The answer is simple: there wasn't a railing to hold onto. The joy of buying a house that is not finished is, well, that you get to make your own choices and finish it the way you want it. The downside, of course, is that there are lots of things missing. Such as handrails on stairs.
Doug decided after my fall that, perhaps, we did actually need a railing down them stairs. Pathetic, but effective, I guess. So we took Jack to Home Depot and found us a railing.
He loves riding on those orange carts. He is constantly in motion, which is why the picture is a little blurry - sorry about that. The last thing the guy said to us in Home Depot: Make sure you finish it before you hang it! Doug was offended. I laughed, and said something along the lines of "Well, duh!" Doug just gave me a look.
When we got home, Doug started measuring and putting up the brackets.
The kids got a kick out of the chalk line (I have been erasing chalk off my tile since), and obviously Jack loved that I was taking pictures. The "ham" trait is definitely genetic. Then Doug placed the railing on the brackets like so...
And made me make sure I liked it. Not bad, Doug, Not bad.With my approval, he cut the ends so they were nicely contoured:
And screwed the railing into the brackets. Did he finish it, like the guy at Home Depot admonished him to? Oh, no. Well, not immediately. It sat like this for a few days (remember how I told you last week that Doug has been busy but I've been feeling too sorry for myself to update the blog? Yup, this is one of those projects).
Apparently the admonishment was eating at him, though, because this week he took the railing off and stained it to match the banister on the other side of the stairs. LOL! Sorry, I should take that down a notch. I am giggling about it, though. So, it should be up again soon...this time, finished. Go, Doug.
Go Doug indeed!!! Wow, all these little improvements. Can't wait till I get to see your house again!
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