When in doubt, stain it!

Now that everyone is sugared up on all the unneeded Valentine’s Day candy, it’s time to get back to reality, unfortunately.  Early last week I shared with you a picture of our deprived stairwell going upstairs. Since our home is a split level, the stairs are in the center of the house, and they can either be a huge eye sore, or a pleasant welcoming area.

BEFORE

Just to recap, when we purchased the home a little over 2 months ago, the stairs were simple, wood railings (older looking), ugly painted over brackets, a beige wall color, with brown trim and doors in the hallway, and that’s about it. In addition to the other umpteen million little makeovers we have done on the home, we decided to refinish the wood, a deeper mahogany color, and paint the spokes on the railing white to add a more modern/ traditional feel. With a little help from Sherwin Williams, we added a new warm gray color to the hallway walls, an olive green to the complimentary walls, and painted the doors and the trim white. (White just makes a place look cleaner, newer, and just so much better!)

AFTER

Now our new little space is much more welcoming and homey feeling. I love coming home and feeling at peace.

Now, if we could only get our floors done, I’d be a really happy camper. J

Our next project is our $15 coffee table we discovered at Good Will. It’s solid wood, just not that pretty on the eyes. A little bit of sanding and painting, and we’ll have someone else’s trash as our treasures. Stay tuned…



~Ashleigh XoXo