Feature staircases, once synonymous with grand period houses and historic hotels, are having a renaissance. Open-plan spaces have made staircases more important as they are now more visible from or ...

Overly grand staircases and ornate rail details are both considered outdated by designers. LED strip lights and floating steps may feel modern and futuristic, but are actually out of style. Carpeted ...

This half-scale model of a spiral staircase by American studio Matter Design is made from concrete treads that slip neatly over each other. Above and top: photograph by Brandon Clifford The Helix ...

Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...