ᐅ Painting individual stair treads

Hello everyone,

I have the following situation and am hoping for your help.

I bought a house that has a harp staircase, with what I believe are beech steps. One of the steps had to be sanded down because it was completely damaged.
What should I use to refinish it so that it matches the color of the other steps?
I assume a simple parquet varnish won’t work because it would still be lighter. What treatment do you think the other steps have?

Attached are some pictures.

Thank you in advance

It’s hard to tell from the photos since there are countless possibilities. A professional might be able to take a look on site, but they usually don’t do that for free (or only very rarely). One thing I can say for sure: if you leave it as it is, it will naturally darken over time. Was sanding such a big effort that completely sanding everything down is out of the question? Then you can also choose the new color yourself.

Thanks in advance for this answer.
I have already tried to figure it out myself.

Whether they are stained and then lacquered or just lacquered.
I only have this one step.

Yes, there are a total of 28 steps, and I already spent 1.5 hours on one step. After carrying out a full renovation of our house myself, I really don’t feel like sanding everything down. I gave up on that idea after working on this one step.

Especially since it looks really bad and untreated.

What do you think are the most common methods for a semi-detached house from 2001?

Unfortunately, I forgot exactly what the stair builder told me. There are closed-pore and open-pore woods. Depending on the type, you can either oil and stain them or it’s less suitable. If I remember correctly, beech is one of the more closed-pore woods, which is not ideal for oiling and staining. If the stair builder took this into account at the time, it was probably lacquered instead. But the only person who can give you a definite answer is someone local who is familiar with this. Are you sure it’s beech?

I would say so.

I think this is probably the most common approach. That’s what I’m assuming here. I’m just a roofer, but I hope I’m correct. Somehow it looks like just clear varnish. The question is whether the sanded step will get the same color tone with simple clear varnish. A professional’s advice or testing is needed...