This here, is a brand new staircase in a new home, yet strangely enough the builder does not include the staining & finishing as part of the deal. So, I had to do this set of stairs after all of the carpets were fitted and the painting finished. Well... it's not like staircase's are challenging enough without the added burden of a fully completed house.
Anyway, despite my moaning & complaining, I think you'll find that it's a pretty good result. The colour match up with the shutters was spot on and I managed not to get polyurethane anywhere where it shouldn't of been.
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Anyway, despite my moaning & complaining, I think you'll find that it's a pretty good result. The colour match up with the shutters was spot on and I managed not to get polyurethane anywhere where it shouldn't of been.
Got some questions? Need a quote? EMAIL
 First bit of stain on the strings
The stain on these stairs was to tie in with the window shutters 
All of the fiddly bits have to be done first to make the job flow properly 
Once all the small stuff is done we then... 
With the stain dry, we now do the even harder task of applying the clear finish 
Close up of the rails 
A couple of coats of polyurethane have been applied at this stage 
Another close up of it all | 
Carefully staining the frame work 
The first step is under way 
A fair bit of brain power goes into working out where to stain first...and last. 
Move onto staining the risers and steps 
Coming down the stairs bit by bit 
Again a close up of the rails and a post 
Looking down from the top. 
Here the steps have been cut back and the final coat is being applied |