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| Staircase with hardwood pine treads |
As the total gut renovation continued with new sheetrock and paint, it precipitated reconstruction on the center staircase in this house. The new sheet rock required new moldings, though we did choose to keep the original hardwood pine stair treads which were lovely and had great color. You don't realize it when you are not involved in construction, but a staircase is just an added element in the house and it does not automatically fit right into the interior of the house. It requires quite a bit of fitting and finish carpentry to make it look as if it had been there naturally and forever. Gaps of space exist between the wallboard and the wooden sides of the staircase. This space needs to be pleasantly eased into connecting the wall and the floors.
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| hardwood pine treads, white risers, transition molding on top of staircase edge |
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| hardwood pine staircase treads |
In this case we left the treads of the staircase the original golden hardwood pine. The sides were painted white. On the top edge of the white sides of the stairs, was fitted a narrow molding, painted white. This molding was to transition one surface into the other, to cover the gap in the spacing of the two elements, and to add a decorative touch of molding to match the other fine finish work in the house. The riser on each stair is painted white, and the bright reflection of the white riser looks super contrasted to the grain of the hardwood pine. The molding edges of the sides of the staircase were also painted white. The walls of the staircase are painted "Lovely Bluff" a Valspar color we picked up at Lowes. We have been very pleased with the Valspar paints. Previously we only used Benjamin Moore paints, which are a very high quality and make the work very uncomplicated. When we moved here to the Eastern Shore of Maryland there are not many Benjamin Moore paint dealers and the price of a gallon was nearly $50...well beyond what we were used to paying for it in New York. We tried the Valspar and so far so good. After much painting it is our go to paint.
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| finish moldings on staircase |
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finish carpentry bottom of staircase
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Posted
12th November 2012 by http://shoresidefarmhouse.blogspot.com/
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