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Stair Makeover- Stairway to Heaven

By Dana Tucker 6 Comments

painted stair before and after by Bella Tucker Decorative FinishesSometimes enough is enough. That’s what happened one day when Brooks was totally in the middle of another project. Our bathroom was torn up and awaiting a makeover and Brooks had had all he could stand of the stained, dirty carpet on our stairs. He stopped what he was doing and pulled the carpet off the stairs. He had no plan after that. He just mentally needed to get the dirty carpet pulled out and then ponder his next move. Lucky for him, I had been stalking Pinterest for months formulating a plan for the stairs. I was in love with the idea of a painted stairway. 

Our best design work together comes from our mutual collaboration. Unfortunately, we butt heads ALOT!!!!!! All of you women out there who wish your husband would take some initiative to fix up your home, beware of what you wish for. We have had many, many, many disagreements about the way a room should be designed. He likes shiny, fancy and blingy. I like simple, distressed and cottage-y. Luckily, our direction on this project was on the same page and we both contributed some great ideas. My idea was to have a painted runner down the middle. Brooks’ idea was to have a different name for Jesus for each of the stair treads. I think it turned out great and it really fits in with the rest of our house.

Here’s how we did it. (When I say “we”, I always mean “he” by the way). First, he ripped up the carpet.Brooks pulling up old carpet That part took about an hour. Then it took about another three hours to pull up the one million carpet tacks. Then he sanded a few areas to smooth it out. Next he applied two coats of Sherwin Williams Porch & Floor Enamel in 7035 Aesthetic White. stairs painted Sherwin Williams Aesthetic WhiteHe let that dry over night. Then with his handy dandy yard stick he measured and taped off the area that would be the painted runner. Brooks taping off the stepsThis took a couple of hours to layout and tape off. Steps taped off for the faux runner.Next he painted the runner with Sherwin Williams Porch & Floor Paint in 6312 Halcyon Green. stairs with the faux painted runnerHe let that dry overnight and pulled up the tape. We ordered the vinyl letters from Word Candy Vinyl on Etsy. It was only $25 for all 13 vinyl decals. He applied the vinyl, painted the stairwell walls in Sherwin Williams 7043 Worldly Grey, painted the bannister in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite and we were done. Painted stairs by Bella Tucker Decorative FinishesPainted stairs by Bella Tucker Decorative FinishesPainted stairs by Bella Tucker Decorative FinishesNow to find some art for the long walk up/down the stairs. You can bet I’ll be looking to Pinterest for my inspiration.

If you’d like to see a stairway transformation in your home and you live in the Nashville, TN area. We’d love to talk to you. You can contact us at 615-500-1517 or fill out the form here.

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    Filed Under: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Decorative Painting, Faux Finishing, Painted Stripes, Stencils, Tucker House

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    1. angela@spinachtiger says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:28 pm

      Dana,
      Bravo. I love it and of course I love the words. Every day you take a step, you worship the Lord. Awesome.

    2. admin says

      July 24, 2012 at 6:12 am

      Angela, thanks so much for the comment! I’m glad you liked the stairs 🙂
      dana

    3. Annie says

      June 28, 2015 at 5:42 am

      I love it! Absolutely beautiful. You did a great job!

    4. Dana Tucker says

      June 28, 2015 at 6:06 am

      Thanks so much!!!

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