…I’ve been busy with my angle grinder and I’ve attacked the spiral staircase to the loft!
I’ve been waiting for a local metal company to give me a quote for the last six weeks for a new spiral staircase and still nothing. What’s wrong with these companies, I would have thought they would be falling over themselves for new business in the current financial climate!? I think what I wanted was far too minimal for him and he was most disappointed when he suggested having hearts cut into the metalwork and I said no thanks! So I have unscrewed and cut away the vile uprights and handrail which has made a huge improvement. The before pic below on the left was taken nine years ago when we moved in…

I did start painting the wooden steps a while ago but I’m not sure what to do with them at the moment? I had thought of stripping them back and re-varnishing but as you can see each step has a hole in them where the metalwork was attached…
I may fill the holes in the wood and carry on painting them or remove them altogether and get metal ones made and attach them. Now do I paint it the same grey or black or white or…