads.
Awe, it happens!
The fact that the entire stair isn't painted freaks out my OCD.
Oh no, I suffer a little with that as well everything has to be in line cans, towels, bottles everything else can be a mess but if I see cans facing every which way no matter if im at home or in someine elses home I need to fix it, lol!
Lol
Thank you for this, Serena! I fell in my staircase recently, unfortunately head first so loss of consciousness upon impact after 15 steps, brain bleed, traumatic brain injury and 3 days in the Intensive Care Unit. My staircase looks very similar to your 'before' one. Need to install a stair runner asap. So thanks for the great tutorial. Guys, be careful out there on slippery stairs... It's no joke.
OMG, I'm sorry to hear that you hurt yourself so badly! I'm glad that you shared this with us because it really is a dangerous thing having a set of bare stairs with no traction. Even if people just put tread runners on there, it helps with keeping your footing. I hope you're okay after the TBI!! Hopefully no headaches or memory loss!
get a decent machine made wool stair runner , use the rods to attach the rug, you need about 24 feet of runner for 13 stairs
@Lucas G McLiberal a real stair runner looks really good, much better than stair treads
@Lucas G McLiberal I don't know, a karastan stair runner would be beautiful , pricey but beautiful
OMG! Hope you're ok!
I pulled mauve shag carpeting off of my stairs and underneath was beautiful (worn and nail holes) wood. I filled holes, sanded and refreshed the wood stain. I also didn't have the time or expertise to install a runner, so we hired a professional to install a beautiful runner and it turned out incredible. Our home is a craftsman-style and the wood throughout the house is part of what a craftsman is. Your stair work is an improvement and I agree, those stairs looked dangerous.
Superwoman back at it again.
Looks so good! Well done!
I really wanted to do something like this in my house but I have two sets of stairs and they both are windy so I had to hire professionals to do it for us. I painted the stairs myself but they installed the carpet runner. It cost £1000 (UK) so very expensive but I love how it looks and as you say it's safe, no one slipping on the stairs.
Nice job! Bannisters would look great in black 😊
Thank so so much for this video I love how you explain everything step by step for beginners like me
I love it!! I would 100% paint the hand rail white too though. It sticks out like a sore thumb! Otherwise, great job!
So helpful!!
I have to do this to our basement stairs, so thanks!! 😘
WOW! That's is really great DIY educational demonstration.
Where can I find Someone Like You to renovate my little house in England?!
I'd renovate! Don't have a channel but always diying and decorating!
The trend is ditching carpet for wood floors. Most newer wood floors are not solid wood, only wood laminate. Your stairs are likely solid wood. The problem is with so much wood, emergency rooms are seeing more injuries. Children and if course, older people are having serious injuries falling on hard floors. I would have put new paint on the side trim, refinished the wood and then put the runner on. My parents and grandparents had brass bars in place that held the runner in place. Trends change so do it to your taste. When refinishing or painting, do every other stair so they would still be usable.
Just discovered the channel, you're my new favourite crafty D.I.Y person! Love the content.
I LOVE how that turned out. Awesome video and tips.
Thanks so much!
Look so good ! Love the rug !! You should paint the railing white too it would look even cleaner !
One thing I think you left out is how much quieter I bet this is now ! Growing up my parents would always have something to say about us running up and down the stairs !
Yes, I did forget to mention that!!! The stairs were very squeaky beforehand but now they're virtually SILENT. There is one stair that, when we step on it, it cracks and goes "POP!" But all the others are quiet. It is really nice! LOL at your parents. I am sure it drove them crazy. :)
@@ThriftDiving go up under and put a bead of glue with a hot glue gun and when it drys it want pop anymore. OR you can sometimes get by with just driving a 16 penny nail in between the stair and joist.
Our stairs have good ol' 70's shag carpet on them. LOL It's a project. To get done eventually. One room at a time and we will get this old house there.. People keep telling me (like in the comments here) what about the next homeowner? I don't really care, honestly. I want to make my family safe and comfortable, and if this 115 year old home lasts past us, then the next people can worry about it. lol Thanks for the idea and the how-to.. now to pitch it to hubby.
Turned out beautifully! Great job. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you, Darnia!
Omg I wanted to this to my staircase too but didn't know how to go about it or where to find runners. Thanks Serena your video helps a lot and your staircase looks amazing!❤
research it online and get wool stair runner, machine made is best because its thinner , if you have 13 Steps its 24 feet of stair runner
I absolutely agree with the painting white! and the colour of the wood of the stairs didnt fit the colour of the wood of the railing a little bit! and now i think its perfect!!! 👍👍👍
What a terrific-looking and effective fix to your stairs situation. Well done!
This is exactly what I plan to do for my staircase! My poor dog slipped on the top step and tumbled down last night. Thank you for posting this video! Gave me confidence to tackle it on my own. FYI, my dog is okay and currently running around lol.👍💕. Does anyone know the paint color on the wall? Looks like sherwin williams sea salt.
Looks, great, Serena! Stair remodel may be in my near future, so it is inspiring to see how you've tackled it!
Okay the last couple of projects are the same projects I have to do to my house. I have stairs going to basement that previous owners also pulled carpet up. Daughter suggested I paint and do a runner but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to and had the same questions as you. You just gave me the confidence to go ahead and do it. Also I already have the same stapler so I’m gonna put it back to work. Love the rug choice!
LOVE those runners!
Thank you! So glad you like them!
Looking great!!!! I wanted to paint our steps and then on the riser put words like, Live, Love, Laugh, etc. But didn't before we moved.
I like the stairs. You did a wonderful job. I also like the railing natural wood because it gives depth and separation to you staircase. Nice job!
Very innovative; crisp, clean and modern! Love it!!!
This looks amazing, really stylish 💖
Great job. It´s looking wonderful. I would also paint the banister.
Looks so much better! I’m going to do the same thanks
A thing I learned about caulking is to push the caulk rather then pull it it you will have less filling to do.
Yep, I do try to push it inside and then smooth while pushing it in. It does work!
Did this to our stairs. White shows every bit of dirt and they chip easy. Stripped them back to oak.
Yep, I actually PREFER to see the dirt! I know that sounds odd, but it's a visual reminder to vacuum the stairs. I have left my stairs unvacuumed longer than it should have, and it was gross. With white stairs, I am more likely to vacuum more often. That's a good thing in my book. LOL. As for chipping, this isn't true if you finish them properly. Plus, no one is walking on the sides of the stairs, so there is no reason for it to chip. Unless, of course, you're painting them white and not covering them up. Then I could see how it would chip due to all that traffic going up and down.
Looks fabulous and chic 👍
I love the way it looks now. I like the wooden contrast.
I have decided as we have old dirty NASTY carpet it's all coming UP the stairs will be painted then I will use stair pads but instead of going up the risers I will only do the treads. But WHITE gloss will be the base.. Because it looks so clean and fresh! Our bannister rail is original
YAY, glad to hear that! I worried that the banisters would look odd, but I think you're right--better to have kept them. Thanks, Tori!
makes me almost wish i
had a 2 story house!
God bless
Excellent job I love the stair runners you selected. I was thrilled at the price!! Looks so good!! Thanks, Gigi
I think you did a great job. I see a lot of comments being like "why would u paint the would" and people dont realize they can do what they want in the comfort of their own home so if youre more comfortable with painted stairs instead of keeping the wood in YOUR OWN HOME then great.
You’re hired!!! Love how u do everything the right way and take no shortcuts. It shows great work hun :)
Looks great 👍
That gorgeous natural oak is so stunning. How can you paint such beautiful surfaces? My heart break when you started to paint it white 😥😥😥
I was wondering how many comments I'd have to scroll through to find a wood purist. I love wood but I don't love that 80s oak and think her update is beautiful.
I'm with punkypine on this one! The wonderful thing is that it's just paint. In a few years if I ever decide I want to stain them, stripping off the paint and sanding them down would be an option. But I doubt I would go that route. They were worn and not beautiful and I like the fresh look. I did feel the balusters were beautiful and in good condition so that is what was stopping me from painting those.
@@ThriftDivingYou're choice obviously. Lol. I'm just old school and hate seeing wood painted generally. I would ha e refinished it and maybe add a runner still. But not paint 😉✌
@@funkypunkypine she did a beautiful job on it and it looks nice... considering 👍
@@jeniwatkins3297 Yep, I considered refinishing them, too. But I honestly didn't want to spend my time doing that. I had painted the basement stairs and it held up nicely and I liked the look of it. So that's why this one got the painted treatment. I appreciate "good wood", too, which is why I didn't paint the balusters. They looked to be in solid condition and didn't need covering up. But I can also appreciate the power of paint. :) Thanks for watching, though!
I so love this project as I took my runners off (got too old) did more harm than good 😂😂🤣 and needed to be replaced , also have to add handrail for the same reason so thank you 😊
I hated hauling the vacuum up and down the stairs so tore the carpet out. Omg the staples and nail track took me 1/2 a day to extract. I sanded and touched up also before painting. Did every other stair so I could navigate. Get it done, sell my house and come home to ruined job. My son drug his metal bed frame down the stairs gouging every one up.
Wow that looks amazing! I've been wondering what to do with my stairs as my hubby and I ripped the old carpet up years ago, but never replaced it! I may give this a try sometime because it looks so awesome!
This is a terrific-looking & nicely recorded project Serena!! I love you showing us the Prep work: sanding & filling gaps, and esp. Changing the ugly, old stair brackets to nice, Sturdy new ones❣️
I would like to see the balusters painted white - it will look finished then
You did a beautiful job on the stairs. The color was great. Everything look so nice and clean.
i love how you dont show the finished product in the thumbnail, so its always a surprise!
You are amazing, Serena! Everything you do is so beautiful! So inspirational!
If you paint the railing at the front I think a dark blue to match the runner would be really nice, plus it would compliment the blue wall color
It looks awesome! You did a great job!!
Thank you for this! I am definitely using these tips to fix up the stairs to the second storey of my house.
Looove the rugs x
So beautiful, it really looks wonderful.
I think the banisters and railing would look good black! 🤗
Very beautiful, you have done a great job
👍🏻👍🏻 SAFE & SOUND 💖💖💖💖💖 JOB WELL DONE ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That is gorgeous!!! 100% improvement!!! Love it!!! Paint the ballasted.. IMO..
Ballaster
Looks fantastic!
What a wonderful job! Love it!! Don't Listen to any trolls or haters!!
Wow, what a difference❤️
Wonderful tutorial! I now have the courage to try my hand at tackling my stairs!
Great job, and keep the videos coming.
Very helpful. And informative. Beautiful outcome. Thanks
At the beginning of the video I was like nooo don't paint the wood!
However I watched till the end and I have to say I really like the paint!
Man, you are soo very good at what you do. Love watching you. Thank you so much for sharing your great gift.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖💖💖🙂🙂🙂
Awww, thanks so much!!
This turned out so nice! Great tutorial. We are getting ready to tackle this on Friday and I’m so excited. We have the saaaaame stairs. Lol. Our house is very traditional with lots of wood. Although I don’t plan to paint the stairs, we also have 8 foot runners coming so how you joined them at the seam was so helpful. Thank you! It looks fantastic!
Stunning! What a difference and cheap too.
You doing a great work keep on doing it.
Good job, looks professional. 👍
This looks awesome!
Gorgeous...
This is going to save me so much money!
Looks wonderful! I don’t have stairs in my house (I was adamant about having a single story when I was house searching) but if I did I would paint them to look like book spines.
Did you ever do a video about changing the color of your closet from gray to something more girly?
This Looks GREAT!... I'm inspire to try this DIY now.
Thank you!! Let me know how it turns out for you!
This is a true DIYer!
I wish HGTV would give her, her own show instead if hiring some interior designer whos decked out from head to toe and hasn't even held a hammer before and clearly not even interested! I always skip their shows! I always watch people who are actually in there doing the job!
Beautiful!!
They ended up looking great. I'd leave the banisters just as they are, but that's just me. For now, that is. My mind changes with the wind. LOL
It’s looks way much better!! I love it😍😍👌❤️
This looks so good! A very informative video, thank you!
Great make over
I love the look! 👍👍👍
Look beautiful!
Great job. Love this.
Looks awesome!
Mistake to paint the treads. Just paint the risers. Add runner and stair rods. Bannister brackets should be mounted to a stud, not drywall.
That's so pretty
I think they turned out great! Painting just the risers or doing what you did made a big difference. I wouldn't touch the banister. I think that stained wood probably helps tie in the hardwood floors on the top and bottom of the stairs, huh? Great Video!
Thank you!! I've decided to keep the banisters. You're right. The rest of the wood in the house is this orange oak and it does tie in nicely. I appreciate your kind words! :)
Amazing job! That rug looks so good!
This came out nicely. I always used to think stair runners looked outdated but they're growing on me. This pattern is really nice. If you paint the rail and balusters, you should consider using gel stain. I saw a few RUclips videos and it seemed A LOT more DIY friendly and less messy than traditional stain. I don't think you have to sand anything and it would be a nice contrast to the painted wood. I also have that color oak on mine and I'm eventually going to stain them...
That is once I get off my lazy butt...
And finish the other projects I've started first...
And don't get distracted watching your videos over and over in envy lol
I am an interior designer I think you've done a wonderful job A+ across-the-board
Very, very cool. This was an awesome project & as always you killed it. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
Love this! Pretty sure my wife will want me to do this for our stairs now
The side is also much better now than before! It did not look good! We had stairs like that, and I flew down It a few times :P
Beautiful, well done job as always! I do think the orange oak is distracting now though. I would go with white paint, in a semi-or high gloss paint for the bannister and the rail you reattached to the wall. Always had glossy white trim in my house and raised two boys but it was pretty easy to keep clean .
Just love your projects-I love how calm you are working! Thank you for great videos❤️
Looks nice. I think you should paint the banister.
Thanks for the feedback!!