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A Stair to Remember: 7 Ingenious Staircase Ideas

The clever architects who designed these seven homes spared no expense in the staircases, incorporating hidden storage, rolling bar carts, and even an office nook into the under-utilized spaces beneath them.

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Hynam designed and built the cabinets under the stairs and a drawer that slides out from beneath the bottom step. Drink H1 pendant lamps from Rotaliana hang in the kitchen and above a Grassworks dining table by Jair Straschnow.
Hynam designed and built the cabinets under the stairs and a drawer that slides out from beneath the bottom step. Drink H1 pendant lamps from Rotaliana hang in the kitchen and above a Grassworks dining table by Jair Straschnow.
“There was nothing here. Eight hours later, there was a house made out of triangles," says resident Kaja Taft.
“There was nothing here. Eight hours later, there was a house made out of triangles," says resident Kaja Taft.
The walnut staircase and slide in a Chicago town house leads from the main level to the basement. To protect people on the ride down, a “crash pad” fashioned from a standard gymnastic mat covers the wall at the slide’s base.
The walnut staircase and slide in a Chicago town house leads from the main level to the basement. To protect people on the ride down, a “crash pad” fashioned from a standard gymnastic mat covers the wall at the slide’s base.
Photo by Osamu Abe
Photo by Osamu Abe
Sarti is only too happy to demonstrate one of his favorite inventions: a mobile kitchen-supply box/cocktail station/breakfast bar with casters that hides beneath the stairs.
Sarti is only too happy to demonstrate one of his favorite inventions: a mobile kitchen-supply box/cocktail station/breakfast bar with casters that hides beneath the stairs.
Alterstudio Architects inserted an office nook beneath the staircase of an Austin, Texas, home. See the full story in our February 2015 issue, on newsstands December 30.
Alterstudio Architects inserted an office nook beneath the staircase of an Austin, Texas, home. See the full story in our February 2015 issue, on newsstands December 30.