How to make the stairs nice again after removing the carpet?

[peter.linkan]

I have ripped up the carpet from this old staircase. What do I do now to get a nice staircase?

I would have liked to sand the wood on the sides and keep the wood, but unfortunately, I accidentally scraped off parts of the wood when trying to remove the remnants of the carpet, so that's unfortunately not possible.

My only idea now is to sand everything, paint the sides white, and apply vinyl on the top of the steps.

Other thoughts and advice are gratefully received!

 

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Tore up the carpet from this old staircase. What do I do now to get a nice staircase?

Sand the wood or lay new carpet

I would have liked to sand the wood on the sides and keep the wood, but unfortunately I've accidentally scraped off parts of the wood when I tried to remove the remaining carpet, so unfortunately that won't work.

You can sand it anyway. If it is slightly uneven here and there, it doesn't matter because no one other than you will notice. It's not visibly disturbing.

My only idea now is to sand everything, paint the sides white,

I don't follow what you mean. Exactly what do you mean by "sides"?

and stick on vinyl on top of the steps. Other thoughts and advice are gratefully received!

Carpet, fits excellently on stairs. It dampens footstep noise and prevents slipping.