This was one of the most PURELY FUN projects we've worked on in awhile!
On the to-do list before baby #2 arrives was having our contractor enclose our basement stairs. Originally there were no risers, no walls on either side, and only one railing. I can't find a "before" picture that goes back that far, but using them kind of felt like climbing treehouse stairs! I can't believe no one fell and got hurt, especially given how often we've been using the basement lately (my home office is down here, plus a play space for Miles, lots of storage we're needing to access, and the laundry area).
Anyway, our contractor did a beautiful job of making the staircase so much safer! See below...
He also created a closet underneath the stairs, which we're so grateful to have and have already put to good use, stashing a lot of clothes and baby gear.
I mocked up that photo above on my phone with roughly the colors we thought we'd paint each riser (thanks Mom for the rainbow idea!), and then brought it with me to Lowe's and got 11 paint samples in colors that looked good together. (Exact colors listed at the end of this post!)
Over a week or two, I painted the risers, treads, and railings, and Kristie painted the new walls. We also got new treads (affiliate link; if you try them too, I want to note that we had to use some extra glue to really get them to stay put).
There's such joy here!! I love them!
The paints are all Valspar in the following colors, listed in order from top stair to bottom stair:
- Pink: Reflecting Rose
- Lavender: Purple Hills
- Purple: Purple Frenzy
- Navy: Deep Twilight Blue
- Blue: Blue Burst
- Teal: Elegant Silk
- Green: Bright Parrot
- Yellow: Yellow Chimes
- Light orange: Sunset Glow
- Dark orange: Orange Glaze
- Red: Bright Red
