I’m a design geek and a bookworm, so naturally, I absolutely adore the idea of creating a magical book staircase where you could perch on a step and browse through your beloved library.
Of course, it looks a little treacherous, and from the vantage point in the photo, it feels a bit like peering down a deep hole. But thanks to a skylight above, it’s beautifully lit with natural light.
I think the staircase in this home would have been really steep anyway. I remember my grandma’s old house had a similar staircase to a loft attic, hidden behind a hallway door. Those stairs were super steep and scary as heck! I always went up and down them very carefully.
If you did the same with these stairs, I think you’d be fine. They’re designed with an alternating tread, so you only put a foot on the ‘big’ half of each step. That just eliminates what is generally the unnecessary portion of the step, so it uses steep space better.
The one thing that might be a bit difficult is keeping the library free of dust and dirt. But I would take that job any day for a chance to have a library like this.
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