Comments on: Stair Banister Renovation Using Existing Newel Post and Handrail

By: kym

kym — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:36:36 +0000

cannot find the molding SD186, can you send a picture of how you place these moldings, with thanks

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 13:19:23 +0000

This looks amazing! What a transformation. Pinned & on my ‘to do’ list!

By: Roger Rock

Roger Rock — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:48:32 +0000

This is amazing banister renovation, it really looks great and awesome. you have a good taste. I surely love this design of yours, thank you for sharing this one.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 13:16:18 +0000

How was she able to use square balusters on the handrail that’s designed for pin top balusters? We’re in the process of redoing our steps and our contractor said this would be difficult to achieve.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:49:25 +0000

My husband and I are also in the middle of a major renovation and the budget is exhausted. The staircase – which terminates in our living room — is a mess with painted colonial style spindles, a yellow bannister and grey industrial-type carpet (the kind with the different coloured specks in it). The house was listed as Arts and Crafts style (heavy emphasis on the word “style”) and so this is driving me crazy (I won’t even mention the little “Victorian” style curlicues that bracket all the outdoor posts…sigh). In any case, like you, I tried to conceive of some way to build Arts and Crafts newel posts around the existing posts but then drew a blank on the spindles. Your solution is wonderful. I now face two problems….a lack of tools and opposition to me using my carpentry skills. I am a contractor’s daughter but he trumps me as an architect used to hiring professionals. I’ll find a way to do this….somehow….so thank you for the inspiration. I think it looks fabulous and I also think everything is entirely within scale. Yes, spending thousands of $$$ would have yielded a perfectly proportioned staircase but for your investment, well, you have achieved perfection. I salute your creativity. This is inspirational.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:46:47 +0000

I absolutely LOVE what you did here, and plan to do something similar to my newel posts. I was wondering if you’ve ever seen the same thing done to a fireplace mantle?