Revamping your tired looking stairs in the home

When carrying out any work on the house the three key considerations which home owners tend to prioritise are aesthetics, price and inconvenience. You dont always have to completely demolish your living area to hit the target budget as quite often with a little bit of thought you can achieve what you are looking for within a reasonable budget and without making too much mess. One house renovation project where this is quite often the case is on wooden stairs and banisters.

What was fashionable in stair design back in the day

As with many areas of interior designs things change, what was once fashionable on stairs in the 1930s is now quite often considered dated and aesthetically inept not to mention completely impractical and unsafe. ( See below )

We have all come accross stairs that look like this so what can be done to bring them back to life without destroying your home. Quite often customers initial thoughts are to rip the whole stairs out  and start again however there are other alternatives.

Why not

• Keep the Newell posts
• Keep the stairs and the treads.
• Keep the main frame of the stairs
• Keep the stair stringer

 

Tips on revamping your stairs

With the reintroduction of wooden flooring back into the home in the early 1990s the most popular wooden floor of choice has been Oak . With this in mind why not change the old white chipped or red hardwood handrail for Oak handrail  also its worth thinking about changing the spindles to an Oak, Metal or a glass design. This will give the stairs the lift or the revamp that is needed without the expense and inconvenience of ripping it out, it is also worth noting that Oak & Pine stair banisters match really well when painted white so even if you have the most hideous colour of wood on your stairs why not paint it or over clad it this will usually give a far more up to date desirable finish.

 

 

I have come up with a couple Ideas that have been used by customers in the past and have worked

• Paint or over clad the Stair supporting Newell Posts
• Paint the or over clad the stair stringer
• Change the stair handrail and swap for a more desirable choice of wood or metal.
• Change the stair spindles, again wooden spindles or metal spindles are readily available.
• Change the post Caps.
• Clad over the stair treads.

Another really good product that we have recently started to use is a kit that is specifically designed to cover the part of the stairs that you walk on ( Treads ).

For further information on a wide range of stair products visit our showrooms in Pontardulais Swansea South Wales. Alternatively visit our Website at www.dgheath.co.uk or call our dedicated sales team on Swansea 01792 8848287.