Sanding the Stairs

After the floors were refinished (will post pictures soon, I promise), we decided that the first project should be sanding and restaining the banister to the stairs. As Stuart is doing most of the work himself, I figured this would be a small project with quick results to get him motivated for the rest of the house! He also had the help of my brother and they completed the project in about 2 days.



The banister had a very old stain on it that became way more noticeable after the hardwoods were refinished. The above picture was taken after an initial sanding was done.



And the light wood color is revealed with a little elbow grease...





Props to Hunter and Stuart for their extensive efforts to protect the floors during the process! They also did some work on the stair risers but we have a little more to do with that...Next post will be after pictures of the newly stained banister. Thanks for following!