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Monday, January 17, 2011

The Stairway

Another space done! When we bought this house, the stairway wall was pink with a lovely pink and yellow flower basket border at the top! The carpet on the stairway was dirty and well used by the previous owner's 4 dogs!
John and the kids ripped the old carpet off. Later we realized that the vinyl underneath was glued down to the stairs, which resulted in us taping/tarping off, masking up, plugging in the HEPA and chip, chip, chipping away untill it was all off! Ugh! I think that took about 5 zillion years!
In the middle of this project, I wished we would have just had someone recarpet the stairs! With all the vinyl off, and lots of the wood on the stair tops damaged from chipping the vinyl away, I set out to find some decent stair tread, and as much as I dislike carpet, the stairs were pretty cold without any.
Found these great Garden Gate stair tread pads from Home Depot. One of the easiest things I've ever installed!
Decor at the top of the stairs.


You can read more about my faux-vinyl lettering here. It's actually paper and it's free!...well almost free.
Vintage stair rails at the bottom.
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8 comments:

  1. Kim @ Savvy Southern StyleJanuary 18, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    That really looks good and I know that was hard work. Love the treads. Thanks so much for linking up.

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  2. Hey yallJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    I love what you did! I do have a question though, I have the same exact set up in my townhouse. My staircase looks identical to yours, my question is, how did you get to the wall above the stairs to put the saying up? I have always wanted to put something on that blank wall, but just couldn't find a way to get up there. Could you tell me how to put a ladder up or how you managed to do it. Thanks

    Carey

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  3. Katie @ Creatively LivingJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Carey, I borrowed a friend's extention ladder made it very easy :)

    --Katie

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  4. Erin {Lavender and Lemon Drops}December 28, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Great job! It looks fantastic :)

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  5. Blissful & DomesticDecember 30, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    This is amazing and I love the quote! Perfect!

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  6. Shelly @Crafty Creative StudioDecember 31, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    I absolutely LOVE this make-over! The treads are amazing. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  7. Shelly @Crafty Creative StudioDecember 31, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    P.S. I'm your newest Follower. Couldn't resist!

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  8. Kim @ Plumberry PieMarch 29, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    The stairs turned out great. I'm on the threshold of ripping out our carpet on our stairs and was going to paint or stain them, but those stair treads just might work. I'll have to look into them. Did you find them at the store or online? (found you at Northern Cottage) I'm your newest follower. Have a great weekend!

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I love to hear from all of you! Thanks for your fun notes!
--Katie