We live in a new build house and I am pretty sure the staircase is a fairly bland timber (softwood?) underneath the carpet.
I would like to get rid of the carpet and either paint or stain the existing staircase or possibly clad it in oak - the banister is oak. I have seen a some cladding kits on Amazon - though none seem to cover a large, square step that changes the stair direction through 90 degrees.
Has anyone got experience of painting/staining or cladding? Or advice on how best to go about such a project?
Many thanks in anticipation
Jon