Halleluja! I will never paint banisters again.
I really, truly mean it.
I started watching episodes of 30 Rock on Netflix while I painted. I began with season one, episode one. By the time I finished I was on the fourth season, episode fourteen. That’s seventy two episodes of painting with a quarter inch wide paint brush.
Never again!
Here’s a look at before:
And during:
And here’s the after:
I love how it turned out.
Which is good because it is never changing again.
Until we rip up the filthy carpet of course. I do have thirty episode left. :)
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at 9:56 pm
The stairs look awesome.
P.S. I found your blog when I was looking at chair makeovers from prudentbaby. I'm not a blog stalker. I promise
at 12:55 am
I LOVE IT.
at 2:35 am
Really looks nice! Good job!
at 12:40 pm
Well worth it, looks fabulous! Love the 2 colors!
at 5:10 pm
So worth it. They look fabulous. Ashley keeps telling me I need to watch 30 Rock. I love Tina Fey so I am committing to watch them all.
at 7:59 pm
Oh, but it looks SO nice! You did a great job!
at 9:43 am
I love it!
at 6:10 am
This is wonderful! What did you do for the paint? This is EXACTLY what I would love to do with my stairs!!! Beautiful blog! So glad I found it!
at 5:25 pm
I used the Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations for the stairs. So far they have held up great!
at 3:52 pm
Thanks for sharing this! I’ve been getting geared up to do the same to my banister, but wasn’t sure on the best paint for it. Love your floors, too. What are they made of?
at 5:02 pm
Hi Kelly! Our floors are stained concrete. here is a link:
http://www.natalme.com/new-floor-revealed/
at 12:31 pm
Hi Natalie,
I’ve been scouring your blog all morning…I’m in love with it…especially you outdoor playhouse. From the sound of it, sounds like it was a beast of a project though.
I was totally hoping to get more info on your staircase. Turned out superb. I need to paint mine. How did you do it? Sprayer, brush, roller? I’d love some tips!
at 8:11 pm
Dear Natalie,
Can you please tell me how you painted your stair rails? Did you have to sand & prime first? How did you manage to keep paint off the carpet? DID YOU PAINT THE dark brown too? I want to paint ours…have for years and you made me feel inspired! Please Help! Thanks,
Betsy
at 9:37 am
Hi Betsy! I used a de-glosser instead of sanding. It smells awful, but it’s not too strong. I primed with two coats of Kilz primer, and then 2-3 coats of paint. Yes, I painted the brown too. It has held up well, even with lots of traffic! To avoid getting paint on the carpet, I used blue painters tape. I pushed down on the carpet and then added the tape so I could paint as close to the bottom of the rail as posible. You do not need to worry about getting the very bottom if the carpet hides it anyway.
at 11:20 pm
Thank you so much Natalie for your help! I appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions.
Kindly,
Betsy