Okay after our wood floor makeover project, I decided our oak railings could also use an update. Let’s face it after being in a house for over 13 years, you need some kind of a face lift.

I used a hand sander and a product called TSP to take off the shiny finish … this took the most time. I had to do a little at a time so I didn’t get to overwhelmed. The white spindles didn’t need a complete strip. I just lightly sanded where I could and then wiped it down good again with the TSP.

I love the end results. We used the same Ebony colored stain we used on our floors for the newell posts and hand rail (it’s made by a company called Bona) and 2-3 coats of high gloss white paint for the spindles. I am so happy with our new look, it paid to do it myself, it just took sticking with it.