Yeah the stairs were just raw before. Ill have to write up a post on how i peinted them — the process and all — I have before and after pics.

But very simply I used floor paint of various colors from various manufacturers. First I painted the stairs red then after making some stencils out of cardboard I drew on the design based on an old indian rug I have. — Then painted between the lines. For the lines I just used a small art brush.

Once everything had dried I used a dark walnut stain to tone them down and give it somewhat an old antique look — then after a few minutes wiped off the stain.

Once dry – I (gasp) used polyurethane — i think that is the only time I have ever used the stuff. I gave it a couple of coats of that stuff and let it dry.

ahhh your place is looking so cool! the final touches will be coming soon. Yeah would love to see the photos –

In the meantime Ill work on a post about painting the stairs.

Bearfort

I’ve not done anything quite so cool here in HiP yet, though I would like our friend jeff to design a frieze for us, which I would paint. But the decorating of this place is so far off into the future that it makes me sad. My in-law’s have a number of cool painted features in their house…I’ll try to get pictures.