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Calypso in the Country

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A Home Decor and Lifestyle Blog

Stairs

Decorating and Design | Tips

A Sisal Substitute for the Stairs

During our recent renovation, we removed our carpet runner from the stairs, refinished the oak with a darker stain and replaced the spindles with white painted ones. Eventually, I knew we would need a carpet runner.   My kids run around in socks all the time and I have to think of my golden retriever,…

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Decorating and Design

Choosing a Stair Runner

Now that my foyer is freshly painted, the next step is to order a runner for the stairs. Normally, I don’t move to the next project so quickly but now that we’ve hit “sock weather”, we have all become very aware of how slippery those stairs can be.  My son slid down several of them the other…

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Decorating and Design

The Foyer – Before and After (and Deciding on Paint Color)

During our recent kitchen renovation, we extended the wood floors into most of the downstairs including the foyer.  We couldn’t just leave the stairs the same light oak color so we stained them the same color as the new floors – (Minwax-Provincial).  We also painted the risers white and replaced the spindles with new white…

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