my hand painted stairs are finally installed!
they were quite the laborious endeavor, but i'm totally thrilled with how they turned out.
find my original stair inspiration here.this set of stairs lead from our living quarters to my home studio above the garage...
i thought this quote by john maxwell was quite appropriate for the location :) and oh-so-true!quote by john maxwell
we used beat up oak for the treads so it would flow nicely into the studio space where we were able to use the salvaged oak floors from the original house.
now if these can't inspire me to get into the studio... i don't know what will!
I completely love your stairs. I've painted 'rugs' but this is the first! Wish i had stairs! But...i can use my art journal scraps for my own art around the house. Sad to say i never thought of that before.
BIG THANKS for sharing!!
Posted by: mimi | December 13, 2011 at 04:19 PM
These are truly the most amazing stairs I've ever seen. LOVE them! I'm curious. Did you prime the MDF first or did you just tear into painting?
Posted by: Kristi McCandless | December 14, 2011 at 03:27 AM
SO AWESOME!!! I want to go repaint my whole house. Better yet, will YOU come repaint my whole house? :-)
Posted by: Michele | December 15, 2011 at 08:56 PM
These are fabulous! So bright, colorful, cheerful, inspiring! Love this idea!!! Very nice work!
Posted by: Diana Dellos | December 19, 2011 at 09:50 AM
Okay...so I totally freaking love this and it made my heart smile. Making my heart smile was a much needed thing today. Thank you. I'm sharing this (and your blog) on my facebook art page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Deedras-Art/257639572940
Posted by: Deedra | January 04, 2012 at 03:12 PM
So meaningful! "Dreams Don't Work Unless You Do"
Posted by: WaltLofstrom | January 06, 2012 at 08:00 PM
Fabulous! I want a set of stairs like that.
Posted by: Amy | February 02, 2012 at 04:54 AM
Michelle, would you please merchandise these into wallpaper strips so that we can all just apply these onto our own stairs? We could Mod-podge over them to protect them. Just a thought. But please DO IT!
Found you by way of Reddit. Love, love, love your work!
Posted by: Peggy | April 13, 2012 at 07:07 PM
Beautifull !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Javii | May 04, 2012 at 08:44 PM
i've never ever seen such an amazing home detail. i totally love it!!
you did avery great work!
best wishes, doro K.
Posted by: doro K. | July 01, 2012 at 06:06 AM
I really would love to have my stairs painted, but live in a small town and don't know where to begin the search for the artist. Any suggestions??
Posted by: Lisa Albritton | July 02, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Like the way they lead upward!
Posted by: Katie Struckhoff | July 08, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Love the stairs!
Posted by: Labetzner | July 09, 2012 at 04:39 AM
I saw these incredible stairs posted on a Facebook page with a note saying she didn't know the source. A quick hunt and here you are (I put the link on her page). These are amazing!
Posted by: My Little Home and Garden | July 30, 2012 at 12:56 PM
love the 'doodle on the stairs' idea. absolutely fabulous!
Posted by: Rlea Wlikerson | June 05, 2013 at 07:51 AM