30 Ways to Make More of the Space Beneath Your Stairs
Is the valuable but awkwardly shaped area under your stairs working hard enough? Scroll down for inspiration
Kate Burt
12 May 2021
Houzz UK. I'm a journalist and editor, previously for the Independent, Guardian and various magazines. I'm now excited to part of the editorial team at Houzz UK & Ireland, bringing the best of British and Irish design, interiors and architecture to Houzz.com.
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From tiny office to cosy bolthole – or simply boosting your ground floor storage – there’s so much you can do to put the zone under your stairs to practical use. Browse the ideas below to see which one could enhance your space.
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Number 11 looks fun, especially the tiny door.
Best idea for quality use of space is number 25. Bet the cat loved its space also.
Great ideas thanks
For old Victorian terrace houses such as ours in London there are very few places to put a downstairs guest WC. under the stairs is one of them and its frankly essential for a growing family! As it happens, we have a doorway down to cellar under our staircase so the future WC will have to be situated in the side return doorway. just as narrow and cramped a space though.
So @col lord it really depends how much space you have. we would use a toilet like that everyday.
Personally, I would like some privacy from kids barging in / not having to wait and somewhere for guests to use rather than nothing even if its a small space.