HOME RENOVATION | ATTIC MASTER BEDROOM | PAINTED THE STAIRS | PT. 7

In today's video, Shawn and I finally tackled painting the stairs! If you have been following our attic renovation series, then you know that painting the attic stairs was the project that we were not looking forward to. We finally took a few days and tackled the project an we couldn't be happier with how it turned out! Come along with us as we paint the attic stairs and finish up the last few projects to complete our attic master bedroom space!
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[@cecilehoare3053]

It looks great! I would suggest you buy a quart of clear coat to protect it from chipping and since painted stairs can be very slippery and you are looking to start a family in the future you won't want to be slipping down the stairs, I would add a narrow runner up the centre of the stairs in a light grey to go with your walls. You can often find the spindles that they use to hold the carpet to the risers at the restores or think outside of the box for something else to use that's durable.

[@gavinjesse450]

Instablaster

[@iamwindchakra]

Looks nice and bright! A suggestion, when you can, add a bit of trim on either side where the stairs meet the wall so it looks "finished."

[@ralphjones7531]

caulk it save loot. Just did it and it looks more modern.

[@sandrataylor3665]

I did the exact same thing on my stairs, I love it! I love the sound of it when you walk up and down on them too, like an old farm house. My husband and son don’t get it, they want the ugly dirty carpet back, oh well. Thanks for the idea

[@victoriapyles7752]

If you've used regular wall paint, I recommend using a protective coat. I recommend something specifically for floors. Stairs is something you access quite a bit, and that foot traffic will wear your paint down quickly. My usual recommendation is paint that is specifically for floors so you don't have to do a two-step process. Nearly every paint store you go to should carry it. Most products will be water based (soap&water cleanup) but have a oil enriched formula. So it dries much harder and be much more durable than just paint. I work the paint desk at Lowe's, so I'm biased towards the Valspar porch and floor paint. But it looks gorgeous 😍😍😍 I love the white against the gray. I think I personally would have gone to the trouble of staining them, but I love the white! I think I'd hate maintaining the white though 😂

[@crafterdeidra]

I think the stairs painted white does make it much brighter now. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@Proverbs3198]

For hours I have been thinking about how to varnish the basement stairs from top to bottom and not stay down in the basement for hours. I thought maybe I could find a solution on KZbin. I found it in 5 minutes and I was wondering why I didn't think to paint only half the stairs first and wait for it to dry. Then the other side on another day. Thank you very much for posting the solution on You Tube. :)

[@jaimier78]

It looks so much cleaner, brighter and more modern. A suggestion would be to fill and sand over the nail holes & paint over it, just to finish it all off. Love it!

[@donnaborghese3869]

looks good some white silicone to fill the gaps risers to step and along the stringer

[@BambiCole]

Great job. I am so happy for you to be finishing this project. I will be looking forward to your next video until then please take care and God bless 💕!

[@blondieseeker2699]

Love the stairs! The white is beautiful and bright! It’s perfect with the grey walls, you guys did a fantastic job! 😁👏👏👏

[@DarienneEmpire]

I was taught how to paint by a few of the men in my family, when I was young, and every single one of them always said the same thing, "Women never put enough paint on their brush/roller" lol idk why that is but it was just an observation they each had. So with that I'd say, dnt be afraid to get alot more paint on your brush or roller (as long as its not dripping) because it's really made all my paint projects zoom by & sometimes not even need a second coat. Just a tip I'm passing along that helped me. 😊

[@carissafisher7514]

Seems kinda sexist?

[@patriciareeps3389]

Looks nice but you will have to put a runner down the center We did this many years ago and I fell down the slippery steps. A runner keeps the center clean also. Attic looks great

[@DajanaWindtSpaargaren]

I would have never thought of painting the stairs the way you did. I think that was an awesome idea and I will apply this to painting my basement stairs. Half by half. Thank you :-)

[@NixSweetener]

You should have sanded the top of the stair and stained it and just painted the bottom half white would have been better for foot traffic. But it still looks gorgeous all white. Makes the area look bigger. Great job!

[@anitaronquillo1410]

Busy as a bee aren't you? Being a teacher & youtuber you manage so many projects. Your house is looking awesome! Love the color scheme, style of it all too. God bless you & get some rest girl.

[@flosshunter4213]

I suggest stair treads or runner. Saves stairs and accidental slips and falls, trust me! Been there done that! Looks great and brighten up your home, nice job 😀

[@catheymarker8676]

I painted my stairs about 5 years ago and they have held up pretty well, but I did put carpet in the center of each step and am very happy I did. I would recommend this or put down a few coats of polyurethane . You'll be happy you did.

[@reneataylor5106]

Maybe add a protective coat, sealer, runner or something. Maybe later you could add an appliqué to the front of the stairs, or to the side trim.

[@susansanders9332]

Renea Taylor I was going to say the same thing. They do look so much nicer I really need to tackel my Basement stairs.That's where my bedroom is.

[@tinydancer7426]

Dang, someone always beats me to it with the same idea. I was going to suggest that out check out the wall decals at the Dollar Tree. You could alternate some sort of a design with inspirational sayings on the risers (vertical surface of the stairway). It would break up the solid "whiteness" of the stairwell, just a touch of "something", not necessarily "busy".

[@yreana]

Love how it turned out. Have you thought about maybe painting the top part of the stair (where you step) a diff color? For example, black or gray. I'm thinking about doing this and hope that helps with keeping them clean

[@holly5791]

Doesn’t it feel good to get a project behind you and then you have a feeling of pride knowing that ‘you’ did it? Good job! You know all that hard work is adding so much property value. IF you want to sell one day, it’s really going to pay off, but for now, just sit back and enjoy!😊👍🏻🏠

[@madeyemolly]

Looks so good! It's so satisfying and exciting to get a project like that tackled and completed.

[@kaz6655]

You can get like a half moon shape stair like carpet that just stick on very cheap and look good. You stick then in the middle of the steps where you walk up

[@denisenowak1231]

Suggestion, a line a caulk along the wall and riser would give a clean look. A carpet runner would be an awesome addition and save slipping on the stairs.

[@chlexiel.1022]

It’s beautiful and bright. Great job!! 😊

[@mercurialpierrot7073]

I would have suggested to stain the top parts of the steps and paint the vertical boards because that paint is gonna chip a lot. Looks good though.

[@jessicalynnathome]

The stairs look really good! It really brightens it up! 💕💕💕

[@stellahsgroove]

Hi! Thinking of painting everything white too...how has it held up?

[@pattirobertson4494]

That was a big commitment and you did a great job

[@judyoliveira180]

Love the stairs. Love watching your videos.🤗🙂

[@catherines2544]

Great to see another update on this project. Looks really great. I think a fun carpet runner would be good to prevent the stairs being too slippy and add a pop of color. I find socks on painted stairs can be especially slippy.

[@momof2momof2]

Good job ! It looks very nice ! You'll know i a year what you think , how it will wear, and if you want to put some kind of cover on the center, such as treds, a carpet runner etc.

[@jayzuco4852]

FYI....you'll end up painting once a year because it gets dirty even if you clean it often. I really wish you had stained your beautiful wood steps instead

[@Mypokerbuzz]

That was my thought as well.

[@RedBakes]

Beautiful job just get runners so you guys will be safe coming down. Thanks for sharing.

[@sherrylinzer8649]

Love, it. Are you going to add a carpet runner? I think it would be warm and cozy for the winter.

[@shelleylondry1265]

Painted steps are very slippery...I hope you get stair treads for the walk area! Those steps would've looked good sanded & stained...personally I do not like painted steps! OR you could have stained the walk part of the steps and painted the kick boards white....Now that would have looked Great!

[@joycemarsh2743]

Looks good you did a great job I’m a new subscriber I love your videos

[@notsocrafty1]

Looks super nice. Can't wait to see the Gallery wall. TFS!

[@AuthorLisaRusczyk]

I need to do this at my house. Thanks for the motivation.

[@marionvella2506]

Good job! It is so neatly done.

[@whatjenren]

Magic eraser is gonna be you BFF! Lol I have to use it on my white railing 👍

[@kathyslemp4207]

I love the way this looks. In future projects I encourage you to use primer on all painted projects. It so worth the money and allows for the use of less expensive paint as the final projects.

[@whimsicaldreamer2929]

It really looks great! I know it's hard to find the time to do projects like that when you're working.

[@kaylajay7701]

Makes such a difference!!!

[@kathleengill1273]

It looks really nice! You did a beautiful job!

[@maggiebaxter610]

It always amazes me how much a bit of paint can freshen up a space. They look wonderful. Thanks for sharing and I hope you’re having a wonderful week. ~HUGS~ #kindnessmatters

[@pennyjones4451]

Looks good I just did this but used porch paint. The stairs are not slippery at all.

[@joanneallion1195]

Looks really light and fresh xx❤️❤️

[@dlarsen325]

Looks great! 👍... But would love a change in the background music 🎶😁

[@deborahjohnson2708]

You did a fine job! Can't wait to see the gallery wall!

[@rhondawolfgangbelluscio2548]

What about the pup? After I painted my stairs, my pups had trouble on the steps with sliding!! I had to put carpet pads down. Looks really nice. 💕🐶💕

[@lindapassos]

Great job!!!! Love it!!! 😍💕😘😘😘

[@minide63]

It looks very nice!

[@natividadacevedo2907]

Look clean and pretty 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏😁

[@garybathe4178]

House looking like a home

[@aliciareisinger3103]

FYI Sherwin Williams Pro Classic is a great paint for trim. Wish you would have just painted the risers.

[@roseflower5077]

Yes..and stained the stairs..would be a beautiful contrast!

[@anne-marie5197]

Looks great!

[@chandrashekarjayaram4869]

Stair threads seems to be in good condition, I would have sanded, stained and varnished to bring out the natural beauty of the wood. I would have painted only the raisers.

[@shesacamper1497]

Looks fantastic!

[@tezntweet]

Like the white stairs. I've been painting my doors white. It brighten up everything. Tfs ❤ Rhonda

[@scarlettwinters5642]

Did you put any kind of a seal over the paint?

[@MistyMightBeManicShaklefor7416]

Looks great! So much brighter and cheery😍a little 4 inch roller might have made it go faster👍

[@ellajones6812]

Water based Polyurethane to protect paint?

[@claudiaestrada1936]

Hello Ivwill like to know if your stairs get dirty easily? I want to put white waterproof vinyl but I don’t know it will get dirty to fast . I don’t like anybody to be taking off their shoes in order to go to the stairs . Thank you so much !

[@juliehurlburt2241]

My house is the same colors!! I’m thinking of painting them grey like the wall so they don’t show dirt 🤞🤞

[@valerierennell9680]

The stairs look great!

[@jodyhuntsman4126]

Looks nice

[@vickiv354]

You can put a coat of poly on them

[@flamflam6652]

Caulk or some kind of gap filler?

[@schelinx]

are there reason not to use the roller? curious to know!

[@ThriftedLiving]

I think I used the brush because that is what I had on hand at the time.

[@rogermarques9594]

It doesn't take long to dry you don't have to do it in half

[@tammy4him42]

👍👍

[@shanek5460]

You know they sell paint containers instead of using the lid, right? Haha

[@morganjohnson4514]

What is the name of the gray paint color?

[@chrisdidonna7386]

What about all the gaps?

[@noreenperez8666]

If that not the right paint,you might need a clear sealer.

[@beatrizchastine9747]

Caulk would have made them look seamless.

[@rickshuster2511]

please make sure to caulk the joints

[@SciFiGirl007]

Not digging the lack of prep. No primer, no sanding, no fill in. And it sounds like ‘regular’ paint was used with just 2 coats. Lastly, no top coat! Ugh.

[@chrissy212e]

Thrifty not sure she wanted to do all that but I was thinking that also hope they dont slip on them.

[@debbyvoisin5471]

yes, their beautiful stairs, I would of redone the wood instead of painting them

[@tjairicciardi9747]

worst thing imaginable to do to hardwood stairs