An office area fitted under the stairs © Ykario
Narrow, difficult to access, the space under the stairs is complicated to arrange. These few square meters can however be optimized to create storage space, install a library, an office area, or a small kitchen. Here are 15 suggestions full of tips.
In the entrance, in the living room or in the basement, there are several solutions to arrange the bottom of a staircase. The simplest is probably to make it storage space. Shelves and cupboards easily find their place there, and easily adapt to this complex configuration. In a living room, you can also fit there library, a little corner office, or even set up the TV corner. Depending on the space available, it is also possible to install there a small utility room, or even a kitchen.
With a little imagination and some clever ideas, you too can optimize this surface full of potential. Here are 15 smart layouts for inspiration.
15 ideas to arrange the space under the stairs
A cozy reading corner tucked under the stairs
A cozy reading corner hidden under the stairs © Ikea
A cozy reading corner tucked under the stairs
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Slightly isolated from the passage, this ultra cozy little corner will quickly become the favorite place for reading enthusiasts. Nestled under the stairs, this bench seat has it all: a soft mattress and cushions for comfort, and storage that slides discreetly under the seat to intelligently occupy all the available space. To copy urgently!
A cozy reading corner tucked under the stairs
Cat litter hidden under the stairs © Leroy Merlin
Cat litter hidden under the stairs
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Thanks to a small opening made at the bottom of the door, kitty has a small quiet corner to lie down or, why not, go to do its business. Hidden under the stairs, his litter disappears from the passage and the cat can go to the “toilet” without disturbing or being disturbed. It’s clever!
Cat litter hidden under the stairs
Storage for shoes under the stairs
Practical storage under the stairs for shoes © Castorama
Storage for shoes under the stairs
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If you have a very small entrance, you probably lack storage space to make the whole family’s coats, shoes and backpacks disappear. Why not occupy the bottom of the stairs? A few boxes are enough to arrange cupboards and create niches in which to store everything you don’t want to hang around.
Storage for shoes under the stairs
An office area fitted under the stairs
An office area fitted under the stairs © Ykario
An office area fitted under the stairs
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Between the entrance and the living room, this small office area easily found its place under the stairs. Arranged to the dimensions of the alcove, it also has plenty of storage space, installed under the steps. The space is thus occupied at best, and the living room thus benefits from a real work area.
An office area fitted under the stairs
A fitted kitchen under the stairs
A fitted kitchen under the stairs © Conforama
A fitted kitchen under the stairs
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Discreetly installed under the stairs, this kitchen has taken up all the space available. The great height has made it possible to arrange tall cupboards here, thus optimizing the angle of the room as much as possible. A clever way to exploit this surface and to leave a maximum of space all around.
A fitted kitchen under the stairs
A TV corner installed under the stairs in the living room
A TV corner installed under the stairs in the living room © Archea
A TV corner installed under the stairs in the living room
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Slipped under the steps, this TV stand, which also serves as a library, makes it possible to use this small space intelligently, but also to free up space in the living room. This tailor-made installation offers a beautiful storage surface without encroaching on the living room.
A TV corner installed under the stairs in the living room
A laundry room fitted under the stairs
A laundry room fitted under the stairs © Hotpoint
A laundry room fitted under the stairs
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A laundry room fitted under the stairs
A library under the stairs
A library under the stairs © Castorama
A library under the stairs
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Are you short of space to store shelving in your living room? Investing in the underside of the stairs makes it possible to cleverly use these few square meters that we tend to forget, and thus to unclutter the living room. Shelves are undoubtedly the installation that best adapts to this uneven configuration, so you might as well take advantage of it.
A library under the stairs
A sideboard slipped under the stairs
A sideboard slipped under the stairs © Ikea
A sideboard slipped under the stairs
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Arranged along the wall under the stairs, this long sideboard offers a beautiful storage area is easily forgotten. It is also as much space as it will not occupy in the living room, thus freeing up space for something else. Another good idea: wall shelves to best optimize this place.
A sideboard slipped under the stairs
An extra office under the stairs
An extra office under the stairs © Castorama
An extra office under the stairs
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A tray placed on two storage boxes, a few wall shelves and a pretty office chair, and here is a tailor-made workspace carefully arranged under the stairs. To work comfortably and see clearly, we do not forget to install a small lamp.
An extra office under the stairs
Elegant storage under the stairs
Elegant storage under the stairs © Gautier
Elegant storage under the stairs
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It is the ideal place to store storage. The space under the staircase makes it possible to install several heights of furniture, which will make everything that you don’t want to hang around or get dusty disappear. To choose open or closed, but with neat lines to dress elegantly this part of the living room.
Elegant storage under the stairs
Create a mini cellar under the stairs
Create a mini cellar under the stairs © Castorama
Create a mini cellar under the stairs
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Under the staircase that goes down to the basement or to the cellar too, there is a lost space. Why not arrange storage for bottles, cool? It is also the perfect place to install shelves on which to store the preserves and thus free up space in the kitchen.
Create a mini cellar under the stairs
A hi-fi cabinet under the stairs
10 arrangements under stairs © Sogal
A hi-fi cabinet under the stairs
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What if the space under the stairs was an integral part of the living room layout? Despite its slope, it can accommodate a low piece of furniture for television, or a series of shelves accommodating hi-fi system or game console. With or without cupboard doors, depending on the decoration of the living room, they also allow you to arrange some objects decoration.
A hi-fi cabinet under the stairs
An adaptable dressing room under the stairs
An adaptable dressing room under the staircase – 10 arrangements under the staircase © Ikea
An adaptable dressing room under the stairs
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Slopes and stairs will not withstand these modular arrangements. They can be hung almost anywhere, thanks to different fixing modules. Discreet but above all functional, this system will allow you to create the wardrobe of your choice – and according to your decor!
An adaptable dressing room under the stairs
An office and its storage under the stairs
Staircase arrangements: an office © Lapeyre
An office and its storage under the stairs
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The space under the stairs offers a quiet corner, isolated from the rest of the main room. Ideal for installing a small office! A side table or trestles, a few shelves suspended under the steps, and voila.
An office and its storage under the stairs
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