How to utilize area under this staircase?
Hello DIY freaks and Design Experts,
Cheers to your great works and inspirations.
May i ask you all a design suggestion? I thought only i have this problem until i found many people asking similar questions regarding staircase in this forum. Ours is a newly constructed house for which the interiors are being done. I need to utilize this area under the staircase well. This area depicted as blue sofa is 10 feet wide and 2.5 feet deep and 1.5 feet tall. Our design engineer suggests a plywood shelf (brown area) to be designed for utility under shorter steps and a faux leather upholstery on the blue area. Though i'm ok with his idea, I some how want to try different view and know your opinion. The wall adjacent to and below the stairs is irregular in finish and is 22 feet tall which goes till my top floor which has a glass shade drawing ample sunlight. I'm really happy with the design he made but little confused about the area below the stairs. It could only seat kids and that too with a slouched back i guess. Also i'm afraid this area will have poor ventilation since the window on your right cannot be opened. So unleash your imagination and please suggest me any alternative design ideas.
Thank you,
ishnu.
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vishnukkkk
2 years ago
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Comments (9)I think it looks good on the paper but to make a code compliant staircase you will have to call a stair company have them do the layout and they will tell you if you have room or not and give you what options you have. In here you wasting your time. With that said, they can probably fit 3' landing with 2 stairs going down and doing 90 degree turn with 10 stairs, that will set you at around 8"+ riser height, here in NJ you can have a riser height 8 1/4" and min thread depth 9" so it might just work. You have to check your local code and see what the stair requirement is for your area and work from there. Good luck...See MoreAsk The Houzz Experts: Staircase Design-- CLOSED
Comments (12)sararahim123 What constitutes an adequate illumination level varies from person to person. What exactly do you require illuminated? If its simply ambient light you would have tiny lights as shown that throw light on the stairs itself. If a bit more is required you could consider adding a railing with a light under. If general illumination is what you are going after, but in a muted way, would suggest wall scones that throw light upwards onto the ceiling, diffusing the light....See Morespace utilising under staircase
Comments (5)Hi, There are a number of ways in which the area under a staircase can be utilized. In case of a cramped house or space restrictions, this space can be used for providing storage, services or even a powder room as elaborated below : In case there are no space constraints and all the other areas are taken care of, the space below the stairs can be used for add ons such as a library, study, cellar or a minibar. In case there are any dogs in the house, this area serves as a spacious and compact kennel too : Apart from this, if the space is to be treated solely considering aesthetics, it can be livened up using a bit of indoor landscaping, sculptures and water body : Since, you have a db on the left wall you can use these ideas accordingly so as to not take away from its accessibility and utility. Using wallpaper or tall planters or a painting may prove useful in that case. Hope these ideas help. Do let us know what you decided to choose. All the best! Regards, RnD Atelier Nagpur...See Moresuggest some thing for under stairs
Comments (1)Hi Nitish, Firstly, treat the area for termites i.e. make it termite proof. Since termites harvest in moist conditions, putting in planters or any kind of woodwork without any treatment will be useless. Once you have treated the area you can proceed to utilize it for different purposes. There are a number of ways in which the area under a staircase can be utilized. In case of a cramped house or space restrictions, this space can be used for providing storage, services or even a powder room as elaborated below : In case there are no space constraints and all the other areas are taken care of, the space below the stairs can be used for add ons such as a library, study, cellar or a minibar. In case there are any dogs in the house, this area serves as a spacious and compact kennel too : Apart from this, if the space is to be treated solely considering aesthetics, it can be livened up using a bit of indoor landscaping, sculptures and water body : Hope these ideas help. Do let us know what you decided to choose. All the best! Regards, RnD Atelier Nagpur...See More
PRORachna Bansal
2 years agovishnukkkk
2 years agocustom_designed
2 years agoI agree that placing a sofa in that area is a wastage of space and money. I was in the same situation a couple of years ago and I narrowed down to drinks bar or store room. I finally went ahead with storeroom. One of my neighbors turned it into a powder room. We use the storeroom for invertor, kids outdoor sports stuff, AC stabilizers etc. You will get plenty of ideas if you google ‘under the stairs ideas’
Lucky Singh
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago
PROURBAN ELEMENTS FLOORING
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PROSilver Interior Designs
2 years ago
Shraddha B
2 years agoLucky Singh
2 years ago
PROWarisan India
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago
PROWovenDreams India
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThis area can be best used as a storage area if you need. Otherwise can make a good Study also since this place also has good ventilation. look at these picture.
PROKitchen Creations
2 years ago
PRORnD Atelier
2 years agoHi,
There are a number of ways in which the area under a staircase can be utilized. In case of a cramped house or space restrictions, this space can be used for providing storage, services or even a powder room as elaborated below :
In case there are no space constraints and all the other areas are taken care of, the space below the stairs can be used for add ons such as a library, study, cellar or a minibar. In case there are any dogs in the house, this area serves as a spacious and compact kennel too :
Apart from this, if the space is to be treated solely considering aesthetics, it can be livened up using a bit of indoor landscaping, sculptures and water body :
Hope these ideas help. Do let us know what you decided to choose. All the best!
Regards,
RnD Atelier
Nagpur
Decor Dreams Pune