So tired of the back stair looking like poop, beat up walls with spattered coffee and dog dirt smears, I finally did something about it.  A bit of scrap wood and some paint, some lickety-split DIY spirit (eh maybe not lickety-split) and it's on its way.

Sometimes ideas come at me quick like cutting holes in walls or, umm... Surely there's something else.
Often times, I have to stand and stare and stare and come back a few months later and stare some more and stare before an idea pops.  Like the laundry room or the hall bath, or umm, most things. 
Ya know which is fine really because interior design and/or decor shouldn't be rushed.  I get it though -- let's do it up and fast!  Gimme those results right now!  Throw some paint and stuff at it, hope it sticks! It's not often that works out, for me anyway.  I end up wondering what the hell I was thinking and then redoing it.  
Ideally give your space time, see how it functions, see how you function in it, note the light during the day, during the evening, and at night and go from there.
Well I am off track.
Point being I guess, this one took me a looong time and that?s a-okay.  (Sorta.)
So I was sick of the back stair looking like utter sh*t and considering I use it multiple times daily, it was a constant nerve-grater which made me bonkers.
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