2008 was the year of amazing staircases. Starting with the Amazing Staircase post itself from London, more and more super creative ways of treating staircases popped up all year long, from stair storage, to painted staircases to spectacular designs that made you just want to spend all your time on the way up or down...

Posts shown above are in bold:

• Look! Two Amazing Staircases

• Tolo House: The House of Staircases

• London Close-up - The Amazing Staircase

• Roundup: Best Staircase Storage Solutions

• Painted Stair Runners

• Look! Halfway Painted Stairs

• Look!: Shawna's Wallpapered Stairs

• Pantone Stairs at Tamotsu Yagi Design

• How To: Build Staircase Drawers

• Flickr Finds: Storage Drawers Under the Stairs