With their awkward shapes and fiddly corners, staircases are often perceived as beyond feasible restoration, tricky and too much trouble.
Painstaking? Yes. Old layers of paint and varnish have to be burnt or scraped away manually before sanding and finishing.
Labour-intensive? Certainly, as most of the small areas of wood need to be worked on by hand.
But look at the results! A fresh, clean and perfectly vanished staircase can enhance your living or working space and add considerable value to your property.