While often overlooked, staircases can add architectural character to a home. Building codes be damned — we chose a myriad of safe and (after a glass of wine or two) unsafe stairwells for this roundup.
1. A wood and glass staircase with jagged lines.
2. A central staircase in a Victoria, BC home that appears to float.
3. An open staircase that reveals a wall of books.
4. A glass spiral staircase that leads to a pool area.
5. A wood and glass staircase with a marble feature wall.
6. A playful staircase that is also a bookshelf and a slide.
7. A commanding glass and steel staircase in a Tribeca loft.
8. A spiral staircase that vaguely resembles a spine.
9. A double grand stairway in what was the most expensive home on the market in the US.
10. A contemporary floating staircase with a splash of color.
11. And another red staircase that appears to be hanging from the ceiling.
12. A white and wood staircase with an abstract curtain wall.
13. A staircase that doubles as a desk.
14. A staircase made out of 20,000 LEGO bricks.
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15. A steel and solid wood staircase that intersects a Williamsburg townhouse.
16. A loft staircase with fishing net instead of a handrail.
17. A natural edge staircase with a raw, unfinished look.
18. A light and airy staircase in an eighteenth century loft in Milan.
19. A staircase with an intricate branch detail in a North Dakota hunting lodge.
20. A staircase disguised as a built-in shelving unit.
21. An optical illusion staircase in a Manhattan apartment.
22. An eye-catching suspended staircase that leads to a lofted bedroom.
23. A light-up, color changing staircase.
24. A modern black and white staircase in a family’s Moscow home.
25. And finally, a sculptural metal staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace.
