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Painting wood stairs black.
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.
Super slick nice wood might be more slippery.
First it probably helped that our wood was pretty old and not particularly fancy these were attic stairs after all.
I bought a quart and used maybe 1 4 of it for 2 coats.
It s also a wood that is not easily stained.
But i knew i would need to make the railing a little more special by.
You want to get the varnish stain off.
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.
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.
But and this is the second reason a good porch and floor paint shouldn t be slippery at all.
If you have a bigger stairs with all black paint you may need to balance it with white colors.
Since the second one wasn t my style i opted for the first option.
That made painting the stair treads an even easier decision.
With all the black white grays and cooler wood look in our tile.
Black and white is the perfect couple when dealing with a color combination.
Wooden staircase paint ideas by pinterest.
Repair any loose or broken parts and fill any dents.
If using black stain i don t think you need to add the.
We love how easily the chevron look blends with the neutral wood stair tread.
Painting stair hand rails black.
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.
While paint is perfect for making over an old staircase you need to make sure it is in good nick before you start.
Or use a paint primer in one.
Once dry we removed the plastic and started prepping the hand rails for painting.
Our builder gave us the option of upgrading to a white stair rail or have an tuscan style iron rail.
These black and white chevron striped stairs from amber b design are one of a kind and simply beautiful.
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.
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.