From classic white to sky blue and beyond, our experts share their favorite hues for steps and risers. Few things dress up a lackluster staircase faster than a fresh coat of paint. This is often a ...

Homeowners wanting to give their home’s staircase a makeover can choose from several options, from adding a fresh coat of paint or a carpet runner to constructing an entirely new layout. The extent of ...

Q. The wall next to my staircase needs painting, but there are some high spots I will not be able to reach from an ordinary stepladder. Setting up a tall straight ladder at a safe angle on the landing ...

Whether you’re a DIY aficionado or do it out of pure necessity, there are parts of the home that are just a little trickier to get right, especially when it comes to painting. The priming, the layers, ...

A rainbow of colours brightens up a dark stairway. Dear Debbie: We have just ripped up a ratty old runner that covered our stairs and would like to do something interesting, not carpet. We are a young ...

We need to re-paint two staircases in our brownstone. Both are painted white and have been repainted badly over the years so the current paint job is uneven where paint below had chipped away. We are ...