Comments on: Painting the stairs

By: april

april — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:13:10 +0000

I think the worn stairs are fantastic, pretty sure the issue is that the taupe color is too muddy to offset the rough look of the treads- maybe a crisp white would be more of a contrast- just a thought

By: Organizing the basement--for the last time - Little Victorian

Organizing the basement--for the last time - Little Victorian — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:46:40 +0000

[…] photos in this post. We’re going to continue this project this week, along with finishing the stairs and the kitchen. And then, hopefully by the end of the month, we will have a nice, simplified, […]

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:47:22 +0000

In reply to Brandon Hill. Thank you so much! I'll pay attention to that now. Feel free to come back and offer advice anytime. :)

By: Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:18:49 +0000

Thanks, I stumbled on your site because i was looking to spraypaint my corkboard. Good tips. Here’s a photography tip in exchange. I’ve seen some of your photos have the “fisheye” look because you’re showing items with straight 90 degree angles that are bending out. This is called barreling and happens when your lens is too close to your subject. The easy fix is to just back up and it will go away. Good luck, great site!

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:55:58 +0000

In reply to Leena. It is, but it will look much better in the end, so that's a good thing too.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:54:13 +0000

In reply to Katharine. Thanks Katharine! We're making very slow progress on it, and it's starting to look better.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:52:34 +0000

In reply to Inge @ Simply Fabulous Chic. That sounds nice! Can't wait to see it.

By: Katharine

Katharine — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:25:09 +0000

Really hoping the striping and sanding go well, I’m thinking of doing something similar to my stairs

By: Leena

Leena — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:47:42 +0000

It’s annoying to have hopes for getting things finished and then it turns out not such a bright idea. Well… that happens… and you do now have the raisers finished, right? So that is progress.

By: Inge @ Simply Fabulous Chic

Inge @ Simply Fabulous Chic — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 19:37:54 +0000

Ahhh… I can totally understand how you feel! What a shame the worn look didn’t work out for you! But hey, everyone of us experiments in their homes so don’t feel bad. 🙂 I mean, I felt so bad about our stairs too for a long while (in total 8 years), but a few weekends ago we finally tackled the project by putting beige carpet strips on my staircases. Sounds funny but really turned out great. I’ll blog about it soon too. 🙂
Have a great weekend!!
Inge x