Staircase Challenge: On and on it goes

Another week, another teeny bit of progress. I'm so grateful for this challenge and for all the other inspiring ladies suffering alongside me. I'm convinced without it I'd have thrown the towel at least four weeks ago.
But ...!
Behold, there is progress!
Not an awful lot but it gives an even better idea of where I'm headed with all of this scraping and sanding and patching. One third of the staircase is now primed, and I got the first coat of darkbrown paint on the top of the newel post and the handrail. Hallelujah!

I'm becoming somewhat of a contortionist - getting the area between the upper and the stair part of the balcony scraped and sanded is .... uh, something best suited for somebody with rubber arms. I have added scrapes and bruises to my heatgun burns trying to maneuver my hand between the two sets of spindles to tackle the baseboard.
I'm thinking spray paint for a chance to actually paint this area with a smooth coat of paint but if you have any ideas, I'm definitely open for suggestions!

The first spindles are primed and ready for the first of two coats of paint. The relief of the spindles is beautifully crisp - a far cry from the gunked up mess they used to be which tickles me pink.

And that's it for this week! 

I hope to have a bit more to show for next Tuesday. Don't forget to check out how the other duelists are doing and visit

 

Kit @ DIY Diva

Sarah @ The Ugly Duckling House

Christine @ Little House on the Corner

Ann @ Our Handmade Home
Sandra @ The House of Bing

Nicki @ Perfect Prospect