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Default Black metal stair rails.banisters.

Our 1970s single storey plus full 'in ground' basement style house has ugly
black metal stair rails on staircase in main hall down to the basement area.
One enters the front door at ground level and the stairs are the first or
second item one sees ............
Possibilities?
a) Replace black rails entirely with another style. e.g wood.
b) Paint them in a less contrasting colour, maybe off-white, same as the
walls.
Problem with b) is need to strip off and replace the approx. 2 inch wide
shiny black plastic 'stair rail'.
And then to either replace it with a more suitable colour plastic 'rail'
(IIRC originally that stair rail cover had to be heated and 'splayed' on by
workers with gloves?) Or, perhaps, make and install a varnished wooden
stair rails?
Each of the steps of the stairs is carpeted btw.
Any suggestions; sources of design etc.would be most welcome please.


 
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