Painting stairs – tips for a durable and beautiful result

Painting your stairs with Frenchic paints will quickly give your home a new look. Painting your stairs is easy, but it does take a little time and planning, especially if your stairs get a lot of daily use.

For painting wooden stairs, the Wall Paint series is suitable.

Preparing the stairs for painting

1. Protect and prepare your workspace

   • Protect your environment carefully.

   • Remove obstacles such as hooks and nails, and tape off the boundaries with high-quality painter's tape.

   • Wash the stairs and railings thoroughly with Sugar Soap and let dry.

   • Lightly roughen shiny surfaces and remove dust.

2. Painting phase

   • Apply the base coat with a roller, then finish the outlines with a brush.

   • Paint at least two coats, following the drying times on the paint can (usually 2 hours between coats).

3. Finishing and protection

   • Add Frenchic's matte Tuff Top Coat to the paint surface of the stairs to protect the surface from wear.

   • Allow the surface to dry for 48 hours before use and use the surfaces with care for about three weeks, allowing the paint to reach its final hardness.

Create beautiful interior design ideas for stairs

• You can leave the beautiful wood surface visible and combine it with painted surfaces. The end result is a modern look.

• Tape stylish stripes to the stairs. Colored stripes are especially suitable for old buildings and the stairs of front-line soldiers' houses.
  

• Paint the stair treads and frame in different colors.
  

Photo: @eli_at_home, Dazzle Me! and Dusky Blush shades.

Image: Green: Wise Old Sage shade and white: Dazzle Me! shade.

Photo: Painted pine stairs in black Blackjack, from the Al Fresco series.