And then they had to work on removing the staples.
Carpeted stairs to wood stairs.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Cuz no one wants to step on those.
Maybe we could refinish the stairs.
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.
Austin interior design and offers a cheeky counterpart to the blush pink walls.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
This is our stairs before.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
Jenna shows you how she did it here.
The stairs in our home were ancient and had a smell to them.
A zebra print stair runner adds depth to this room from catherine m.
The transition to the carpeted stairs was easy but important.
Our guest today has a lovely hardwood stair remodel to share with us.
If there were existing hardwoods underneath the carpet sand them before re staining.
The result was a clean transition from wood to carpet.
Gordon beall photography 16 of 25.
It was bad we decided to rip out the old carpet and see what we had to work with underneath.
The carpet was old and dirty giving the entry a very dark and dated feel.
Stain and clear coat your stairs to give them long lasting appeal.
To avoid damage to the wood stairs they used a cat paw and hammer to gently remove the tack strips.
Use a foam brush to apply the stain and wipe with a lint free cloth.
We loved our remodeled painted and stained wood staircase in our last house see the reveal here and check out all the steps here.
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.
Replacing carpeted stairs with hardwood does not have to be an expensive and time consuming task.
So we got to work and this is our process on how to remodel stairs from carpet to wood.