Stairway – They’re Done! They’re Done!

We had our annual End-of-Summer BBQ on Saturday and I had promised myself that the stairs would be done for the party.  I had to put in a few late nights, but I kept my promise!  (Well, actually, I’m about 90% done.  There’s still a bit of finish work to do, but I’m celebrating being done for now.)

Just as a reminder, here’s how they looked a month ago:

These pictures really don’t show how grody the carpet was, so you’ll have to take my word for it: yuck!

 

And here’s how they look now:

 

So. Much. Better!

At some point, I plan to paint the handrail black too.  THEN, I’d like to paint the walls the same blue as the stairs in one of the houses in Modern Family (I drool over them every time I watch that show!)  I would love to figure out what color it is, but this is the best picture I can find of it:

*drool*

While I’m at it, I’d love to add some moulding to the wall.  I love Sandra’s at Sawdust and Paper Scraps:

 

But for now, I’m just gonna sit back and enjoy the view:

 

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