I had storage under my stairs in our previous home and am having it done again. I loved it. I put seasonal things such as candles, wreaths etc., that I could not put in the attic in there. I had considered making shelves/built-ins in the hallway under the stairs but I decided I would rather just have storage. It is also a great place to store the vacuum cleaner. Mine is open all the way under the stairs, the framer was going to wall it off and make it like a coat closet but I felt like that was wasting space. IMO it's great.

The places I'd actually put a fridge: 1) The main one in the kitchen for everyday use. 2) a spare in the basement near the TV room for snacks & drinks when people come over to watch a game or teens are hanging out. Also used as extra storage when buying things in bulk or when preparing Thanksgiving dinner. 3) possibly a spare in the garage for drinks when I'm working outside and don't want to track dirt/grass into the house from the garden. 4) a small one in the dorm room at boarding school or college.

Better to open both the doors... make a sliding door. Better than a mirror look for clean half white colour paint or laminate for wine storage above. Put more of ceiling lights to see highlight the niche for easy working. dim light are only used where a person is seating to have his drink and not at the place where he store the bottles...

Hi Ashish, You can opt for any of the following options - 1] Frame the L- shaped junction of the wall and beam/ceiling with a wooden frame similar to your handrail and fix glass into it as shown in the image below. 2] Alternatively, you can go for other options like a jali or rafters to secure the opening and complete the look. Like this - Doing this would provide an enclosure to the staircase and give you some storage space below the landing as shown below. Conceal the space with a veneer finished door and a handle and you are good to go. You may store hardware items, gas cylinder, gardening equipment etc. or convert it into a wine cellar if you like. All the best! Regards, RnD Atelier Nagpur