Railing makeover

How to complete a modern staircase makeover to give your home an updated look. Follow along with our DIY staircase makeover.

Is your home overflowing with 80s and 90s construction-grade honey oak? Our home was too and here are 12+ DIY ways you can modernize it.

(Written by Gabe)We often debate what is worth doing ourselves, and what is worth hiring out for home renovation projects. Sometimes the time involved isn't realistic for us to tackle with a full and busy house! This was our big debate with our staircase renovation. Today we are going to share the process for how #Post Excerpt

There comes a time when your staircase banisters need a makeover. Maybe it's when you're looking through your teenager's prom photos and are distracted by the unattractive 90s railing, or maybe it's when you notice the paint chipping from where your now 8-year-old dog once chewed the banisters as a puppy. In any case, there's always a DIY solution to your banister woes and perhaps you just need one of these ideas to freshen things up.

Let me show you how to update your old turned newel posts to look like box newels without removing a thing! That’s right. We updated our own newel posts without…

Staircases are tricky spaces with the mix of railings, posts and the staircase. Read this for all the considerations of a stairway

Painting your steps and stair railings is a relatively easy improvement that can completely change the interior of your home. However, considering what color to choose for your stair railings might be challenging. If you don’t know what will suit your taste and style, you can leave it to us! We researched some options regarding […]

Our house was built in 2000. I’m pretty sure that was right at the height of using orange oak for trim work, kitchen cupboards, and banisters…..because this house was FULL of it when we moved in. (Remember the kitchen we overhauled?? And the window trimming we changed? Oh, and the fireplace mantel and hearth we …

This banister renovation is for when you have a sturdy railing but your stairs need a facelift -- build a different newel post around the existing post and replace the spindles!

Staircase & Railing Update Ideas Whether building a new home or remodeling an old one, you need to know what's shakin' in the staircase world. While