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opphop
10 years ago
The hallway, treads and baseboards are pine whereas the handrail, spindles and newel post are walnut. And...the new flooring around the stairway is red oak which will be stained a medium tone. Won't the pine stain so much differently than the already-darker walnut? These spindles are not stripped and they of course look a lot lighter without the very old varnish.
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