Painting Wood Stairs Black

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Painting wood stairs black. 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. First it probably helped that our wood was pretty old and not particularly fancy these were attic stairs after all. It s also a wood that is not easily stained. If you have a bigger stairs with all black paint you may need to balance it with white colors.
Black and white is the perfect couple when dealing with a color combination. If using black stain i don t think you need to add the. These black and white chevron striped stairs from amber b design are one of a kind and simply beautiful. The first step in getting rid of the orange oak was sanding it down some.
The stairs we did this project on were cheap basement stairs made of pine which is a very soft wood that is easily dinged up. Recreate the same vibe with thick painter s tape. 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 stair hand rails black.
But i knew i would need to make the railing a little more special by. With all the black white grays and cooler wood look in our tile. It s a simple choice and easy to apply. That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
Wooden staircase paint ideas by pinterest. Once dry we removed the plastic and started prepping the hand rails for painting. 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. Or use a paint primer in one.
I bought a quart and used maybe 1 4 of it for 2 coats. Repair any loose or broken parts and fill any dents. 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. We love how easily the chevron look blends with the neutral wood stair tread.
But and this is the second reason a good porch and floor paint shouldn t be slippery at all. Super slick nice wood might be more slippery. Painting my stair rails black is a project i ve wanted to since the moment we bought this house. Searching for a painted stair idea that will truly stand out.
Our builder gave us the option of upgrading to a white stair rail or have an tuscan style iron rail.