STAIRS UPDATE

 Well I promised to show you whats happening in the hallway with the stairs. So we'll start

These are how the stairs have been left for the last few years, you can see the marks where the wall once was.

 In this photo you can see where Paul's boarded in the side of the stairs and left an access to be fitted with a door.

You can also see orginial door to understairs ,which when we moved in was the only way to access the  part beheath this area.

This shows the centre newel post for the new hand rail.

This photo shows the half newel at the top against the wall, that the top handrail needs to be attached to.

 

 This Saturday , Paul fitted the bottom newel post and the lower handrail. Our stairs are very steep.

View from kitchen doorway , you can see the door to the understairs cupboard. We had some luck and found some wood just the right size for the bannisters, although we needed twelve and there were only nine, but we were intending to go back next week to see if more had been put out for sale, however with everything we do, I had an idea on how to overcome this.

The new bannister and handrail.

When we realised we'd need another three posts for this area but knew we'd bought all the ones they had available, in the size we needed. We were going to go back and check for more but then I had the idea to suggest to Paul that he make a bannister piece based on an arts and crafts staircase. I drew the design I wanted, he knew what I meant but still sent me to find a photo of one, which I did and above is the result.

 

It does came in useful having a husband who can put your idea's into reality.

So the door to the understair cupboard's been cut and is waiting to be fixed, the centre newel post has had a piece of wood added so it reaches the floor and the joints and screw holes have been filled.

The orginial bottom newel post had the top cut, so that it will match the new one the other side. So Paul still needs to make three tops for them.

View from living room doorway .

View as you come down the stairs of the new bannisters. So just a few little details to finish and then it can have a coat of primer and then be painted. The orginial side needs rubbing down and then the same.

I will share more of the hall and stairs being done, there is still quite a way to go before any wallpaper starts being hung, since that's the last thing on the decorating side that happens.

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