So thanks to Pinterest I have been on a mission to rip up the super dirty and ugly carpet on our steps and stain and paint them instead...
After our small flood in the laundry room it left me with the chance to also change all the wood from oak to dark. So some begging and pleading in Lowes and the hubby agreed to let me have my way... What else is new though!
After purchasing the stain, a new brush, some tape and a few other supplies it was back home to pull up carpet and padding. That was a simple task, and then it was time to pull out the staples left behind... Those things hide well!
At this point the steps looked like this... A hot mess! The paint needed to come up, and they needed to be cleaned up as well. So we used our little hand held mouse sander and a few hours later we had this.
We had to fill in a few spots with wood putty and then we vacuumed and swept the steps and then we took a wet washcloth and wiped them all down.
Once they were dry we began staining every other step like this
You will see here that it is really dark... After it sits for about 15 mins it will soak into the wood some at which time you wipe it down and allow it to sit another 4-7 hours before applying the second coat
Day 2 we gave them a second coat
Day 3 we started the opposite steps
This has been one messy process for sure!
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