Stairwell Makeover

These are the only pictures I have from our current home before we moved in. It's the same awful yellow hue, the banister is sturdy and has a good shape but it's horribly bland. Check out the handrail. It was about 6 inches tall and a big ole blocky thing. Of course it was one of the first things to go. 

In our previous home we installed this plumbing pipe handrail and we LOVED it. I knew I would put another one in our next house and here we are. Thanks to a handy hubby who's willing to go along with my plans. 

I sanded down the old banister and painted it with that handy cupboard paint I had on hand. Repose Gray, in Valspar again. I rolled it on with a foam roller to catch all of the drips. Painting a banister isn't the easiest thing to do but it looks fabulous. 

Love it.