How To Paint A Stairwell Without Scaffolding

Today's post is nigh painting my stairs. It'south also about doing difficult things. I have been fugitive painting my stairs because it is hard work. And painful. If you have a projection like this (since we all do, right?!) my advice is to break it into modest steps, don't over think it and just dive in. Sometimes your brain is crawly and sometimes information technology holds you dorsum thinking about what a pain every step volition be. So get started with an open heart (and listening to a good podcast) and only practice it. If you came here for tips of painting a stairwell without a ladder of scaffolding, hither's where those tips begin. Let's begin with how things were looking:

before

I had night grayness walls with a dated gallery wall that I didn't hate and then I wasn't sure I should update it. Merely let'due south be honest as I took it downwards, I felt freedom and relief that it was done! Ha! #honesty

more before photos

Coming upwards from the entry one was painted white, but the other one wasn't since I wasn't sure how to paint the big wall. I'm and so lucky my husband puts upward with all of these changes!

how to pigment stairs without scaffolding

Supplies:

Pro Shur-Line edger
painting pole
paint for your stairs in your color of selection. I used Delicate White by Olympic from Lowes

edger

What you are going to need are less than $10 in product. The first item is a Pro Shur-Line edger for $5 (make sure to go the one that has a hole for a pole- the one at the summit of the photo). You volition secure this on the end of a painting pole and then dip information technology in paint. then you use information technology to cut out your corners and edges. It is such an awesome tool! It does a pretty good job if y'all don't over make full it with pigment and will exist your bestie for this projection.

paint pole

The next tool y'all need is a painting pole. Y'all can connect your roller or edger to the pole and become those 12′ areas. I got the $iv.38 Shur-Line pick (note, I accept fastened affiliate links so yous can see exactly what I got and I couldn't detect equally good of a toll on this on there).
To beginning out, I used the edger and cutting out the space by painting the corners. I so used the roller on the pole to get whatsoever leftover grey areas. And guys, that's how it's washed! No dangerous ladder on the stairs (nosotros don't even own a ladder), just some awesome tools that will save the day! Hither are the later pictures. Sometimes life is busy and y'all barely have time to pigment during nap time, let alone take good pictures. Remember, I all the same need to put wood on the stairs, put trim up, and add fresh fine art (here's the plan).

after

There you go! How to paint stairs without a ladder. Even though these pictures are a footling dark can I tell yous how much better my stairs look?! This is a dark area of my habitation so brightening the pigment makes a night and day difference! It also feels really good to complete something that I ready out to do. If this project is on your to do list, permit me encourage yous that y'all can exercise information technology! Buy the supplies and start with one coat of paint. Picayune by little, a niggling becomes a lot 🙂

p.s. want to encounter how my stairs turned out? Here is the post were I put upwardly movie molding on the stairs. Here is how I hung an fine art gallery wall on the stairs. And here is the later with the whole project completed!