I think your best bet is to call out a stair professional. you aren't doing this DIY are you? Call out a few companies and see what they can do for you.

to be honest though, I'd want to redo the railing if your goal is to have a more modern look

any of these will look much better. Might as well do the entire thing one time.

Thank you! Yes, we will definitely redo the railing which will help but the beige carpet needs to go too. We will call out a professional as we are not DIY family but not sure what our options are for concrete pan stairs. (Honestly I think they were supposed to be an external staircase that was used inside! And I think the stair companies want to fully replace the stairs! I Do like your railing suggestions

Hopefully i can cover the treads as not easily removed. Pictures a beautiful.

One suggestion. If you have or expect to have children in the future, the horizontal balusters (or strings) are very unsafe for small children as it becomes a climbing jungle gym. That said, I love the look.

everything pictured is code compliant. kids can climb on anything if allowed.

as for the 'cables', they'd no more be a jungle gym than other balusters. teaching children what to do and what not to do is a parenting issue.

I didn’t say they weren’t code compliant. It was a piece of advice.

heritage, I know you didn't . I was just mentioning the unsafe part regarding kids in case the op didn't know.

Stairs and balusters are all unsafe when it comes to kids. doesn't matter what they're made of. kids will climb on anything. that's why I mentioned the teaching part. it was nothing against your comment.

If you cover the concrete and steel treads with a material, it will have to be thin, as you can't change the riser height to create different riser dimensions. You might want to do a little measuring to confirm.

IMO since you are changing the railing I assume you are not doing that DIY so when you get the quote for that ask about the stairs as to what will be your best bet. I thinl the polished concrete might be the perfect answer but you need a pro.

Thank you all!. My hope is that I can polish (paint? stain?) the concrete but since it is a pan I assume there is metal on edge and bottom. Perhaps it can all be painted/stained/polished to be the same color. I would love to see what others have done with similar concrete pan stairs.!

Hi! Just wondering what you end up doing and how much it cost you? We just bought our house and has a very similar problem!