Thinking of painting your staircase banister? DO IT ALREADY! I contemplated painting mine for a couple of years. The honey-colored stain was getting dingey and worn from years of use – not to mention it totally clashed with our dark stained floors. But I worried that it wouldn’t turn out or I wouldn’t like it, and of coarse – painting wood! Eek. That’s the great thing about design, though – if you don’t like something, you can always change it! So, I finally just went for it and I am so happy with the results.  I live in a home built in the late 70’s. There are so many things I love about living in an older home including the quality of the construction, the