Q-I’m in the midst of renovating my first old house. The staircase leading to the second floor has an oak handrail with spindles and a curlicue thing on top of the post at the bottom of the stairs.

Unique opportunity for a DIYer, A FREE STAIRCASE! While they will NOT be able to salvage the treads and risers, we have asked our local renovator to dis-assemble the spindles, newel post and full ...

A job that no one likes is refinishing the spindles on the stairs. Years ago we decided to give our dull-looking natural-oak spindles a more stylish appearance. We painted the spindles white and ...

Mo Rocca is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning," where he reports on a wide range of topics. Rocca is also the host and creator of the hit podcast "Mobituaries," and the host ...

Q: I’d like to upgrade the handrail system of my staircase. How are the newel posts typically fastened to the floor? A: Often, a newel post will be fastened with a metal bracket that surrounds its ...

Hilary Farr, star of HGTV's "Love It or List It," is no stranger to working with spaces that feel stuck in a time warp, instantly making visitors feel like they traveled back to the past (but not in a ...