Stairs library

Wade Design Architects, working with Total Concepts homebuilders, created a library and reading area under the main stairs in a Bennett Valley, California weekend house. Photography by John Costill & Paul Dyer

Enric Rojo Arquitectura transforms a multilevel townhouse in Catalonia to evolve with its longtime residents.

Maximizing the space under your stairs can transform an often-overlooked area into a practical and stylish storage solution. No matter if you live in a cozy apartment or a spacious home, utilizing this hidden nook

Creating a cozy reading nook is a wonderful way to carve out a peaceful spot for curling up with a good book. I remember the first time I realized that the smallest nook in my apartment could become…

Although architect Annabel Kassar’s new north London home could be summed up prosaically in a single word as vast, she repeatedly gravitates to one of its smallest spaces.

Image 2 of 31 from gallery of Nirau House / PAUL CREMOUX studio. Photograph by Paul Cremoux Wanderstok

French architect Dominique Coulon transformed a 17th century villa in the village of Pélissanne into a garden and library for public use.

Metal shelving systems, especially handmade shelves, are wonderful home furnishings that bring an industrial vibe of metal into interior design and create stylish storage spaces

From quaint to modern, we present to you 20 awesome multipurpose bookshelf staircases that double as libraries and amazing decor centre pieces.

Cassandra Chin and Jas Johnston of Ample Architecture have created a home that doubles its utility as well as hides its functions. Aptly named the Hideaway House, it was a single family home until it was decidedly split into two smaller, twin homes to create density as well as offer an opportunity for investment. “'Hideaway' in Hideaway House, alludes to both the desire to create a secluded haven, removed from its immediate busy urban context, as well as the ability to manage and conceal the…