Can you paint stairs around a runner?

3 years ago

Moved into our house last year and the previous owners had added a very nice carpet runner up the stairs with white paint either side. We don't want to lose or remove this carpet as it looks relatively new. But we're repainting the walls and want to refresh the skirting boards and door frames with new white paint, and unless we hit on exactly the right shade of white, that means repainting the stairs either side of the runner too. How can I do this neatly without removing the runner?!

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E D
3 years ago
Is the runner fixed (like glued) to the stairs?
Sonia
3 years ago
I suppose you could by using Frog Tape to mask all around and over the runner? Don’t use cheap masking tape as it often bleeds underneath. Tricky job though. Make sure you remove tape as soon as you’ve finished painting otherwise it can lift the paint.
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Katherine O'Gorman
Original Author
3 years ago
It’s glued at the joins between the steps but then looser on the horizontal and vertical of step itself. So you can see the white underneath the runner if you get right down to look at it, but can’t actually remove the runner. I’m pretty new to DIY and it’s a bit daunting!
E D
3 years ago
Perhaps an idea to do the skirting etc first and see how it matches with the current paint on the steps.

You might be lucky and get away with a match. The light will colour the different angled timbers (of steps and other woodwork) differently in any case.

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