Painted Stairs?

[OrchidFlakes]

We are in the process of redesigning our hall, stairs and landing stupidly over excited about this I love the look of painted stairs but wonder if they mark easily and how noisy they are?

Anyone done it? Any advice or wisdom to impart?

[middleagedspread]

Watching with interest. We're renovating and have discovered a lovely staircase but I'm worried about noise and paint marking too. I'm considering paint with a nice stripy runner.

[thekitchenfairy]

We had painted stairs in last house, loved it, was not too noisy but only had one DC and he was toddler not the big tween he is now!

I used water based eggshell, got trade place to mix using fired earth oak apple tester. It's a green-based grey so a scuff friendly colour.

Our current carpet is knackered and trying to persuade DH we need to rip it up and just repaint...

[NotALondoner]

I did mine with emulsion and it was a tiny bit slippery sometimes in socks.

[Hotbot]

Did mine with cream gloss, looked lovely but scuffed and got dirt on really easily . Was very noisy.

[ABeautifulLie]

I painted mine because I wanted them to look fresh and clean. It did look great, but every tiny bit of dust was visible. The stairs were easy to clean, but it was a never ending job. It was also very noisy and, as stated above, slippery in socks.
I now have carpet and wouldn't have them painted again, not in this house anyway.

[burnishedsilver]

I used to live in a Semi detatched with the stairs on the adjoining wall. Next door had painted their stairs. The only sound we ever heard from there was their 4 kids thundering up and down the stairs. We never heard another sound once they got carpet.

[OrchidFlakes]

Hmmm thinking painted with a runner might be a better option then...

[PinkHat1]

I have painted stairs with a runner as I was considered about slipping on stairs plus the noise too.

[jamaisjedors]

My brother did this, painted his stairs white.

After 6 months they have decided to put a runner on it because it's really slippy and also shows every single hair - honestly it looked dirty an hour after hoovering!

We have plain wood stairs which aren't that slippy and don't show the dirt at all

[onedogatoddlerandababy]

I had white painted stairs for ages, not too noisy as we are a shoes off when inside house (shoes usually muddy from dog walking).

They are carpeted now, after concluding it'd be safer for dd, however both adults have fallen/slipped on the stairs, which neither of us did when they were painted.

[fixyourgardengate]

Ours (victorian 3 storey terrace) are painted white with a matt gloss.

They do mark fairly quickly, and definitely show dust/hair almost as soon as you've finished vacuuming. Less noisy since we repainted them in March.

I was worried about slipping but ds(2yo) doesn't know any different and has never slipped.

If I could afford it I think I'd get a runner.

[InteriorsMum]

To avoid scuff marks try Decorators Varnish, you can buy it in brewers in various finishes - in a blue squarish bottle. The matt one gives a lovely finish and should lessen scuff marks. Apply it in thin coats - it looks milky but dries clear.