When we moved into our house, we replaced a sea of nasty gray carpeting with a floating wood floor in the living/dining room.

The carpeting still runs all the way up the stairs to the upstairs hallway. Since the stairs underneath were nicked up with hundreds of staples and coated with paint splatter, I never got around to ripping it off. The time has finally come.

With all the rough edges, refinishing seems like a lost cause. So instead I’ll try painting the risers white and the shelves a dark color. The white/black contrast should look sharp against the red walls.