Staircase Railing Upgrade
The old railing was a catalog of dated details: ball-top newel posts, a honey-toned handrail, and crowded turned spindles. Structurally fine, visually stuck in another decade — the kind of railing you stop seeing until you try to sell the house.
The replacement keeps the same footprint and swaps every part: square craftsman newel posts with clean cap details, flat square balusters painted white, and a natural white oak handrail left light against the dark-stained treads. No walls moved, no stairs rebuilt — just joinery and finish, photographed here before the final coats went on. The stairwell reads two decades newer from the front door.
Before
After
