Not exactly a woodworking project, but definitely a refinishing project. Last year I laid down new oak espresso colored floors in our house, and had every intention of refinishing the banister to match. Well we had a baby so those plans got put on hold for about a year, until last week and I finally got around to stripping (used a low VOC stripper which didn't do much other than pull up some of the existing poly), sanding and restaining the banister. So after 8 hours of sanding, 1 coat of General Finishes Java Gel Stain and 4 coats of 50/50 thinned oil based high gloss poly here are the before and afters.
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After:
Now onto ripping up the carpet, putting in oak treads, and staining them to match the banister and the floors.
Before:
After:
Now onto ripping up the carpet, putting in oak treads, and staining them to match the banister and the floors.
