Some of the most creative design ideas we've seen probably have come from kids - an indoor slide next to (or lieu of) the stairs or a treehouse built indoors. Here's another you'll want to implement in your own house.
Install a pulley in the void of your staircase. The kids will have such fun sending things up and down between floors to one another. Fun aside, it's a practical way to keep things tidy and organized around the house without having to constantly climb the stairs. Just send boys and books in an attached basket to their appropriate floors to make clean up easier.
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If you're looking for another great way to use pulleys in the house, check this post about ceiling storage.
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Oh, the kids will have a great time with the pulley. I hope the family doesn't have a cat.
Good gravy! It looks like B&H! Points for innovation.
How cool would this be for apartments in New York that are only 100 square feet!
Seems like a great way for a kid to accidentally strangle themselves...
...im pretty sure the only way a kid could manage to strangle themselves with that is if they were either an infant or mentally challenged.
In my home in Peru We used to have a basket too for the same ha ha ha
We used to live in a 3 story rowhouse, with a roofdeck and a first floor kitchen. God did we fantasize about a dumbwaiter/pulley system.
Danger-wise, I think the risk of inadvertant self-strangling is pretty minimal. Dropping a basket on someone's head inadvertantly or otherwise (think: annoying sibling) -- now that I would worry about....
If I had a vertical stairwell like that, I would.
That, a dumbwaiter, and laundry chutes direct to the laundry room are on the list.
OMG I've been talking about doing something like this with our staircase....but my husband is keeps saying "b$#tch you be crazy"..... now i know that I'm not the only one :)
want to do this for my daughter's bunk bed so she can take toys and books up there, but have her hands empty to climb the ladder!
I was thinking this is the perfect bunk bed solution too. Our rule is that you climb up without things in your hand so we don't worry about slipping since the bed is metal. It would be great for getting toys up!