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Posts tagged “stairs”

Repainting the Stairway Entry

Our current stairway in dire need of some love. There's nothing like your boss telling you he'll be re-visiting in a few weeks to work from your place to get you motivated to do a few touch-ups to th...

Tolo House: The House of Staircases

Architect Alvaro Leite Siza tackled a topographical challenge presented by a hillside slant by incorporating the architectural feature of stairs as an integral aesthetic feature of the whole Tolo Hous...

Stop Stairing: Stairs or No Stairs?

One thing I particularly remember while visiting and staying in Paris was the challenging amount of stairs in many apartment buildings (even more so than NYC). I ended up loving my morning and evening...

Roundup: Best Staircase Storage Solutions

Kristin's The Amazing Staircase is not only one of our favourite AT posts of all time, it's a glowing example of utilizing limited space efficiently. Staircases are often overlooked for their storage ...

Look! Pantone Stairs

You've seen the amazing stairs for the bibliophile on AT before. How about stairs for the designer who is dedicated to colour matching their home with the Pantone Color Matching System? The staircase ...

Under the Stairs Storage

Storage underfoot. That's one way to make the most of the space underneath the stairs. We spied this idea in one of the Chinese home decor mags we picked up on the trip. See a close up under the cu...

Step Baskets

We all know the importance of a "landing strip." However, not all of us have a space right close to where our door is. In our house, we actually enter from the garage. This then leads to a set of st...