I really want to redo my ugly carpeted staircase. I love the look of hardwood with white risers, but hate the black scuff marks left behind.
I found these black and white spanish tiles made by Granada. I thought how cool would it be to add these to the risers! But reality was that they are too expensive and labor intensive $$$.
I found a different way to get the same effect, stenciling the risers. Using stencils on stair risers is a surefire way to make your stairs stand out with a high-style decorating statement! There are many ways to dress up plain stair risers-including hand painting, decorative tile, lettering and typography, wallpaper, and even fabric!
Here are some great examples of stairs
Allover pattern and border stencils, with their versatility and abundance of different design choices, provide perhaps the best option because they offer so many different options and can be used even by beginners-as you'll see!
It is easier to stencil the Moroccan patterns on precut pieces of wood, that would then be later installed on the stair risers.
This will make the stenciling very easy and you will be able to do it comfortably at tables, and will not have to worry about squeezing the stencil into a tight space or corner.
Begin by painting every other stair riser yellow and white. Then alternate 4 different Moroccan stencil designs on each riser. Use repositionable spray adhesive to hold the stencils in place and use Aura paint from Benjamin Moore for the stenciling. The Aura paint is ideal for stenciling because it provides excellent coverage and dries quickly-allowing you to do multiple layers in quick succession, if necessary. Touched up design areas around the edges with an artist’s brush and topcoated each riser with a water-based urethane when dry to add protection from scuff marks. Pro tip: Use a gardener’s foam kneeling pad to cushion your knees from the hard floor surface. For great stenciling projects go to Painter Girl. Check it out!
Moroccan stencils used for this project from Royal Design Studio: 3015 Endless Moorish Circle, 3014 Moorish Fleur de Lis, 3010S Small Curved Connection, 3012S Small Eastern Lattice
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