tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post8240054180216435263..comments2024-03-25T14:21:41.058-04:00Comments on In the Fields : The Evolution of the StairsCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371726009244498344noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-52855973541087221982012-01-20T18:18:08.106-05:002012-01-20T18:18:08.106-05:00This may be a dumb question - our treads are white...This may be a dumb question - our treads are white & they get so scuffed up with heel marks... Does anyone have a recommendation on how to avoid the many scuff marks? Possibly a shelac over the paint? I love your blog! :)<br />ceddins965@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-85072482269453474452010-09-30T13:27:27.358-04:002010-09-30T13:27:27.358-04:00You have a lovely blog. I started painting my hall...You have a lovely blog. I started painting my hall which has our stairs in it without any thought of what I was going to do with the stairs. I'm now done everything but the stairs and thanks to your blog I'm not scared to go ahead with them. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-54161462765150173052010-01-25T12:06:36.056-05:002010-01-25T12:06:36.056-05:00They look beautiful! I'm in the process of pai...They look beautiful! I'm in the process of painting the stairs in my old, rustic country house as well. It is a daunting task that takes such crisp precision! <br /><br />I stained our treads ebony and am going to paint the risers white. I have the priming finished, but it took forever and a day! The thought of adding those additional coats of paint to it is a bit intimidating.<br /><br />Yours look so beautiful though, so I'm feeling renewed motivation. Thanks for the timely post!emily @ cabin fervorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027464266880623539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-53129929607948982282010-01-15T23:14:38.100-05:002010-01-15T23:14:38.100-05:00Hi Trina,
I think we are all in agreement here wh...Hi Trina,<br /><br />I think we are all in agreement here when we all say what a difference a coat of paint makes. The stairs looked dark and plastic before and now they look as they should look and in keeping with the house. Yes, maybe when we don't get to things as quickly as we'd like, it makes us appreciate it more when it does get done. Job well done.<br />Have a wonderful weekend.<br />Take care<br />Janine<br />XXOO<br />Tasmania, AustraliaJanine Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-24904922757986944662010-01-15T09:53:29.279-05:002010-01-15T09:53:29.279-05:00Hi Julie, The walls are the original plaster on th...Hi Julie, The walls are the original plaster on the lower portion of the stairwell wall. Drywall was added to the upper half of the wall (from second floor flooring and up) when they installed the new dormer. xoTrinaCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371726009244498344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-53137694107854112862010-01-15T09:50:56.882-05:002010-01-15T09:50:56.882-05:00Hi Sarah, We used porch and floor, which is both a...Hi Sarah, We used porch and floor, which is both an interior and exterior floor paint. The sheen is pretty flat so they haven't felt very slippery at all. xoTrinaCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371726009244498344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-15107368069973184562010-01-15T00:26:50.831-05:002010-01-15T00:26:50.831-05:00I truly believe white aint can cure anything!!
Th...I truly believe white aint can cure anything!!<br /><br />Thanks for the photographic evidence :) Looks fabulous<br /><br />julesjules @ The Diversion Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261889891875232983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-84799483824733741462010-01-14T22:35:51.498-05:002010-01-14T22:35:51.498-05:00Beautiful. It would also look great to put numbers...Beautiful. It would also look great to put numbers on the front of those steps. I have seen it done all over blog land.<br /><br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680545645806012911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-80522420271586136512010-01-14T22:26:40.630-05:002010-01-14T22:26:40.630-05:00beautiful!! what hard work - and what a huge rewa...beautiful!! what hard work - and what a huge reward! <br /><br />Have a sweet day ~Tracy ~Seeking Refinement~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02603117407323522599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-24811206165031376032010-01-14T21:36:04.709-05:002010-01-14T21:36:04.709-05:00Looks great. Funny how seemingly simple fixes ca...Looks great. Funny how seemingly simple fixes can take so long!house thingshttp://houseitemsandroomsilike.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-44466213479106167702010-01-14T20:15:24.594-05:002010-01-14T20:15:24.594-05:00Ahh....what a lovely and clean staircase! I'v...Ahh....what a lovely and clean staircase! I've yet to restore mine...which is covered in l100 years of layers of gross lumpy paint! In your original picture, are the walls plaster or wallpaper? <br /><br />: )<br /><br />Julie M.The Little Red Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834828021062085697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-25444843631588135632010-01-14T20:13:04.715-05:002010-01-14T20:13:04.715-05:00OH MAN.......I have three staircases to paint and ...OH MAN.......I have three staircases to paint and I just want to wait until all the other stuff is done - but now you've got me thinking......maybeMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091244575384771146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-37270780579187769612010-01-14T20:10:56.992-05:002010-01-14T20:10:56.992-05:00They look lovely and fresh with the white on the r...They look lovely and fresh with the white on the risers and the sun shining down on them.Grace @ Sense and Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-83843928712124452082010-01-14T19:58:38.190-05:002010-01-14T19:58:38.190-05:00This looks so great. What a difference natural lig...This looks so great. What a difference natural light makes. That's what is missing in parts of our current home.<br /><br />I just love your blog. Thank you for sharing everything you do.Kim @ NewlyWoodwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306871325108889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-75793564114854246672010-01-14T19:03:52.086-05:002010-01-14T19:03:52.086-05:00Your stairs look great and I love the color combin...Your stairs look great and I love the color combination. I think I'm going to have to copy you :). Ours are just muslin (an old Martha Stewart color) and so hard to keep clean.<br /><br />DarylDaryl at Vermont Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624896971503586307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-65503249880997916542010-01-14T18:44:30.062-05:002010-01-14T18:44:30.062-05:00The look is so clean and fresh. I love your style...The look is so clean and fresh. I love your style! It is just beautiful. All the best, Loriwhite flower farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786005120187949645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-68196309758103002352010-01-14T18:36:53.496-05:002010-01-14T18:36:53.496-05:00They look wonderful and so much happier with the s...They look wonderful and so much happier with the sunlight! I love the color Simply White, all the trim in our house and our kitchen cabinets are that color and I'm painting an old bucket bench with it right now!<br /><br />Great job! Kat :)Low Tide High Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494078916477622322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-41689447091425687402010-01-14T18:08:59.939-05:002010-01-14T18:08:59.939-05:00They look wonderful and the light pouring down the...They look wonderful and the light pouring down them is just wonderful. Beautiful. Hugs, MartyMarty@A Stroll Thru Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405504522777964549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-67073296106286928132010-01-14T18:05:44.960-05:002010-01-14T18:05:44.960-05:00Oh they look beautiful Trina, you've done a gr...Oh they look beautiful Trina, you've done a great job there...Mel xxxPineapple Villahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428182238631362419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-38696074111958956902010-01-14T18:02:48.054-05:002010-01-14T18:02:48.054-05:00It's so bright there now- just wondering, did ...It's so bright there now- just wondering, did you use porch paint? I painted mine last year and they were a little slippery at first. I went back to Lowes to see if there was something I could do about it and the guy told me that I should have used porch paint. ??? I had never heard of doing that. The grey is such a pretty color. I used a dark mahogany brown but it shows way too much dust!<br />SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-4853089312794583642010-01-14T17:43:00.956-05:002010-01-14T17:43:00.956-05:00Love it -- what a difference! Your stairs look awe...Love it -- what a difference! Your stairs look awesome.Leigh @ Kesler Expresslerhttp://www.keslerexpressler.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-86192759383693528232010-01-14T17:41:47.539-05:002010-01-14T17:41:47.539-05:00love the stairs... they look great... x pamlove the stairs... they look great... x pamred tickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400289072356876224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-21707774286823965802010-01-14T17:38:17.505-05:002010-01-14T17:38:17.505-05:00What a huge difference it made. They look wonderf...What a huge difference it made. They look wonderful.Treasia Stepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126382668167560512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-31189594172373551062010-01-14T17:33:39.778-05:002010-01-14T17:33:39.778-05:00Trina - those look heavenly. It's miraculous w...Trina - those look heavenly. It's miraculous what a little white paint can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804818183817823900.post-6071661417121458932010-01-14T17:32:16.933-05:002010-01-14T17:32:16.933-05:00I never thought it was possible for stairs to be b...I never thought it was possible for stairs to be beautiful...but you have changed this girls mind! Love all the white! ~mary~Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544045758598791440noreply@blogger.com