A lot of stairway trim and risers get painted in white or off white cloud white being the default choice.
Dark wood stairs white risers.
Painting stair risers in dark colour.
01 01 2018 03 13 pm silibran.
In spite of some white trim at the lower sides of the walls it is about impossible to see.
In the house i just bought the stairs and risers are painted dark blue as are the walls of the staircase.
Southwest washington state.
White stair riser dark wood stair riser 01 01 2018 02 42 pm corvette ministries.
So i can either entirely carpet both treads and risers or carpet treads and paint risers white worried about scuff marks or stain risers dark.
Mar 16 2016 dark staircase.
We can replace the risers while the rest of the floors are being done.
It would make the steps easier to see in the dark.
While i would love to hardwood the stairs and have a carpet runner down the middle budget doesn t allow for it.
The look is almost dramatic so much so that the stairway itself becomes the focal point by just painting it.
We painted floors and stairs white using a ronseal diamond hard floor paint in our last house.
It needed a lot of maintenance for chips and scratches and dirt.
Lately darker colours even black are being used with some great results.
Thinking of trying it on existing pine stair tread and risers or maybe retro to red oak or white oak wood.
Asap i plan to paint the risers white stain the treads to match the hardwood floor and paint the walls a light color.