Staircase Renovation, Part 2

Well... the steps are done. Thank the good lord, because I was starting to geel guilty locking the cat in our bedroom for hours. The end result, I am totally in love with, mostly because it looks exactly like I hoped it would. And with no issues. Finally, a project without issues!

During Part 1 of this project, I shared with you Steps 1-5.

Part 2 includes a repeat of Steps 4 and 5 and completing Step 6 and 7 if you're installing carpet treads. Here's what to do, after the jump...

Staircase Renovation, Part 1

When we bought our current house the carpeting was the most disgusting things I've ever seen. There was incredibly filthy pink carpet on the staircase, baseboards and living room, which we ripped out as soon as we moved in. Gross. The staircase has been an ongoing project for about 5 years, which is 4 too long. Once we took the carpeting off, we went through many looks: original wood treads and risers,  original risers and white steps, original risers and black steps, then most recently, black treads and white risers. Which actually was great, until 3/4 of the white started chipping off, exposing the wood underneath. This looked totally trashy, so we needed to fix them, and do it totally right and not cut corners (lesson learned). So, this is the first part in the staircase renovation.