Take your basement stairs to the next level with these creative ideas and designs.

Staircase in living room along master bedroom wall leading to basement.

I know I am supposed to be blogging about my New Year’s resolution. or a recap of my favorite 2010 events. or doing a wrapup of my top referers, my top blog posts, or my top reads. But I am nothing if not rebellious. It must be the homeschooler in me 🙂 Anyhoo…before I divulge all that ... Read More about Before & After of the Year

It all started simple enough, we could not get our queen sized mattress up the staircase. I think the previous homeowners had a mattress with sections, so never had to confront the narrow passageway. The staircase was originally encased on all sides, with a doorway that had a removed door at the bottom. The effect was claustrophobic. Although the walls on either side of the staircase were load bearing, one would have to come down. Why? Well besides from being able to get a bed upstairs…

opening wall down to basement steps to look like this

I'm doing a basement stairway makeover and I'm SO excited. I ripped up the carpet last week and this week I'm installing the new stairs!