Here are photos of old stairs. I shall not be finishing them completely until January 2003, because other builders will be trampling over them to build a conservatory, but this gives you and idea of what can be done. When they are grained and varnished they will look STUNNING.
To see for yourself, go to page 9, and look at some stairs from another job I did 2 years ago. My client invited me to dinner last week, so I photographed them then.