You have room under your staircase but do not know how to optimize this space. Discover practical development ideas and the different possibilities to take advantage of the slightest corner below the stairs.
May your staircase be open or closedthe space under it can easily be used to optimize space! Exit the idea of the broom cupboard which serves as a sleeping at Harry Potter, the layout under the stairs can really transform your interior and bring you more comfort. Storage, office space, bench, library … Here are malignant ideas to explore for a completely transformed staircase:
Before thinking about the development of your space under the stairs, there are some criteria to take into account, that here is:
- Undoubtedlya staircase is more aerial. It allows more fluid communication between the floors. It will be necessary to take this into account when planning. If you want to keep this “light” style, do not install too massive furniture. A counter-brief staircase is more conducive to storage, wardrobe, library or WC! We can more easily partition this space.
- In general, it is the entire room that we develop, the underside of the stairs must therefore be treated with the whole room. For traffic and comfort, it is inevitable. Because who says staircase, says passage!
- In a living room for example, the tie can easily accommodate under the stairs. On the other hand, we will avoid placing a night area there, which could induce a feeling of confinement and discomfort for the passage.
- Finally, think of the light! A good lighting Whether decorative, intimate or functional is the best way to highlight (or make you forget your staircase. The space below should not become a dark corner
If we opt for a storage space, how to avoid the storage effect and breathe a decorative side to this layout? If the staircase is farm (If it is not, it is not an insurmountable site), we can create storage. Whether it is to hide a cumulus, a broom cupboard or dressing room under the staircasewe will rather favor a closed space. To make such aesthetic arrangement, you must also take into account the entire staircase, railing and closet, as well as the hindsight that we have. A graphic effect of coloring Can be interesting to break the “mass” (for example a large strip of color which goes up to the floor and which cuts the climb). If it is a beautiful old staircase, the closet will disappear with a color identical to that of the staircase. What preserve the cachet.
You will find many furniture that adapts to the slope of your mas staircase it will also be possible to simply set simple shelves to which you will add storage boxes. Note that a wardrobe will also be easy to install. If the staircase is in the entrance, you can arrange this space like a locker room with Channels and shoe furniture.
An office can easily be installed under the stairs. A IT workstation as a secretary will suit very well since we work there seated. We will take care to harmonize the style of furniture with that of the staircase and also to provide the electrical outputs necessary for thelighting like equipment. Under a contemporary staircase, we can align a work plan on a walk, as if to extend it. You can also install a series of boxes of an identical height and in the extension of another higher step (or a long tablet which, like the worktop, would extend a step). The office and the staircase would only form only one structure that could be treated in the same color. If you want to close this space to make the office invisible, you will have to use a carpenter to make any tailor-made.
Often low ceiling, the space available under the stairs is conducive to the creation of cozy and cozy places. Starting from this observation, why not invite a bench under the stairs? And thus create a Reading cornera place dedicated to the nap or a TV room, way cabin. Once embellished with cushions and luminous garlandthe space is cocooning at will, all you have to do is get started and we are only in a hurry, see the result!
Regardless of the room where it is, the staircase remains a place of passage and the books you have perhaps deserve to be more accessible and visible. Why not enhance them and transform the underside of your staircase into a library? By “sacrificing” a little depth to Align the library on the staircaseyou can create a very nice set. Also, a beautiful staging with a pedestal table or a small console, embellished with a lamp or a bouquet will make a living stairwell in an entrance or on a landing. In a stay, an object of art will be highlighted with the right lighting.
Know that you can easily find furniture and accessories whose dimensions will correspond to your project In major decoration brands. For something more specific, it all depends on your ability to tinker. With wood or medium, screws and time, Carry out the work yourself provides a lot of satisfaction and will allow tailor-made customization. But if you want an impeccable result, do not hesitate to Call on a carpenter : this is his job and he will be of good advice. You can have a hundred euros for the installation of an office, at least 200 euros for the installation of shelves and from 1000 euros for the creation of a tailor-made closed storage.
