Search Results for: staircase

I really loved it…

It was beautiful and looked just like the day I hung it…

…but it was time.

I wanted a new look.

(It is the last area of the house I hadn’t re-done.)

I was hesitant because it’s really high up there.

Today, I’m not so brave.

I still have to tackle this lofty mess,

but look how much I have accomplished!

After stripping the wallpaper and scrubbing the walls, I have spackled and primed the walls, painted the walls and given all of the trim two fresh coats of paint.

 

 

A few years ago, we pulled off very worn and yucky carpet and hired someone to do the difficult job of removing the builders paint from the step treads.

We thought of replacing the steps with new treads but the way

this staircase was constructed it was not possible.

John added some molding and I planned on filling all of the

gaps and nail holes and painting them.

I had a vision of what I wanted the foyer to look like but had to wait until

the wallpaper could be removed.

Now I could proceed!

I spackled, I primed and I painted with a white semi-gloss to make them look like new.

At first I wanted numerals but made the decision to stencil a motif on each riser.
But something troubled me with this design.

It reminded me of… 

a peering man with a mustache!

Yup… there goes my crazy imagination again.

I couldn’t live with twelve angry men looking at me each

time I went up the steps.

So…

I covered this sinister fellow with primer and two more coats of semi-gloss paint.  Waited for it to dry, re-measured center and  stamped this…

 

Much better!

I mentioned to my daughter, Jamie that I wanted to replace the foyer mirror with a larger one that had a silver-ish frame.  She said she had a brand new one she bought for a new house that they decided not to purchase and that I could have it.  She got it from Home Goods for a whopping $15.00 because two of the corners are damaged.  It measures 41.5-inches x 31-inches.  Which means…