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29 Stair Landing Ideas for a Creative Use of Space

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Zakhar (aka Zee)

October 22, 2022

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A stair landing is a platform constructed at the point a staircase changes direction, between flights of stairs, or at the top of a flight of stairs. From small and understated to large and grand, stair landings can come in a variety of sizes. However, no matter how much space you have to play with, a staircase landing is a prime location to get creative.

For small landing stairs, look for simple or wall mounted stair landing decor, such as mirrors, artwork, or planters. If you have a larger stair landing platform, you may be able to decorate with pendant lights, chairs, benches, rugs, or tables. But when all else fails, there is nothing wrong with forgoing staircase landing decor and letting the space speak for itself! Check out the following stair landing decorating ideas to inspire you to make the most of your stairs.

01 of Stair Landing with Runner Carpet

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This white board and batten staircase features a stair landing covered by a tan and white patterned stair runner carpet. The stained wood steps are finished with black iron spindles and a black handrail.

02 of Lantern Pedant Light for Stair Landing

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Gold and glass lantern pendant light is mounted above a stair landing boasting black frame windows. The staircase is finished with white spindles topped by a light stained wood handrail.

03 of Stair Landing with Boucle Couch

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Light wood staircase finished with black metal spindles and a light wood handrail lead up to a stair landing. A boucle couch with wood legs stands on the landing under light wood frame artwork illuminated by white pendant lights.

04 of Stair Landing with White Planter and Stools

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This stair landing with white frame window is illuminated by a black and white semi flush mount light. The light illuminates a white planter and wooden stools standing on the landing.

05 of Stair Landing Platform with Black Frame Artwork

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Black frame artwork is mounted above a stair landing platform covered by a beige and black stair runner rug. The stained wood steps with white risers are finished with black metal spindles and a wood handrail.

06 of Staircase with Light Wood Stair Landing

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Light wood stair landing is finished with black metal spindles and a light wood handrail. The staircase overlooks a Christmas tree perched in front of black frame double doors with glass.

07 of Light Wood Landing Stairs with Railing

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Light wood landing stairs is finished with a black metal horizontal railing topped by a light wood handrail. A black, gold and glass flush mount light is mounted to the ceiling at the base of the stairs.

08 of Staircase Landing Stair Landing Decor

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Black wood treads with white risers are finished with white spindles and a black handrail. Black table with tan staircase landing stair landing decor is perched under a black frame window.

09 of Stair Landing with Rattan Pendant Light

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Black frame gallery wall is fitted next to a rattan pendant light in this stair landing with a white frame window. The light illuminates stained wood treads with white risers fitted with white spindles and a wood handrail.

10 of Staircase Landing Decor for Stairwell

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Blond wood treads with white risers are finished with white balusters and a black handrail. The steps lead up to gray and tan staircase landing decor in this stairwell styled with greenery garland.

11 of Black Wood Stair Landing with Chair

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Black wood treads with white risers are finished with white spindles and a black handrail. Gold frame artwork illuminated by a white wall sconce is mounted above a wood and beige chair seated on the stair landing.

12 of Stair Landing with Pale Green Cabinet

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Stained wood treads with white and black chevron pattern risers are finished with white spindles and a wood handrail. A stair landing is decorated with a pale green cabinet and wood frame mirrors.

13 of White and Red Christmas Stair Landing Decor

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Black metal spindles with black handrail connect to steps featuring black carpet stair treads with white risers. White and red Christmas stair landing decor is perched on a black mat covering the brick landing.

14 of Black Frame Gallery Wall for Stairway with Landing

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Greenery garland is string along dark stained wood spindles with matching wood handrails on a stairway with landing. A black frame gallery wall is mounted to the wall above steps featuring wood treads and white risers.

15 of Modern Black Entryway Stairs

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This entryway staircase has white risers and natural, light wood treads. The sleek and modern black metal railing has vertical spindles that follow the angles of the stairs. An entryway table with a white cloth sits nestled beneath a chalkboard.

16 of Light Wood Staircase Trim with Geometric Runner

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A modern staircase is accessorized with a brown and white geometric runner over light hardwood treads. At the bottom of the stairs is a large black framed window that illuminates the white walls and side lights. The handrail is a matching light wood with modern horizontal black iron spindles.

17 of Gallery Wall for Stairs with Landing

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Gray wood treads with white risers finished with white balusters and gray wood handrail lead up to a stair landing. White and wood frame gallery wall decorates the beige wall going up the stairs.

18 of Light Wood Landing Stairs with Black Spindles

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Light wood landing stairs are finished with black metal spindles and handrail. A dark stained wood console table is placed next to the stairs under a gray metal lantern pendant light.

19 of Greenery in Beige Planter for Stair Landing

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Stairs with dark stained wood treads and white risers is finished with white spindles and a black handrail. Greenery in a beige planter is perched on the stair landing in front of white board and batten wainscoting.

20 of Antique Table for Staircase Landing

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Green flowers in white vases stand on the steps of a staircase with stained wood treads and white risers. An antique wood and black metal table holding a black metal and beige table lamp is perched on the staircase landing.

21 of Wainscoting Staircase Trim

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The wall of this staircase features white wainscoting that reaches from the floor to the stairs. The handrail is dark wood while the spindles are black twisted iron and basket-style. The landing is decorated with a small indoor tree and a gallery wall.

22 of Throw Pillow Staircase Landing Decor

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Beige carpeted stairway is fitted with black wrought iron spindles topped by a light wood handrail. White and beige throw pillow staircase landing decor is placed under white frame artwork.

23 of Staircase Landing with Modern Black Spindles

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This staircase landing has hardwood floors with a round metal light fixture hanging from the ceiling. The stairs have grey carpet and the spindles are a round black metal. The handrail is a dark wood with white painted posts.

24 of Wide Staircase with White Painted Stair Riser

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White painted stair riser is fitted to a wide staircase with light wood treads. Light wood handrail with black metal spindles is planted on the treads leading up to a white double French door by the landing.

25 of Gray Vintage Rug for Stair Landing Platform

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Dark stained wood staircase with white risers is finished with white spindles and a wood handrail. A gray vintage rug is laid on the stair landing platform under white wainscoting.

26 of Stair Landing with White Stair Skirt Boards

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This staircase with landing features stained wood treads with white risers. The steps are finished with white stair skirt boards and white spindles topped by a wood hand rail.

27 of Black Sconce Staircase Lighting for Landing

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This stair landing with black metal spindles boasts black sconce staircase lighting paired with brass and glass pendant lights. The landing is finished with light wood wainscoting and black frame windows.

28 of Stair Landing Decor for Stairwell

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This stairwell boasts black metal spindles topped by a wood hand rail. Staircase landing stair landing decor stands on stained wood flooring under a built-in bench covered by a beige seat cushion.

29 of White Farmhouse Decor Going Up Stair Landing

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Gray armchair is seated in front of a staircase with landing finished with white balusters and a black handrail. White farmhouse decor is mounted to the gray wall going up the stairs.

9 Best Staircase Landing Ideas for this Tricky Space

Staircase landings often represent somewhat of a tricky spot when it comes to interior design. They are often small enough to very easily clutter up with even the smallest pieces of furniture, but can also come in sizes big enough to feel empty if you don’t do anything with them.

Fortunately, there are no shortage of ideas for what to do with your landing, all you need is a little inspiration, which is exactly what I aim to provide here. So let’s get to it!

What is a Staircase Landing?

Before I get into what to do with your landing, let’s take a moment to clarify what a landing is. A staircase landing is an area of floor that can be at the bottom, top, or part way up a flight of stairs. In the case of a landing that is part way up the stairs, it may be to enable a smooth change of direction, such as 90 degrees to the side, or 180 degrees back on itself.

In the case of top landings, they will usually be the place from which many or all of the upstairs rooms are accessed, and there can often be quite a lot of void space there.

Staircase Landing Ideas

So, about those ideas. Below are nine of my top picks for how to fill that space at the top of your stairs. Of course, not all landings are the same, so you’ll need to disregard some of them as necessary. But even for some of the ideas that aren’t quite right for your landing, you should be able to find inspiration in there!

Gallery Wall

Gallery walls are perhaps one of the most common ideas for a landing, not to mention the rest of the staircase. On top of making the walls look less sparse, personal photos bring an undeniable element of yourself into the space. As far as the interior design goes, a gallery wall is very inexpensive to achieve.

You can repurpose old photo frames if needed, or even get creative and make your own. Of course, you don’t have to use family photos. Your favorite posters or artwork will look just as good up there.

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Small Reading Nook

One of the great things about reading is that it is an activity that takes very little space. Your mind may be off in fantastic and exotic places, but your body needs little more than a comfortable chair. If you have enough space on your staircase landing for a small bookcase and the aforementioned comfy chair, you’d be doing yourself a disservice by not turning it into a cozy little reading nook. If you can position your chair (or small sofa, for that matter) so that it gets plenty of sunlight, even better!

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Built-in Bookshelves

Perhaps you don’t have space on your landing for a full bookcase and chair to sit and read away those lazy Sunday afternoons, but you still like to read and those books need a home! Landings typically have a lot of wall real estate going free, so it’s a good bet you’ll be able to find a suitable spot to put up a few shelves to rehome your beloved books.

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Window Seat

Landings are often home to a window of some kind, and for those of you lucky enough to have a nice, large window on your landing, the possibility of a window seat beckons. Window seats give you a great space to sit and enjoy the world beyond your windows, and can be built to incorporate storage for a little extra utility. You can even combine your window seat with the reading nook idea.

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Office Space

This one may seem a little out there at first, but bear with me. You don’t need a massive amount of space to set up a small office. Really all you need is enough space for a chair and a surface to put your laptop, computer, notepad, or sketchpad on. Anyone who has worked from home for long enough will understand the benefits of separating their work and home life, but not everyone has the space for a dedicated home office. Landing to the rescue!

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Den

Unlike the landing office space, this one does require a pretty substantial landing, but if there is plenty of space at the top of your stairs, you might consider turning it into a comfortable space to relax. You can think of this option as the reading nook writ large, and with more than just books.

Console Table

For those of us with smaller landings who like the den idea, you can get something close with a nice console table. You might not be able to kick back and relax at a console table, but you can store things there and liven up the space with some nice pictures and ornaments. If there is space, you could even include a small chair or stool and turn your console table into a spot for working at.

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Fireplace

I’m getting into big landing territory here, but if you have space for a bit of furniture on your landing, you might consider having a luxurious fireplace fitted, giving you a nice space to relax in.

You may not be able to (or want to) turn your landing into a space that you actively use, but that doesn’t mean that space has to go to waste. An armoire will allow you to turn some of that space into useful storage, and look great while it does so.

There is no shortage of creative designs you can incorporate into your landing and you may have noticed that many of the ideas I shared here today can be mixed and matched. In other words, it is possible to create something truly your own, that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

Always remember to think about what you actually want from the space. There is no sense wasting your landing on a reading nook if you hardly ever read books! Most of all, be practical. If you have a small landing, don’t make it almost unusable by stuffing a huge desk in there. 

Happy curating!

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Staircase decoration for the New Year in the house, decorate the railings in a New Year's way: beautiful decor and decoration

Staircase design in an apartment or house is usually played up with decor. For example, they put steps of an unusual shape. The risers are decorated with hand-painted mosaics. They use carving, forging for the manufacture of balusters and other elements. They make an interesting backlight with LED strips, spotlights. However, for the New Year and Christmas, it will not be superfluous to additionally decorate the flight of stairs with Christmas and New Year attributes. Such decoration creates a festive atmosphere and cheers up all family members. nine0003

Christmas decor for home stairs

There are many decoration options. The simplest:

  1. Spruce and pine branches . The needles will fill the house with New Year's aromas. If the staircase is located in the central part of the room, decoration with branches can become an alternative to the Christmas tree. This decor is well suited for the entrance group. From the branches you can make garlands, bouquets, wreaths. Supplement them with cotton twigs, Christmas decorations, ribbons and LED bulbs, sprinkle with artificial snow, add potal. Spruce garlands are fixed on the railings of the stairs. Bouquets and compositions are placed on intermediate platforms and wide invitation steps. nine0014
  2. Christmas tinsel . Manufacturers of Christmas decorations offer samples of different lengths, colors, shapes and styles. The more magnificent the decor, the more beautiful it is. A sparkling one-color “rain” will become an accent in the design of the march, an iridescent multi-color one will turn an ordinary ascent to the second floor into a fabulous staircase. You can create snowflakes, figurines of animals and New Year-themed items from tinsel on a wire. Decoration made of foil and metallized polyester does not lose its appearance from humidity, temperature changes, therefore it is suitable for decorating a porch and street marches. You can decorate handrails with a garland of New Year's rain, attach decor to each baluster, open step. nine0014
  3. Snowflakes - cheap and beautiful (easy to make with your own hands from paper or foil). With the cutting of snowflakes, the expectation of a holiday for a child begins, so children can be involved in the New Year's decoration of the stairs. Large openwork decor looks good on the wall along the steps. It can be hung on shiny threads from a handrail or attached to the ceiling above the stairs.
  4. Christmas decorations. Balls, stars, snowmen, Santa Clauses or stars are suitable for New Year's decoration of the stairs in the house. Ceramic toys are beautiful, but heavy and can break easily, glass toys are elegant and thin, but very fragile. If there are animals/children in the family, it is better not to use glass toys. Plastic is light, colorful, inexpensive. In the design, you can use plain decorations or combine no more than 2 colors. If the staircase is large, hang a large decor. Observe the measure - decorate the march at the rate of 2 toys per 10 cm. Balls and stars are best tied to balusters, but so that they do not interfere with walking. On the handrails in the snow made of cotton wool, you can seat snowmen. nine0014
  5. Light strings. In the assortment of stores - products made of flexible neon, duralight, LED. A garland in the form of threads can be placed around the perimeter of the stairs, under the span ceiling, on the railing. The fringe is fixed on the visor of the porch or veranda, on the windows. The curtain (many luminous threads of the same length) looks spectacular on the wall, which is adjacent to the staircase. A grid of many diodes will decorate the end of the march - it must be securely fixed at the top and bottom so that it does not shrink. There are garlands with a constant glow, flickering, running fire and other effects. Instead of the usual garland, you can use duralight - a flexible luminous wire, from which you can make hearts, snowflakes, stars and other shapes. Additional functions - music, connection to a computer. Luminous decor is characterized by economical energy consumption and safety of use in case of moisture, contact with fabrics, paper and other combustible materials. nine0015

How to choose decorations

When decorating stairs for the New Year, it is desirable to take into account the style of the interior of the room and the design of the structure itself. The designer rise should not be overloaded with decor - it is an ornament in itself. It can be supplemented with interesting lighting, which will highlight beautiful elements, emphasize the texture and color of materials. Particularly impressive in artificial light are glass elements and details, as well as glossy surfaces (for example, metal with chrome, silver, gold). Usually the Christmas tree and the flight of stairs are decorated in the same style. nine0003

If the house is decorated in a classic style, the usual traditional decorations are suitable - glass balls, LED illumination, light consoles and luminous figures of the New Year theme.

The eco-style of a wooden staircase is well complemented by pine, spruce, cones, rowan twigs and other natural materials.

Country-style house can be decorated with everything that is at hand - textiles, paper, plastic, coniferous garlands and LED lights. Avoid metal jewelry and decor in the form of geometric shapes. nine0003

The style of minimalism in the house requires conciseness, so clear lines and a monochrome palette should prevail in the New Year's decoration of the march. Minimalist jewelry is sophisticated, expressive and elegant.

New Year's colors

The main rule of the New Year's decoration of the rise is not to use gloomy colors and dark shades that can spoil the holiday. Choosing decor:

  1. In white. White - a classic for the New Year, symbolizes pure snow. Ideally combined with natural wood, dark and shiny metal, glass surfaces. nine0014
  2. Silver. New Year's silver scale is very elegant and bright. Causes associations with snow, a fairy tale, a magical forest. Can be combined with white, pearl, cream jewelry. In combination with red, it looks elegant and solemn.
  3. Gold. The golden décor suits rich wooden stairs with gilded railings. Gold gives an unusual play of light, so you should not complement it with other colors.
  4. Blue. "Winter" color gives a feeling of calm and tranquility. Looks great with white and silver. All shades of blue-blue scale are also well combined with each other. nine0015
  5. Green is another traditional New Year's color. Decorations in several shades of green look interesting on one staircase. Green and red is a Christmas combination.

Choose any color and shade, combine them as you like. It is better to use no more than 3 colors in the design. The trend is monochrome decoration. You can dosedly use the symbol of the new year according to the Chinese calendar for decoration - pictures of a pig, tiger, rabbit, etc.

DIY stair railing decor

Railings are usually decorated with garlands. To make the decoration, measure the length of the railing and add 30 cm for each meter. For example, with a fence length of 5 m, the length of the finished garland should be at least 6.5 m. This is necessary to beautifully wrap around the railing or drape the decor.

You can take 2-3 fluffy raindrops, twist them, carefully fasten the ends with transparent tape or a stationery stapler to the desired length. nine0003

Making a pine garland:

  1. Prepare lush branches of medium length.
  2. Strip the base of each branch of needles, leaving 5-10 cm free.
  3. Fasten 2-3 branches with a bouquet.
  4. Lay the next piece on the bouquet so that the free edge protrudes ¾ and secure with fishing line or clips.
  5. Continue on until the garland reaches the desired length.
  6. To decorate the edge of the garland, fasten the cleaned tails of the branches in the opposite direction so that the needles look out. nine0015

Use fishing line or pretty ribbons to attach a spruce or pine garland.

Ways to fasten the garland:

  1. Wrap around the rail along the entire length.
  2. Lay on the steps, skipping between the balusters.
  3. Fasten to the lower and upper railing posts, and then to every third or fourth baluster so that a sag is formed - swag.

The tinsel decoration can be hung with special Velcro or transparent tape. Fix it every 0.5 m. If there is an additional decor that makes the product heavier, make attachment points more often, after 0. 2-0.3 m. whether plastic ties. nine0003

When attaching the garland to the handrail, it is important to leave free areas so that you can hold on when walking up the stairs. Fully decorated railings are dangerous for descent and ascent!

How to keep the branches fresh longer

To keep the tree standing for a long time, it can be placed in a special stand with water or in a bucket of wet sand. But what about garlands and other decorations made from living branches that can dry out quickly indoors and outdoors?

How to decorate a porch for the New Year

Many ready-made street decorations can be found in online stores and markets, but you can make them yourself from improvised items, for example, gnomes - from branches, a vase for New Year's ikebana - from old skates or boots, a snowman - from boards or wooden cuts , Santa Claus - from plastic bags and bottles. The main thing is inspiration, skillful hands and that the material is resistant to weather conditions. nine0003

Place glass vases or cups with candles on the stairs for a New Year mood. You can take small glass jars and paint them on the outside with colored spray paint. Pour a layer of coarse salt on the bottom of the containers, Strengthen in the center one candle-tablet each. Light them up after dark on New Year's Eve. You can use battery operated candles.

When decorating the porch with illumination, garlands with PVC wire must be installed before the onset of frost, with a silicone and rubber base - it is possible at temperatures below 0 °. nine0003

In the street design of the march, it is necessary to use illumination with an indicator of at least IP 44 (protection from dust, moisture).

what does a staircase consist of?

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A wooden staircase is a real decoration of the house. It is a complex constructor, consisting of a large number of parts. It is possible to buy elements for a wooden ladder which are necessary for you in our company.

All elements can be divided by major and minor . The former have a defining bearing function in the entire structure. We are talking about steps, kosour, bowstring. If we talk about elements of a secondary nature, then they are "responsible" for her style and are design additions.

Very often, our customers who want to buy elements of stairs are not able to fully express their wishes, because they do not know the correct name of this or that “thing”. We offer a small glossary of professional terms, the main task of which is to help you better understand the intricacies and name elements of stairs made of wood correct.

  • A balustrade is an element that has a protective function, including balusters (curly poles) that are placed along the perimeter of the stairwell and are united by a railing.
  • Baluster is an integral part of the railing. Support post, having a rectangular or round shape.
  • Winder treads - steps with non-parallel edges. So, the inner side of such a step is smaller than the outer one. They are located in a circle, and are often used when turning winder stairs. nine0015
  • Kosour are ladder beams with steps joining from above.
  • Staircase is an element that connects landings and is inclined. Includes beams and steps.
  • Support baluster is a support post mounted on both sides of the flight of stairs.
  • Handrail is a railing to ensure safety when lifting. Includes vertical balusters and handrails. nine0015
  • Riser - an element that is located between adjacent steps and has a height of 15-18 cm.
  • Handrail is part of the railing.
  • Intermediate platform is an element located between flights of stairs.
  • Tread - represents the working plane of the step of the horizontal position.
  • Handrail post is an integral part of the handrail, which has a round or carved shape.
  • Bowstring - the bearing beam of the march.

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