The question: I'm interested in redoing my carpeted stairs with one of those oak tread/riser kits available at home-supply stores. Are they a good option? I can't afford to have hardwood installed.

Which leads to a new problem: the floor and deck paints she researched, thinking they would be the most durable on stair treads, come in limited colors. She wondered if it would be possible to use ...

She wrote: "I wanted to decorate my hall and stairs, quoted hundreds (literally hundreds). I did it myself for less than £100." She also revealed she'd used crisp white paint on the walls which ...

I am redoing the staircases in my multi-family building (switching from 100 year old wood to steel/iron stairs and railing). I got a quote from a chinese company in Sunset Park and was ready to move ...

She wrote: "I wanted to decorate my hall and stairs, quoted hundreds (literally hundreds). I did it myself for less than £100." She also revealed she'd used crisp white paint on the walls which ...