Restaining Banister

So this project halted right then and there.

Restaining banister. Yes over a year ago. Over time stain colors darken or lighten considerably based on exposure to the sun. If you re looking to upgrade your honey oak stair railing cabinets or other oak fixtures gel stain is a great way to update without having to do all the work of completely sanding everything down and restaining it. See more ideas about stair railing staining stairs oak banister.

When done properly re staining a tired looking banister will make it look brand new again. Many times these color variations occur unevenly leaving the banister looking awful. Restaining your wooden banister is actually really easy to do. Oct 25 2019 explore jane case s board staining stair railings on pinterest.

Our guest today is sharing her stair banister makeover. I am so impressed by your blogger dedication in reenacting the staining process. I would love to do this for our stairs except that our honey oak banister connects to our honey oak stairs which lead to our honey oak floors upstairs and downstairs sigh. We started the banister process right before thanksgiving of 2013.

It is easy enough that even an inexperienced do it yourselfer can do it with ease. So we lived with a dark stained banister and orange spindles for a looooong time. Because of all the crannies and corners in a banister refinishing it is a big job. If you take the time to do it properly however it can be well worth the effort.

How to refinish banisters. Better still re staining is much easier than you might think. Because well pregnancy is a pukey time for me. Just look at the before and after.

However once the staining was done i was pregnant with little oliver. If your old wood banister s finish is dull faded or scratched you can give it new life simply by applying new stain or varnish.