After painting the mural on the wall of the internal stairs in our flat, the stripped wood staircase just looked a bit raw next to it. I actually love contrast and great design thrives on contrast, but this was just a bit much! I couldn’t paint them because we rent; I didn’t want to shell out money on a custom cut carpet runner, when it’s unlikely to fit anywhere else we move to; and ready-made stair risers were going to be really expensive. . . So ... instead I created £10 removable stair risers! I used the left-over Smalt blue from the mural and painted half a roll of cheap self adhesive wallpaper that had a wood texture embossed on it. The texture makes it look more as though I’ve painted the actual wood. Then, just cut each panel roughly to size, stuck it on and scored out the edges with a Stanley Knife! So, when I leave this flat, all I have to do is peel them off - no repainting and no re-sanding. And frankly, I’m thrilled with the result - it just brings the whole staircase toge...