When I moved into my home one of the first things I wanted to do was to modernize the outdated flooring. I hired a professional to refinish my orange oak floors to a nice dark brown. When that was done my railings and banisters didn’t match. I didn’t want to spend the money to pay a professional to paint them, so I did it myself and they turned out beautifully! It is tedious work but with a little patience they will look like a professional painted them. I wanted the spindles to stand out so I painted them white. I painted the railings a dark java brown. The wonderful thing about this project is that I did not have to do any sanding! Crazy I know. It’s all about the products that you use. I used a gel stain to do everything but the spindles. I used white chalk paint on the spindles and finished it with a coat of polyurethane to protect it. There are links to the products on Amazon at the end of the post if you need them.
