Slow and steady wins the race, right?
Just kidding, because that’s the opposite mentality I want to take when it comes to any home project I’m not feeling excited about or committed to completing. It was a very busy winter and an even busier spring, and now that I’m used to this new pace of life, I’m starting to tackle projects around the house again.
We’ve been painting the basement in chunks due to the sheer size of the project. This month we tackled the staircase that connects the basement to the rest of the house.
To be honest, this staircase felt sad and depressing in its dark state! After painting the entire basement family room this winter, I knew I wanted to paint the stairs and the adjacent wine room as well. The goal is to brighten these areas and visually tie them in with the rest of the basement.
We hired someone to remove the stair runner and paint the woodwork on the stairs. The paint color is the same one we used on the trim, wainscoting, and beams in the basement family room: White Dove by Benjamin Moore. The process entailed using copious amounts of Goo Gone to remove the adhesive underneath the stair runner, sanding, priming, and painting.
It taught me the lesson of hiring people who know how to properly install things. It took about four days of work to get the stairs ready for painting, mostly because of the time it took to clean up the stairs after removing the runner. UGH! But we made it and I’m glad we took the time to get the stair treads looking good.
It looks like an entirely different stairwell!!! The change of paint alone made the ceilings feel higher and the stairway feel wider. Overall it just feels really fresh. I cannot wait to finish painting the rest of the basement.
More will be happening in the basement this spring and summer! Here is a list of the updates to come:
My overall vision for the design of the basement family room is definitely more modern and minimal than the design of the rest of our home. I’ll be layering decor elements a lot less and playing a lot more with furniture shapes and material textures. Stay tuned for more updates!
Kate is currently learning to play the Ukulele, much to the despair of her husband, kids, and dogs. Follow her on Instagram at @witanddelight_.
BY Kate Arends - May 15, 2023
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