Operation Wrap 'Em Up: The Stairwell

I love house projects. I'm particularly skilled at dreaming them up and getting started, but not so great at finishing them. I like to think I'm not the only person who does this, but I could be wrong.
So here marks the beginning of [drum roll please] Operation Wrap 'Em Up.

First on the docket: The Stairwell.

Several years ago I painted the stairs. Err... I STARTED to paint the stairwell. I painted as high up on the wall as I could reach. And painted the baseboards white as close to the carpet as possible.

When I walk downstairs every morning, this is what I see.  I mean, seriously, this is no way to start the day.
And when I head up to bed in the evening, this is what I see:

It's a sorry sight and not a great way to start and end your day.

So I removed the carpet and invited my cousin Dana and his roommate Al into coming over with a bunch of tools and doing some damage.  They are always up of a building adventure and very willing to except payment in the form of beer and pizza. 
We removed the old treads.
We measured, cut and put new treads onto the naked stairs.
Now I've painted everything white, plan to add a runner, and hopefully make everything look something like this:
(from *sob* Domino)