I spent most of yesterday working on the stairs , I wonder how many hours has gone into finishing the stairs ? perhaps its better not to know. One more coat of Birch White on the risers and the painting of the stairs will be complete . Actually the upper level hasn't even been started. Just a few touch ups here and there and one more top coat on the treads also.
It bothered me that the height of the front door was 1 foot shorter than the other doors on the main floor , so I added a large header on to make it a better height, it's so much more balanced now.
The stairs have come a long way from bare raw wood.
I just need to finish up the wainscoting . That has been harder than expected , plans evolve though and I think it will all work out well. Let's hope.
It's so hard to go to the garden centre and to see all the plants and not be able to partake in the spring updates that I normally do this time of year outdoors. I decided to go ahead and get some pots and ferns since our porch is shaded most of the day , I love the little bit of green . We picked the door color a muted yellow called Rattan. Hopefully the painting will get done tomorrow , the paint on the door right now has taken quite a beating, yuck. The blue would not be my choice .
The yellow we chose looks as close to this as possible. I can't wait , this will be the first touch of mine for the exterior.
I'm staining the kitchen island top today , working on the wainscoting for the stairs , installing some blinds and a bunch of other little jobs that need doing .
12 comments:
You must spend a lot of time running back and forth to hardware/lumber store :) The stairs are looking good.
love the yellow door with your grey exterior. I love watching your transformations come together.
laura
The stairs look great. We are planning on redoing our stairs.
Did you use stain on the bannisters?
Linda , the bannister is stained yes.
The stairs look amazing! I admire your stamina!! You are probably the most ambitious woman that I know! I feel inspired!
Love your stairs. That's a lot of hard work! Do you think if I took the carpet of builder stairs I could do the same thing?
I love your stairs! That's a lot of work! Do you think it's possible to pull off my carpet on the stairs and do the same thing?
I love the blue but the yellow is gorgeous. Everything is coming together sooooo nice.
Your stairway looks grand and you couldn't have picked a better color for your exterior door. It's all coming together beautifully.
Hey Chris,
We live around the corner from you. Have you dropped into the site construction office? They may be able to tell you when your topsoil and sod is going to happen. You could even try their office in Pickering, maybe mention that the house is one of a kind and the only one on the main entrance to the neighboroughood that doesn't have grass...Just a thought.
Michelle
Hi Michelle,
Our sod is coming in a month , not too long of a wait . Our lovely neighbours are going to give us a bit of sod that they are discarding so we can have a little green space for a month , nice huh!
I would love to do this to our stairway... but it already has a finish on it. I'm planning on sanding... but what did you use for the white paint portion? I'm worried it will be sticky or tacky when I'm done.
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