Matching existing jarrah stairs
Jenny Egan
4 years ago
I am in the planning stages of reflooring the existing terracotta coloured ceramic floor tiles with hardwood flooring. Any suggestions for the wood colour. I have dark jarrah stairs that can not be replaced but do not want dark wood floors, I prefer lighter colours or greys.
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4 years agoJenny Egan
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4 years agoMaybe paint the bottom riser on the stairs in light colour or white to match your skirting boards. This is probably sacrilege to some, but then the lighter boards will butt up against the white riser and the jarrah stairs will be a feature.
siriuskey
4 years ago
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