How We Reworked Our Basement Stairs With a Recent Coat of Paint | Wit & Delight

Gradual and regular wins the race, proper?

Simply kidding, as a result of that’s the other mentality I wish to take in terms of any dwelling undertaking I’m not feeling enthusiastic about or dedicated to finishing. It was a really busy winter and a good busier spring, and now that I’m used to this new tempo of life, I’m beginning to deal with tasks round the home once more.

We’ve been portray the basement in chunks because of the sheer measurement of the undertaking. This month we tackled the staircase that connects the basement to the remainder of the home.

I’m sharing the primary photographs of our white-painted stairs and what’s subsequent for our basement design undertaking.

Why We Determined to Paint the Woodwork on the Stairs

To be sincere, this staircase felt unhappy and miserable in its darkish state! After portray all the basement household room this winter, I knew I needed to color the steps and the adjoining wine room as properly. The purpose is to brighten these areas and visually tie them in with the remainder of the basement.

What the Course of Entailed

We employed somebody to take away the stair runner and paint the woodwork on the steps. The paint coloration is identical one we used on the trim, wainscoting, and beams within the basement household room: White Dove by Benjamin Moore. The method entailed utilizing copious quantities of Goo Gone to take away the adhesive beneath the stair runner, sanding, priming, and portray.

It taught me the lesson of hiring individuals who know easy methods to correctly set up issues. It took about 4 days of labor to get the steps prepared for portray, largely due to the time it took to scrub up the steps after eradicating the runner. UGH! However we made it and I’m glad we took the time to get the stair treads trying good. 

What I Consider the Outcomes

It seems to be like a completely completely different stairwell!!! The change of paint alone made the ceilings really feel larger and the stairway really feel wider. General it simply feels actually recent. I can not wait to complete portray the remainder of the basement. 

What’s Subsequent for the Basement Design Challenge

Extra will probably be taking place within the basement this spring and summer time! Here’s a checklist of the updates to return:

• Set up wallpaper on the high of the stairwell (proven beneath). The steps open up proper into the kitchen eating space, entrance hallway from the storage, visitor rest room, and Birdie’s room (previously the visitor room). The wallpaper I choose might want to complement the design components in all of those areas.
• Add a brand new gentle fixture on the high of the steps. 
• Set up a brand new stair runner.
• Set up a brand new handrail. 
• Convey some new furnishings items and rugs into the basement household room.
• Replace the wine room (see extra of this room on this put up). We’ll do a limewash end or paint the brick, replace the sunshine fixtures, and replace the plumbing.

My general imaginative and prescient for the design of the basement household room is unquestionably extra fashionable and minimal than the design of the remainder of our dwelling. I’ll be layering decor components lots much less and enjoying much more with furnishings shapes and materials textures. Keep tuned for extra updates!