Update Oak Stair Railing

We updated our stairwell railings by sanding down the orange tinted oak railings and staining them with minwax dark walnut.

Update oak stair railing.

It s my least favorite tone of wood and of course our house is full of it since it was redone in the late 80 s early 90s. Nov 11 2018 explore dawn timmons s board update banister on pinterest. After you ve brushed the stripper all over the wooden railings let it sit. Comments 24 i realize this is an old conversation but it caught my eye because my home is 1971 with lots of golden oak.

We have wood railings that separate our step down family room from our kitchen in need of replacing cabinets in the kitchen in the same tone and a railing and spindles in that hideous oaky tone. The realtor photo of our foyer when we bought the house. Last summer i got a few quotes to refinish the stairs and floors. How do i update a house that is full of golden oak cabinets and trims.

For example if you want to update the look of your old oak stairs to make them better suited for a modern environment consider using white paint to give the stairs and the railings a fresh makeover. Pretend this honey oak stained piece of wood is a railing. I have a hate hate relationship with medium toned oak. It s amazing how you can transform your stairs by painting the risers the vertical portion of the stair the same color as your trim and refinishing the treads the horizontal portion of the stair.

The floors were no problem but contractors either refused to quote for the stairs or the prices were astronomical 5 7000. Oddly my doors and trim are golden oak kitchen cabinets are. Does your honey oak staircase stand out like a sore thumb in your otherwise updated home. Need help updating 1990 s golden oak trim and stair railing.

Check out seasidesundays to see how it could all look like in the end. Updating our railing and balusters has been one of the easiest and biggest transformations to move our house away from 1993 to 2017. I knew that updating the staircase would be a huge undertaking and at eight months pregnant i wasn t feeling it. We did this whole process without removing the railing so pretend like this whole process was done inside on the installed railings.

What i wanted to tackle super early and didn t was our foyer and the boring oak stairs. Get creative with your paint colors or keep it neutral farmhouse white is a top choice right now although some may disagree. See more ideas about banisters staircase remodel staircase makeover. Don t forget to update the railing by painting the balusters and refinishing the handrail.