By stacy of the serene swede.
From carpet to wood stairs.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
This is our stairs before.
And then they had to work on removing the staples.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
Types of stairs that may benefit from carpeting.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
I am so happy to guest blogging again on one of my favorite blogosphere stops.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.