Stairway Storage

Kari & Kijsa wrote a post asking their readers to share what they do with that “potentially fabulous” space under the stairway.

All to often that space under the stairs is wasted or at least half of it ends up as a coat closet like ours. Our home builder also thought it was the perfect place for a thermostat and a huge air vent. In our next home I am hoping we will have a space under the stairs that we can actually use. I personally think it is prime real estate. There are so many options and here are a few I have been collecting.

Built in shelving under the stairs with a pull down work table.

Shelving with baskets to hold table linens, magazines, and toys. Or what about using this area as a recycling center and line the baskets with plastic so they do not get ruined. The large baskets on the bottom shelf would be perfect for newspapers.

Pull out shelves used in a basement for storage. However, I would love having a pull out drawer like this near the entryway for shoes.

A built in office space with drawers next to it for supplies. Maybe even build in a file cabinet. Wouldn’t that be lovely?

And let’s not forget about Benita’s lovely closet space under the stairs.

What other ideas can you come up with? Great topic Kari & Kijsa!

[photos from top to bottom: 1) Better Homes & Gardens 2) Better Homes & Grdens magazine January 2008 3) Storage Projects You Can Build, 1977 4,5) Taunton Home's New Built-Ins Idea Book]

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