It was time to give the stairs a facelift! The oak finish was old, boring, and blah.
I went with Rust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain in Kona. It's a very dark brown.
First step was to sand, sand, then sand some more. I used coarse sandpaper to remove the existing finish. There was a lot of sand to vacuum up!
Then I applied two coats of stain because I wanted it super dark.
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| Goodbye, Oak. Hello, Kona! |
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| This is with two coats on stain. |
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| This is with one coat of stain. |
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| This is before the polyurethane. It's way to shiny for me. |
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After applying two coats of stain, I lightly sanded with steel wool. Then applied 3 coats of Rustoleum Ultimate Polyurethane in Satin. I lightly sanded with steel wool in between coats to keep everything nice and smooth. The satin finish gave it a nice muted finish.
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| After applying three coats of polyurethane. |
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| Aerial view from the second floor. |
Next step is to repaint the walls and then repaint the trim!
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