Basement Stair Rail

It was number one on the list of 2012 projects- and we're crossing it off!

I'll share photos, but you've gotta excuse the icky-ness of the basement!

Here's what we were dealing with --->
Judging by the wear on them, we think the stairs are original to the 1790 house! 

There was a thin little board nailed into the beams- but it was very loose & wobbly.  It's a wonder no one's gotten hurt yet!

 

Mike headed out to the home store and picked up a new handrail & hardware.
Needless to say, the "demo" of the old rail was a piece of cake.
It didn't take Mike very long at all to install the new one!

But there's still lots to do here...

We went to Lowe's last night, only to find that we had 10 minutes before the store was closing. 

Luckily, that was just enough time to grab some moulding.  We'll be putting a strip of it around where the plaster meets the beam.  Then painting the stairwell walls will start.

I'm actually kind of excited to organize the shelves and find some neat hardware for hanging supplies & stuff on the walls!  But once again, I'm getting a bit ahead of myself ;o)