21 Beautiful Modern Stairs

by Adrian How

Stairs are probably the most utilized elements in most homes. But it is also the element that is least focused on when it comes to renovating or furnishing a home – simply because there is usually no need to spend a large sum of money re-doing something that is already there, totally functional, and usually isn’t an eyesore.

People tend to focus more on furniture and art, protecting their collections carefully and covering them with Aviva insurance plans while neglecting stairs which could be a main focus in the interior design. Stairs are not only practical – with the right approach, they can be show-stopping.

Here’s a collection of some of the most beautiful modern stairs around should you be pondering a change in design for your stairs

WARNING: these modern designs may make you drool. keep a nappy/kerchief close by!

Love the no-rails concept. via Style-Files

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We’re seeing more and more of this type of stairs design cropping up in modern homes. via houzz

Spirals are sexy. via trendir

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Walking up these stairs would feel like stepping on the spine of a vertebrate. via designshrine

The DNA stairs. via dnastairs

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Stairs at the YTL residence. via idie4id

Simple and elegant – even looks somewhat like a kiddie playground slide. via ounodesign

Very industrial. But it’s so elegant that I can’t help wanting to feature it. via freshome

Then there’s the one that sits in the Louvre, Paris. Note the elegant underside

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This I just had to include, simply for the fact that it is a brilliant innovation. These are the stairs that lead to a longhouse (a type of long, narrow, single-room structure built from timber, occupied by many families in a community style living) in Sarawak, Malaysia. These stairs have been carved from one log only. It’s so functional and simple. Hats off to the folks who were innovative enough to design these stairs. via travelpod