Nows the time to come out of the 70's with your stair rail.

They're just normal planks of wood,measure the width,thickness and lenght
and you should get a piece or two at the local sheds? or put in a new
upto
date bannister.


The "planks of wood" which we switched to in the 1960s were so much easier
to keep clean and re-decorate that those balustrade things that people are
now switching back to.. They look good new (though a bit 1930ish) but
repainting and or repairing puppy damage to a balustrade would be a bit of
a nightmare.
Michael