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Stair paint

A heavily used staircase needs a wear-resistant treatment that is also safe. With one coat of Osmo Decorwas Creativ or Hardwax-Olie Farbig, you give the stairs color while the wood structure remains visible. Always finish the stairs afterwards with Osmo Hardwax-Olie Original or, for extra grip, with Hardwax-Olie Anti-Slip, so the stairs remain protected against moisture, dirt, and wear for a long time.

Wooden staircase with white walls.

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Which paint is best for your stairs?

The staircase is one of the most frequently used surfaces in the house. It is therefore not surprising that your stairs are due for maintenance every now and then. Is it time to give your stairs a new protective layer? Or do you want to give the stairs a different color? Whatever the reason, you are undoubtedly looking for paint for your stairs.

At Osmo, you have come to the right place for wear-resistant paint! With Osmo wood treatments, you can give your stairs a radiant new look in no time, while also ensuring the stairs remain protected against moisture, dirt, and damage for years to come. Use our Hardwax-Olie Anti-Slip as a top coat and ensure that everyone in the house can safely go up and down the stairs again.

Osmo Stair Paint: Decorwas Creativ

  • Wear-resistant paint for stairs
  • Does not create a smooth top layer like lacquer
  • €2.97 per m²
  • Easy to maintain, can be touched up locally.

What is the best paint for the stairs?

When you want to give your stairs a new color, the term ‘stair paint’ is probably the first thing that comes to mind. That is not surprising; paint is a very well-known term used for all kinds of products used to provide a covering finish to a surface with color. However, not all stair paints are created equal.

The best stair paint from Osmo is to use Osmo Decorwas Creativ with color pigments. This wood treatment is a hardwax and oil composition that penetrates the wood. This ‘stair paint’ colors the wood, while preserving the wood grain. Because it penetrates, the wood will feel rougher and stiffer, meaning you are less likely to slip off the treads when walking up the stairs in socks.

Always finish the color coat on stairs with a colorless top coat of Hardwax-Olie Original. Do you want it even safer? Then choose Hardwax-Olie Anti-Slip as the top coat for an even rougher surface that you won't easily slip off.

1. Wear-resistant stair paint

When choosing paint, it is important that it does not wear out within the first year. The quality of the product is the deciding factor in this regard. For this reason, lacquer is often chosen, but this creates a smooth top layer.

Osmo Decorwas Creativ is a wear-resistant (hardwax) oil-based paint that can be maintained and touched up locally. When painting the stairs, you naturally want to preserve the natural grain of the wood.

Would you prefer a wash effect on the stairs? Then choose Osmo Olie-Beits. If you want an even, transparent color, choose Osmo Hardwax-Olie Farbig. Then finish the stairs with a colorless Hardwax-Olie Original or Anti-Slip.

2. Anti-slip stair paint

When you treat the stairs with lacquer or wood paint, they may become slippery. Osmo Decorwas Creativ penetrates the wood and does not create a slippery top layer. Do you still find the wood too slippery? Then use Osmo Hardwax-Olie Anti-Slip (R9 or R11) as a finishing layer: a protective layer with a subtle grit, so you are less likely to slip.

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Painting stairs

Have you decided on the colour, look and treatment? Then it is time to start painting the stairs. In the video below we show you step by step how to do it:

TRAP VERVEN: Hoe Schilder ik een Trap ?! | Osmo Nederland

TRAP VERVEN: Hoe Schilder ik een Trap ?! | Osmo Nederland

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