Painted railings.

I know. I KNOW. Back off.

I said I was going to live with the oak. I know. I KNOW! I couldn't do it any longer. It was making me feel so...dark. And gloomy.

So, over the last few weeks I've slowly but surely painted the railings. I had a lot of them. A bunch.

I started by priming the whole thing with Zinser. I used that because I was at Menard's and that's the brand they have. Usually I use Kilz. But whatev. It worked. Then I started painting it with the white. OH. MY. GAWD. It took stinking forever. I couldn't figure out what to do to make it easier. Because I was so stinkin' annoyed with how long it was taking. I thought about going out and buying a sprayer and using the air compressor (I didn't, but I'm getting one soon....). So then I figured....yep...this is what I figured:

Open the windows and doors.

Put plastic all over everything.

Spray paint the railings.

And so I did. Yes. I. Did. I spray painted my stair railings and it looks Ah-mazing.

Boys weren't home. Doors were open. Aired out very quickly. Awesome.


If you remember, I tore out the carpet from the stairs and stained the pine planks a few months ago. You can read about that process here.

Before:

Love those stairs. Then I painted the side runner and that looked amazing too. Just not quite complete.

Here is the after, after (after the first makeover and now after the second one):

I mean seriously. Can you hardly believe the transformation?

Here's a quick look again:

I've still got to fancy up the edges and do some touch up on the walls, but I am in love...

And then I have to get started on the rest of the trim...all over the house...