Perhaps surprisingly, they all steered clear of white, or light-colored paint, even though that's what we often see in homes. With the staircase being a high-traffic area in the home, and the ...

This classic stair railing in the entryway of the 2019 Whole Home in Atlanta has a stained wood handrail and treads with white painted risers and balusters. The beautiful S-shape stairwell is ...

You’ll want to start by painting your stair risers with the lighter of the two colors, in this case, white. Apply two coats if necessary and allow the last coat to dry for at least 24 hours.

It also has that old-world charm which makes the ambience look vintage. Get your stairs painted in white for base and then choose a contrast colour for the stripes. Black and white ...

I am working on making a new stair riser + tread combination overtop ... This riser and the side white painted piece have gaps between them that I want to cover up or somehow make straight.

To update a staircase in a house in Cornwall, Conn., Ms. Galli painted the treads blue and the risers white, then added a strip of inky black extending up the center like a painted runner.