By stacy of the serene swede.
Carpet to wood stairs.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
This is our stairs before.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
By contrast wooden stairs can be cleaned with a whisk broom and dustpan.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
Cleaning carpeting stairs.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
And then they had to work on removing the staples.
The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important.
I am so happy to guest blogging again on one of my favorite blogosphere stops.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
Cuz no one wants to step on those.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.