u/eileenthewoodnewb

I'm about to refinish these awful looking stairs. Plan to pull up the rug and paint the risers white, and refinish the treads with wood stain. I feel confident that I can slowly but surely complete this project, minus this area which is really stumping me. Does anyone have any advice on how to navigate around the banister on the bottom step? We ultimately want to replace the banister altogether with a more modern wood/metal combo, but we're not there yet. Thank you in advance.