Step 1: First, chose two colors that you will use to create this look. You’ll want to start by painting your stair risers with the lighter of the two colors, in this case, white. Apply two coats if ...

Dear Heloise: We had to paint the stairs in our house. We weren’t sure how to go about it because we still needed to use them while we were painting. We finally decided to paint one step at a time. We ...

Tom heads to Minnesota to replace attic stairs. Kevin uses paint for a kitchen makeover. Tom checks out street caves in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then replaces a rickety attic staircase in Minneapolis.

Stair paint ideas can transform a functional necessity into an eye-catching feature. Painting the stairs themselves is an opportunity to introduce the color and detail you might otherwise get from a ...

No doubt about it, paint is definitely a pesky substance. We get more letters about paint than about any other subject. Most of them are questions about how to keep paint on; but recently a reader in ...

Dear Debbie: What are your thoughts about painting stairs? We live in the country and don't wear shoes in the house, so I don't think chipping is a concern. What's the best way to go about it if the ...