Sir, Its gonna cost a bomb now. There a few space saving options like spiral stairs, ribbon stairs and ladder stairs. Another option which wouldn't save much area but still open up the space is open ledge stairs . Thanks, Amit CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore

Rohanth, See if this inspires you.. alongwith some of the ideas suggested by RMs above. If its feasible please do away with the grills and replace them with tempered glass. You may have to play with lighting to enhance this area. You can call us ..its easier to explain over a call . Thanks Nitin CORNERSTONE DESIGNS Bangalore.

Hi Anuragini, Well we usually decorate all the "livable" spaces of our home and often skip the transitional ones. Revamping these with a little bit of creativity adds immensely to the entire aesthetics of the home space. Here are a few suggestions - 1. Adding an accent piece such as a huge wall clock or a wall sculpture can really add drama to the staircase space, bringing it into the limelight. Travel collectibles such as masks from all the countries you have been too or little mementos collected as you travel also make up for a very interesting display. They give the otherwise drab wall a huge face-lift. 3. Photographs of your family, their travels, their achievements are always a great option to decorate the staircase wall with. This way you can relive those memories and they serve as good conversation starters too. For a more softer look you may opt for wallpapers as well. These days they come in all colours, patterns and textures providing a lot of options to choose from. You can go for the regular damask ones if you want to play safe as they are not very loud and act as a good background to photo frames, mirrors etc. If you want to make a statement you may opt for rather bold colours with simple geometric patterns as elaborated below. Hope these ideas help you. Do let us know what you plan to do and if we can help you further. Regards, RnD Atelier, Nagpur Mob. No. - +91 7387096228

Agree with JSH Architects. Alternate materials you can use are larger tiles that can be cut to cover the entire tread of the stair, concrete finish, and solid wood (which may be slightly high on maintenance but looks beautiful. Also expensive). The answer lies in your interior palette and design. You can use pretty much anything if your handrail material is black-painted mild steel. If it is chrome (SS) and glass, then stone or tiles are better options.