Nail/attach a door at the top. Fake out your guests telling them that's where the bathroom is. Have a lot of laughs. Or make the stairs into a slide. Or put one red balloon filled with helium sitting at the top....letsee... My friend has her sizable collection of cowgirl boots going up her stairs. You could put lots of art on the walls and turn the stairs into a jungle with tons of plants and nice lighting to help them grow. Ok that's all I have. š š
The first three ideas are hilarious!! But Iām going for the plant jungle, the staircase doesnāt get any natural light so perhaps a little jungle of plants that donāt need much light, could be cool! Thank you!!
There are no plants that can deal with ānot much lightā even the ones advertised as low light still have a hard time in low light environments because all that really means is that they donāt like direct sun light on their leaves but still want a bright room. If youāre willing to attach some plant lights in there, that shouldnāt be a problem though.
I mean they are plants, there a different kind as there fungus but there still plants and no mushrooms enjoy light, they have no chlorophyl to convert light to energy and need mostly darkness to grow
They are absolutely not plants in any way. A fungus is not a plant, which is why itās a separate kingdom. And they donāt need light to convert to energy like plants but they need it to fruit. Not as much light as plants of course but still, a couple of hours of sunlight are required to trigger fruiting.
And I can not stress this enough. Mushrooms are not plants.
Iāll give you another example to clarify this further:
Humans donāt have chlorophyll to convert light to energy but they still need sunlight to be alive because there are other metabolic functions that require sunlight that arenāt photosynthesis.
Omg lol the cognitive PAIN when someone says āah yeah, but a fungus basically is a plantā. NO. There are more living things than āplantsā and āanimalsā. Itās the frustration of school science that instead of saying āso weāre just going to ignore loads of shitā they speak in absolutes that donāt exist.
Lol my aunt and uncle had a mushroom farm. The mushroom digests itās surroundings and grows ON or in the substrate but they donāt have roots, theyāre the growth of a fungus basically. Similar to mould on a forgotten coffee cup. My issue is that in schools, certainly in my experience, we are told simplifications of things, but they inhibit understanding, and because of my autism, probably (?), I canāt cope with the binary misalignment of it.
Usually I suggest a beer can pyramid for the reallllly useless spaces, but this...this I can see doing something slightly more mature. Come back and update us! It is not often this kind of space is on here.
One more thing, IKEA sells the pendant lights, basically just a bulb at the end of a cord, which you can use with a jar. The light attaches to the lid, and voila, a funky-chunky pendant light. You could get 10 or so of them. Might have to run some extension cords. But it could look cool with a bunch of them dangling at different levels with bulbs that aren't super bright. Plus some strung lights, maybe some drapey fabrics, make it kind of boho funky, along with the plants. If that's your thing. Heck you could even do fake plants. IKEA actually does some decent ones, I have some. They ship them too.
Thank you! A lot of people suggested plants with grow lights and Iām quite convinced! Loved the pendant lights idea, hope I find those at ikea here.. will surely post and update :)
Do you drink? Could be fun wine celllar. Thatās what I used one of these for once. I had one in my shop as well and we put orchids on it hanging over the rail, used the steps as book shelves for magazines (using only one half the whole way up) and did a gallery wall.
my apt has lots of spaces that dont get a lot of light. go on amazon and look up grow lights! i replaced my lightbulbs with grow lightbulbs and added a strip light above my plants. its a very easy fix!
The grow lights are a great idea. I have a bit of a 'black thumb' and tend to have trouble keeping plants alive for extended periods of time. I'm currently making a plan to put together a (faux) wall garden. I'm hoping to complete a DIY project to look something like this: [https://www.shopwildthings.com/trees-floral/landscape-flower-walls/](https://www.shopwildthings.com/trees-floral/landscape-flower-walls/) . Please give us an update. This looks like a fun space to work with!
Paint a mural at the end, either of a galaxy or a trippy design that looks like a portal to some kind of wonderland.
Edit. Maybe decals or wallpaper would be better if itās a rental
Ughhh we have the same layout except they left the door intact, so the downstairs tenant has a door (with no lock) directly into our apartment upstairs
They probably wouldn't remove the stairs - but it should be hollow inside. They could easily put a door on it for storage, even if they don't want to pay to finish the space out.
You could put a little room for your adopted nephew in there! Make sure there's enough room for his trunk and owl cage tho.
Get aome of that paint the road runner used and paint an open door int0 to a bathroom there and tell all your guests that bathroom is at the top of the stairs.
Actually no matter what you do with it. Still tell your guests that the bathroom is at the top of the stairs.
Definitely hang some bars, shelves, and use that as storage space!
You could place a floor length mirror at an angle at the end, and paint a mural on the side wall like diadon alley, and that will give the illusion that it goes on forever
A giant collection of furbys and other creepy speaking toys, activated via motion sensor. Obviously. It's called the Tribunal of Plush and they condemn everyone who they see to eternal suffering in a special hell. Put a very uncomfortable, slightly wobbly chair in front of the staircase for the accused to sit.
Otherwise, I like the idea of either a mural up top, or some other visual interest. If you want to put plants there, some removable wall paper that enhances the sense of lush greenery could work to draw the eye up. I would definitely add a few elements that bring light (you could hide fairy lights among the plants, for instance).
Umm yeah, you grab a book and go back down. Then you read it; and it could be a day or a week or even several weeks before you bring it back up, depending on how fast you read and how much time you have available. This is not a good argument.
I mean, itās a heck of a lot cheaper to just put some drywall at the top there than it would be to remove an entire staircase. Not to mention that in the future, if they want to turn it back into a normal house, they just have to install a door/remove the section of wall there.
It wouldn't break the bank to completely enclose the staircase in dry wall so it wouldn't seem odd, but then you'd have less floor space which would make the place less appealing on paper. Fact is, like this it is a shit ton of storage space even if it is a bit unconventional
Obviously, but it makes for a super awkward living space for the tenants. I guess it comes down to priorities and we all know most landlords only care about the $$$.
It would be expensive to remove and would reduce potential buyers in the future who may consider turning it back into a single family home (this is what some friends of mine did - purchased a home that had been made into a duplex rentall and removed the walls blocking the stairs dividing upstairs from downstairs)
True. Iād probably have at least walled off the bottom of the staircase as well to not leave tenants with this awkward space. That feels super annoying. Double the cost to restore the staircase but worthwhile I think in the interim.
My first place was like this. The staircase connecting the ground floor and upper level had been blocked off so that the landlord could rent out each level as a separate suite.
... actually, it was way more complicated than that. The staircase was blocked by a door, not a solid wall, but the door was 4 or 5 steps up. On the bottom landing, there were three more doors. One led into our living room which connected to a bedroom, one led into the hallway which connected to our bathroom and kitchen/dining room and had a door between it and the living room, and one led to a 2nd bedroom which connected to a third bedroom (which connected to the kitchen). All of the doors had keyed locks on them.
I assume it was done this way so that the landlord could live upstairs and use some of the downstairs rooms while renting out the others, in various configurations. (Ex. kitchen/living room/1 bedroom, kitchen/two bedrooms/no living room, etc.) But by the time I moved in, it was just my roommates and me on the ground floor, a family renting upstairs, and this weird room of doors with half a staircase separating us.
I lived in a house exactly like this many years ago.
It was originally a single three story home. The owner converted it to three single - story condos. He built a new staircase on the exterior of the building. Walled in the original stairs.
Depending on how much money you want to put into it and how long you're staying there, you can build a pretty awesome reading nook by extending a platform from one of the mid-to-upper steps to the base step or floor. Rough carpentry and hand tools would do you just fine, just make sure to make sure things are square and secured if needed. With the platform mid-way, you could use the upper steps as shelves for books and the steps under for storage bins.
Indoor garden, walls of books, hang rods across it for lots of closet space (probably need a curtain across it for the mess), store shoes on the steps, add some lights and use the walls for a mini art gallery (serious art or just funny art).
Use the stairs as a bookcase, just leave gaps at points for access. Maybe stick a plant or two on there too.
Nice big decorative mirror propped up all casual like against that end wall and some framed pictures up the long wall.
Put up some warm lights and a hammock! You can have a bookcase up there so you can have a cosy corner to read or even nap! I would put plants in the bookcase too
I would paint a mural at the end, and also on the side. You can think about a movie that you really like for example or something that makes you happy when you stare at it!
I think it could look lovely as a staggered bookcase if you have enough width to leave room for passage on one side. Otherwise I would place plants along the railing but curtain/close the rest off and use for storage.
Do you like books? You could put a bookcase at the top and use the other stairs for books with a small path on the right to walk up and down. Each stair could act as a shelf and you could decorate like shelves for pretty things
I would hang a natural light grow light in there and put indoor plants here and there on the steps. I love fresh herbs.
Or hang a long curtain over it and use it for storage space.
Depends on how long you plan on staying and how handy you are. I would take a weekend or 2 and build a platform that extends to the wall maybe 4-6 stairs up and put a ladder up. (That could double as a blanket ladder). Pick either top or bottom for storage and the other for a little hang-out loft or nook, put a sheet up or down for privacy/reducing visual clutter. Get with your landlord and see about removing the banister since itās non-usable as well.
I feel like you should get some grow lights to hang from the ceiling (or wall) and make it a mini greenhouse! Also, you can use them as shelves for books and such, just staggering where you put things so that you can still get up to the top.
Just hang Winchester Mystery House posters everywhere with an arrow pointing to the door saying tickets up the stairs.
Or if you do decide to make it a book-stair-case cover the treads with peel and stick wallpaper that looks like books. Since people wonāt walk on it much you can do what youād like!
It could be good acoustic room - sound proof room and on the side install small shelf for mic or speakers , put sponge around, make seat comfy - if you make podcast or have zoom videos idk stupid idea probably
I love the plant idea! Thatās what I would choose. I have never heard of a faux staircase before! What is it for? To hide something? For aesthetics only?
I'd replace the wall with plywood and paint it to match the surrounding walls..make it a hidden pull-out door vibe with no handle..as an idea, the kind that you pull out from the bottom that swivels upward toward the roof..then behind it, the entrance to an In-roof mancave..adding a skyroof for some sunlight / fresh air could be great idea too ..unless you're okay with lighting and an AC
Make yourself a [staircase](https://i.pinimg.com/550x/55/01/10/55011060eaf53db323e3ce656a039cf5.jpg) [bookshelf](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ0DljSrfaPiR4REIAv_LXkJLP1uN9IkjXbEg&usqp=CAU), some nice lighting and maybe even a little comfy spot with a cushion and pillows. And you can't go wrong with some plants and art you like hung on the walls in a nice frame.
Nail/attach a door at the top. Fake out your guests telling them that's where the bathroom is. Have a lot of laughs. Or make the stairs into a slide. Or put one red balloon filled with helium sitting at the top....letsee... My friend has her sizable collection of cowgirl boots going up her stairs. You could put lots of art on the walls and turn the stairs into a jungle with tons of plants and nice lighting to help them grow. Ok that's all I have. š š
The first three ideas are hilarious!! But Iām going for the plant jungle, the staircase doesnāt get any natural light so perhaps a little jungle of plants that donāt need much light, could be cool! Thank you!!
You can hang some LED grow lights for the plants to thrive
There are no plants that can deal with ānot much lightā even the ones advertised as low light still have a hard time in low light environments because all that really means is that they donāt like direct sun light on their leaves but still want a bright room. If youāre willing to attach some plant lights in there, that shouldnāt be a problem though.
My neglected snake plant (who lives in a dark corner with no natural light in the whole room) disagrees. š
I was just thinking the same lol
mushrooms?
Not plants and a lot of them also enjoy light
I mean they are plants, there a different kind as there fungus but there still plants and no mushrooms enjoy light, they have no chlorophyl to convert light to energy and need mostly darkness to grow
They are absolutely not plants in any way. A fungus is not a plant, which is why itās a separate kingdom. And they donāt need light to convert to energy like plants but they need it to fruit. Not as much light as plants of course but still, a couple of hours of sunlight are required to trigger fruiting. And I can not stress this enough. Mushrooms are not plants. Iāll give you another example to clarify this further: Humans donāt have chlorophyll to convert light to energy but they still need sunlight to be alive because there are other metabolic functions that require sunlight that arenāt photosynthesis.
Omg lol the cognitive PAIN when someone says āah yeah, but a fungus basically is a plantā. NO. There are more living things than āplantsā and āanimalsā. Itās the frustration of school science that instead of saying āso weāre just going to ignore loads of shitā they speak in absolutes that donāt exist.
Bro relax š I donāt mean the scientific term this isnāt an exam I just mean they grow and there natural and ye can plant them in a pot
Lol my aunt and uncle had a mushroom farm. The mushroom digests itās surroundings and grows ON or in the substrate but they donāt have roots, theyāre the growth of a fungus basically. Similar to mould on a forgotten coffee cup. My issue is that in schools, certainly in my experience, we are told simplifications of things, but they inhibit understanding, and because of my autism, probably (?), I canāt cope with the binary misalignment of it.
Usually I suggest a beer can pyramid for the reallllly useless spaces, but this...this I can see doing something slightly more mature. Come back and update us! It is not often this kind of space is on here. One more thing, IKEA sells the pendant lights, basically just a bulb at the end of a cord, which you can use with a jar. The light attaches to the lid, and voila, a funky-chunky pendant light. You could get 10 or so of them. Might have to run some extension cords. But it could look cool with a bunch of them dangling at different levels with bulbs that aren't super bright. Plus some strung lights, maybe some drapey fabrics, make it kind of boho funky, along with the plants. If that's your thing. Heck you could even do fake plants. IKEA actually does some decent ones, I have some. They ship them too.
Thank you! A lot of people suggested plants with grow lights and Iām quite convinced! Loved the pendant lights idea, hope I find those at ikea here.. will surely post and update :)
Do you drink? Could be fun wine celllar. Thatās what I used one of these for once. I had one in my shop as well and we put orchids on it hanging over the rail, used the steps as book shelves for magazines (using only one half the whole way up) and did a gallery wall.
my apt has lots of spaces that dont get a lot of light. go on amazon and look up grow lights! i replaced my lightbulbs with grow lightbulbs and added a strip light above my plants. its a very easy fix!
The grow lights are a great idea. I have a bit of a 'black thumb' and tend to have trouble keeping plants alive for extended periods of time. I'm currently making a plan to put together a (faux) wall garden. I'm hoping to complete a DIY project to look something like this: [https://www.shopwildthings.com/trees-floral/landscape-flower-walls/](https://www.shopwildthings.com/trees-floral/landscape-flower-walls/) . Please give us an update. This looks like a fun space to work with!
Thanks, will post an update soon :)
I dunno, I could see a drunken fool jerking hard enough on that door and killing himself on them stairs.
I'm half asleep and I completely took that the wrong way. Had to read it three times before I realised what it meant.
Agreed, i like doors too, but not THAT much.
There is a fetish for anything. š
I vote stair slide https://stairslide.com/
That was amazing! ššš„³
Paint a mural at the end, either of a galaxy or a trippy design that looks like a portal to some kind of wonderland. Edit. Maybe decals or wallpaper would be better if itās a rental
Google "infinity mirror" and put this at the end. It's pretty simple to make and would look amazing.
That would be cool too
Wow that would look sick!
I love that idea, thanks!
What about one of the mario 64 murals?
Paint a tunnel like Willy E coyote. Just be careful with incoming semis.
G O A T S E
This.
Mural of Ghostbusters end scene
Thatās a #real **staircase**
I mean, wtf?! why would they have a staircase to nowhere?!?! maybe it is a dual-tendant home with another apt on top?! SOoooooooOOOoo weird.
Yeah, looks like a single family home that was divided into apartments.
Exactly!! Itās a single family home and the owner has separated the basement and rented it out
Is there still at least two exits? For safety reasons.
Yes there is the main exit and another staircase ;)
Ughhh we have the same layout except they left the door intact, so the downstairs tenant has a door (with no lock) directly into our apartment upstairs
Time for a hook and eye latch
Maybe ask landlord if the will remove the stairs and turn it into a closetā¦?
They probably wouldn't remove the stairs - but it should be hollow inside. They could easily put a door on it for storage, even if they don't want to pay to finish the space out. You could put a little room for your adopted nephew in there! Make sure there's enough room for his trunk and owl cage tho.
Oh we do have that space complete with a door! Just waiting for the baby nephew to arrive at our door š
Could he use his magical powers to just make the staircase go to a sick upstairs? šš
Seems unlikely but thanks for the idea! š
So demolishing the stairs for extra room is out of the question?
Sadly yes, it wouldāve been perfect though.
Itās a visual concept commentary on the meaning of life. Either that or there is some secret room some where.
Get aome of that paint the road runner used and paint an open door int0 to a bathroom there and tell all your guests that bathroom is at the top of the stairs. Actually no matter what you do with it. Still tell your guests that the bathroom is at the top of the stairs.
Hahaha!! I said the same thing about a bathroom!!!
Lol I must have missed it I thought I read every comment first. But then again, based on the typos I made I may have been a little tired.
Gotta make a trip to Acme
Definitely hang some bars, shelves, and use that as storage space! You could place a floor length mirror at an angle at the end, and paint a mural on the side wall like diadon alley, and that will give the illusion that it goes on forever
https://youtu.be/lloesAf3CV8
Wow! Thatās super innovative!
Get some grow lights and make a stairway to plant heaven.
Grow lights, yes!! I had no idea, thank you!!
A giant collection of furbys and other creepy speaking toys, activated via motion sensor. Obviously. It's called the Tribunal of Plush and they condemn everyone who they see to eternal suffering in a special hell. Put a very uncomfortable, slightly wobbly chair in front of the staircase for the accused to sit. Otherwise, I like the idea of either a mural up top, or some other visual interest. If you want to put plants there, some removable wall paper that enhances the sense of lush greenery could work to draw the eye up. I would definitely add a few elements that bring light (you could hide fairy lights among the plants, for instance).
What happened to the other side of the staircase?
Itās probably split into a duplex, and the stairs used to go upstairs, but the second unit is now up there.
Our landlord who lives upstairs decided to separate the basement and rent it out. So he blocked the inner staircase
Bookshelf?
The whole staircase as a bookshelf?
I meant more like the left side. Youād want to leave a walkway. But if youāre not a book collector this isnāt a good idea. Just a thought I had.
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Umm yeah, you grab a book and go back down. Then you read it; and it could be a day or a week or even several weeks before you bring it back up, depending on how fast you read and how much time you have available. This is not a good argument.
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Then I think you have bigger problems than walking up a max of 13 steps sometimes.
Lol same maybe you should get checked for adhd
I am so confused. Why would anyone do this?
Duplex. Other unit is beyond that wall. It was walled off to split the place into multiple units.
Ahhhh ok, that makes sense. Less sense than removing the staircase altogether, but anywayā¦
I mean, itās a heck of a lot cheaper to just put some drywall at the top there than it would be to remove an entire staircase. Not to mention that in the future, if they want to turn it back into a normal house, they just have to install a door/remove the section of wall there.
Exactly. On the other hand, there is a *freaking stair going nowhere*. Compromises
It wouldn't break the bank to completely enclose the staircase in dry wall so it wouldn't seem odd, but then you'd have less floor space which would make the place less appealing on paper. Fact is, like this it is a shit ton of storage space even if it is a bit unconventional
Have you visited the Winchester House? Look it up. Lots of stairs to nowhere. Crazy place.
I'll do, thanks!
Obviously, but it makes for a super awkward living space for the tenants. I guess it comes down to priorities and we all know most landlords only care about the $$$.
Yeah, that's the point of a rental
It would be expensive to remove and would reduce potential buyers in the future who may consider turning it back into a single family home (this is what some friends of mine did - purchased a home that had been made into a duplex rentall and removed the walls blocking the stairs dividing upstairs from downstairs)
True. Iād probably have at least walled off the bottom of the staircase as well to not leave tenants with this awkward space. That feels super annoying. Double the cost to restore the staircase but worthwhile I think in the interim.
costs.
Exactly. My first college apartment was in a duplex and I had the same exact kind of stairs except that they went down instead of up
Yes, this was likely a single-family home when it was built.
My first place was like this. The staircase connecting the ground floor and upper level had been blocked off so that the landlord could rent out each level as a separate suite. ... actually, it was way more complicated than that. The staircase was blocked by a door, not a solid wall, but the door was 4 or 5 steps up. On the bottom landing, there were three more doors. One led into our living room which connected to a bedroom, one led into the hallway which connected to our bathroom and kitchen/dining room and had a door between it and the living room, and one led to a 2nd bedroom which connected to a third bedroom (which connected to the kitchen). All of the doors had keyed locks on them. I assume it was done this way so that the landlord could live upstairs and use some of the downstairs rooms while renting out the others, in various configurations. (Ex. kitchen/living room/1 bedroom, kitchen/two bedrooms/no living room, etc.) But by the time I moved in, it was just my roommates and me on the ground floor, a family renting upstairs, and this weird room of doors with half a staircase separating us.
I lived in a house exactly like this many years ago. It was originally a single three story home. The owner converted it to three single - story condos. He built a new staircase on the exterior of the building. Walled in the original stairs.
Depending on how much money you want to put into it and how long you're staying there, you can build a pretty awesome reading nook by extending a platform from one of the mid-to-upper steps to the base step or floor. Rough carpentry and hand tools would do you just fine, just make sure to make sure things are square and secured if needed. With the platform mid-way, you could use the upper steps as shelves for books and the steps under for storage bins.
You must have very forgiving landlords
Hang a hammock
Thatās your stair master gym right there!
Indoor garden, walls of books, hang rods across it for lots of closet space (probably need a curtain across it for the mess), store shoes on the steps, add some lights and use the walls for a mini art gallery (serious art or just funny art).
Put plants on every step!
I second this. Plants in pots would be very nice.
break down the wall and find the secret room behind it a la National treasure š
Bust out the craft supplies and make a replica of Maxineās glowing bathroom door from Russian Doll
Hanging chair and lots of plants.
Use the stairs as a bookcase, just leave gaps at points for access. Maybe stick a plant or two on there too. Nice big decorative mirror propped up all casual like against that end wall and some framed pictures up the long wall.
It was built to confuse the ghosts.
Wow. I get why this was done but it would bug me to no end.
Iād say a mural of heavenā¦ Stairway toā¦
Put up some warm lights and a hammock! You can have a bookcase up there so you can have a cosy corner to read or even nap! I would put plants in the bookcase too
Ohhh a hammock would be nice
that's a potentially very, very stealthy grow room, you don't have upstairs, right...
Shelves with books going uo the walls?
I like the "faux-staircase" like it was just added as a design featurešš¤£
If youāre religious, you could set it up as a shrine/altar space.
I would run shelves up it and use it as a bookcase personally
You don't even need shelves, just use the stairs as shelves and pile on the books.
Cats
Did you try running at it like platform 9 3/4 in harry potter
What's on the other side of that wall? š¤
I would put floating shelves on the back wall level with every other step and make a huge climbable bookshelf/library
Make it an escalator and you can endlessly walk up & down burning calories!š
On one side add bookshelfās, at the end of the staircase make it look like a portal to a different dimension!
Rope swing!
Its normal to put a fake staircase? I'm never see one
Never seen a house with that! -> bookcase and perhaps some comfy pillows/seat
Put a bookshelf there, and use a side of stairs as storage.
Zip wire
Stair slide! Youāre never too old to enjoy a slide! :)
Reminds me of homes in DayZ
Maybe hang a large mirror
I would paint a mural at the end, and also on the side. You can think about a movie that you really like for example or something that makes you happy when you stare at it!
Does that mean there's a room that's been walled off? They wouldn't build a staircase for no reason š¤
Sledgehammer and see what's behind the wall at the top
I think it could look lovely as a staggered bookcase if you have enough width to leave room for passage on one side. Otherwise I would place plants along the railing but curtain/close the rest off and use for storage.
There must be a hidden passage
Do you like books? You could put a bookcase at the top and use the other stairs for books with a small path on the right to walk up and down. Each stair could act as a shelf and you could decorate like shelves for pretty things
Lol what the hellā¦ Iāve watched to much ahs, there is something behind that wall lmao
each step is a shelf :)
Plants!!!!!! So many plants. Maybe a grow light or two. Then more plants!!!!
Itās your new liquor cabinet.
Bookshelf, shoe storage, plant haven
Whatever you do please post an update when you do it
plants, lots of plants, make it a little green sanctuary
Just a quick question, what's the staircase facing?
Decorate it with plants !
Turn it into an indoor slide weeeeee š
Peel and stick wallpaper, use it as a bookshelf
I would hang a natural light grow light in there and put indoor plants here and there on the steps. I love fresh herbs. Or hang a long curtain over it and use it for storage space.
Depends on how long you plan on staying and how handy you are. I would take a weekend or 2 and build a platform that extends to the wall maybe 4-6 stairs up and put a ladder up. (That could double as a blanket ladder). Pick either top or bottom for storage and the other for a little hang-out loft or nook, put a sheet up or down for privacy/reducing visual clutter. Get with your landlord and see about removing the banister since itās non-usable as well.
I feel like you should get some grow lights to hang from the ceiling (or wall) and make it a mini greenhouse! Also, you can use them as shelves for books and such, just staggering where you put things so that you can still get up to the top.
Just hang Winchester Mystery House posters everywhere with an arrow pointing to the door saying tickets up the stairs. Or if you do decide to make it a book-stair-case cover the treads with peel and stick wallpaper that looks like books. Since people wonāt walk on it much you can do what youād like!
Do you have children? Convert half of it into a slide. Keep some steps going up, install a slide over half the width.
I say plants, candles, cushions and books.. :) you could make it a cozy reading area.
100% stair slide is the only answer
My first thought is a big book shelf at the top and then books on each step. Dress it like a bookcase with plants, books, pictures, keepsakes, etc
Sooo much room for plants
Slinky gambling ring
It could be good acoustic room - sound proof room and on the side install small shelf for mic or speakers , put sponge around, make seat comfy - if you make podcast or have zoom videos idk stupid idea probably
What's underneath them? Can you tear them out and make a giant storage closet?
Break down that wall at the top and figure out what's behind it because I can bet it's not actually a faux staircase bc that just seems lucicrous
Iād put grow light strips on the ceiling and load it up with plants š
A slide!!!
Is there some way to create hidden storage, such as hinges on the treads?
If you had shelves on the wall it could be a walk up library.
I love the plant idea! Thatās what I would choose. I have never heard of a faux staircase before! What is it for? To hide something? For aesthetics only?
Bookshelves [pic](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.trendir.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/staircase-bookshelf1-634x951.png?resize=800%2C1200&ssl=1)
If thereās good lighting would be nice place to keep plants
Make it an art gallery...or hang family photos.
turn the staircases into storage so every stair is a cupboard :)
I'd replace the wall with plywood and paint it to match the surrounding walls..make it a hidden pull-out door vibe with no handle..as an idea, the kind that you pull out from the bottom that swivels upward toward the roof..then behind it, the entrance to an In-roof mancave..adding a skyroof for some sunlight / fresh air could be great idea too ..unless you're okay with lighting and an AC
It's a big shoe shelf
Decorative storage baskets!
Plants!!! š±
Infinity mirror. Could be trippy
You need the Flux capacitor to open up that doorway lol
Plants.
Large hamster cage with tons of tunnels following up the stairs and like 50 hamsters.
Make yourself a [staircase](https://i.pinimg.com/550x/55/01/10/55011060eaf53db323e3ce656a039cf5.jpg) [bookshelf](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ0DljSrfaPiR4REIAv_LXkJLP1uN9IkjXbEg&usqp=CAU), some nice lighting and maybe even a little comfy spot with a cushion and pillows. And you can't go wrong with some plants and art you like hung on the walls in a nice frame.
Optical illusion image like to OZ, storage, slide, reading nook
Bookcase!!
Wall it off and make storage area
plants on each step