I have been looking at this space and wondering if anyone has every used it for some kind of storage? And pics or ideas?
You could, might be dangerous with people leaning over bannister to get things though, items dropping on heads etc!!
Yep, of course...your house, your rules etc. Prob best not to use it to store nails, screws, drawing pins, needles, marbles, banana skins
No reason it cannot be done - with the provisos given above. Obviously it'll have to look good, but that shouldn't be an issue. Also - obviously - look out for head height. It might all look more integrated if - as suggested above - the unit also has shelves coming out from it to continue along the wall. Obviously the higher ones would be best suited for decorative items, but lower ones (again watching for head bumps) could hold books. I'm guessing the main storage unit would be the full depth (ie - the stairwell width) with its door facing the landing to aloow easy access? So the side facing you as you go down the stairs would be plain like a continuation of the wall. Hard to know in advance whether it would look ok...
I have this sort or cupboard in my head, or maybe bigger? Obviosely a very rough drawing there, the lines on the face of it are shelves
Yeah that looks real clever. Someone leans out to get a book and falls over the banister. Areas like that are for hanging a nice painting to admire.
Have a look through these.. http://www.houzz.com/photos/label/stairwell/p/48 And dream.LoL Over 100 images on there. Though you might need to be a member to access them. Open spaces and brightly lit is the overall theme. Not claustrophobed with furniture into a dark dungeon. Though there is one or two in there with shelves incorporated into the stairwell.
I think you will find the shelves are inside the cupboard. And the door is on the end so no leaning out I think.
Hmm, I don't think so... However, these shelves would look good with decorative items on them. Or even just have a hanging on that end cupboard wall. (Stop it - you know what I mean...)
It's your wall and if you trust that you and your family are capable of reaching across to get something off the shelf then you build it my friend! I want to put climbing wall holds all over my stairs and surrounding walls so I can climb up to bed...but the boss won't let me women-who'd have them!?
Built same at my last place, open up the bedroom wall, fitted a pair of doors about 1050-1200mm height & 900mm overall width, accessed the cupboard from the bedroom.