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