And then they had to work on removing the staples.
Carpeted stairs to wood stairs.
Something about the beauty of a nicely stained and painted staircase or the satisfaction of ripping the carpet off the stairs.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Austin interior design and offers a cheeky counterpart to the blush pink walls.
Replacing carpeted stairs with hardwood does not have to be an expensive and time consuming task.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
Directions for how to update carpeted stairs into a wooden staircase first we had to get rid of the existing bullnoses on the stairs.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
I didn t take a picture of the stairs before with carpet but imagine carpeted stairs in pretty much every house built in the 1980 s that you ve ever entered and you ll have a pretty good idea of what.
This is our stairs before.
But cold weather hit before we got around to sanding and staining the handrails so they sat in the garage until the weather warmed up.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
To tell you the truth we had most of the transformation from carpeted stairs to hardwood completed last fall.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
Gordon beall photography 16 of 25.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
A zebra print stair runner adds depth to this room from catherine m.
Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.