You know when I come on here and I tell you about a new project and sometimes I am usually doing a happy dance about it?
Well for this project..still an awesome one, I think it might be the hubby doing all the happy dancing for this one. But that’s not really a sight you would want to see!
Since our kids started walking and managing the stairs in our home on their own my hubby has been saying we need to get a pads on the stairs so they’re not slippery. And they were really slippery.
My son was 4 when we did this project, so you can imagine how long he has been waiting for some kind of rug or carpet on our stairs.
But of course with with me..I need to find one I like etc.
When our daughter was learning how to go down the stairs, he was getting really adamant. Even making threats of buying sticky pads to put on the stairs!
That made me jump into action. First, I measured the steps so I knew the size of the runner I was looking for.
I didn’t love the “actual” carpet runners that were offered in stores, so I looked for a regular indoor/outdoor runner we could use.
I found one on (affiliate) overstock.com.
When we received the rugs I loved them but against the dark brown stain on the stairs it clashed too much.
So we painted them white! What a difference! It looks so clean and fresh.
To put the runner down, we started at the top and just used a staple gun to on the edges to hold it in place. Of course I was so excited to get it done, I didn’t take any in progress pictures! But you can search on pinterest or youtube for some great tutorials if you need them.
When I got to the bottom there was about 4 inches excess and I used a utility knife to cut it off and tucked it behind the trim.
How great does it look now! It’s so soft, warm and non slippery now I’m kicking myself I didn’t do it sooner! Hubby was right…
I really love your runner but it would have looked so much nicer and richer if you had not painted your beautiful stairs, just my opinion of course
I agree with you Diane Cole. The runner is nice. It is a shame that the beautiful stairs were painted.
Wow, it looks fabulous! We have a really old threadbare carpet runner (it was fine when we moved in 14 years ago) that I’ve been debating over what to replace it with. Maybe I could talk my husband into painting our stairs white! Just be careful, though, because rugs can be slippery, too! We learned that the hard way with our three kids (and yes, me too). As long as running can be kept to a minimum you should be ok:) And maybe since it’s indoor/outdoor it has more texture and is not as slippery as regular carpeting! Enjoy the new look!
xo Kathleen
GORGEOUS! Can you please tell me what wall color & rug “name” & color you used?
In paragraph 10 there is a link to overstock.com. that will take you directly to the rug and size options.
Love your makeover. The handrail and runner really pops against the sparkling white stairs. Great job.
This is awesome! What color are the walls?
SeaShell Grey- Valspar
What size did you use?
Really nice! Where did you get your entry rug? Love the design!
Walmart!
It looks great! I have a raised ranch also and the stairs are one of my most hated areas on the house! I’m wondering how you guys got the rug to not have a gap when going over the ‘lip’ of the stair treads? My stair treads stick out beyond the riser a bit and are rounded. Thanks!
We stapled up underneath the lip!