Paint will show any rough spot or blemish and will be harder to fix once you ve started painting.
Painting unfinished basement stairs.
Unless your stairs are really smooth and don t have any imperfections i would give it at least a light once over sanding.
We painted the wall stringer with a fresh coat of trim paint.
Durable slip resistant porch and floor paint is ideal for stairs.
The basement is often seen as a dark and cold place.
Another artistic design of staircase wall painting idea you can apply in your house.
If you have another exit from the basement begin painting at the top and work your way down the stairs.
If you plan to use standard latex paint however top it with a few coats of water based polyurethane to increase its durability.
Next in our basement stair ideas is to turn the basement into a light and warm place.
Remove staples left from the carpet installation.
We used oxyclean for this project.
Yours doesn t have to like that.
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1 obviously you want to be sure your surfaces are clean and dry so start there.
If you have a cement staircase you will want to fill.
Comparatively oil based polyurethane is longer lasting but yellows with age takes longer to dry and typically contains more chemicals meaning more fumes.
The color of the paintings should be matched with the other element s color like the brown flooring.
2 the first paint we put down was the white trim paint.
But in reality it is an enormous blank canvas just waiting for your inspired ideas and artistic vision.
3 the only step that was remotely precise.
Use putty or wood filler and a putty knife to fill in holes.
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One of them is to do use lighter colors like pink and white on the basement stair railing.
Decide if you want an unconventional design on.
An unfinished basement with its concrete floor and exposed joists may seem dreary and cold.
If the steps you are painting are the only access paint alternating treads and allow them.