"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The oft-overlooked staircase is typically the first thing guests notice about your home (except, maybe, ...

“She mentioned that she bid on the lamp and lost, and Stefan told her about Steppe and our store,” Kohrman remembers. That’s ...

Nobody knows why there's that weird landing at the top of your stairs, but that doesn't mean you can't make it shine. Here ...

While staring at a blank wall is a popular (and controversial) pass-time, it can also get extremely monotonous easily. Wall decoration is an easy way to make those blank walls interesting. For a ...

Why do so many of us overlook the design opportunity of stairs, even if we trundle up and down them constantly? Decorating a set of steps, said designer Deborah Bass, founder of London’s Base Interior ...

Sometimes a wall niche has an obvious purpose — a cubby for firewood, for example. Other times, not so much. Either way, if you’re not sure what to do with your functional niche or awkward alcove, ...

The urge to introduce nature into décor goes beyond living walls — and pandemics. The Japanese studio Nendo designed the two-family Stairway House in Tokyo. The stairwaylike structure conceals ...