The experts explain the differences between all the options, so you can make sure you're taking the right steps for your home.

Level up your stair game with 2025 ... With solid oak treads and a barely-there glass balustrade, ... “We chose to use a cantilevered steel structure for the staircase to enhance the open, ...

The staircase in this west London house by Tigg Coll Architects has a glass balustrade and open treads to allow light to flood through from above (+ slideshow). The three-storey maisonette in ...

Personally, I find walking up an open-tread staircase a bit like climbing a ladder, and feel they are much easier to fall up or down. The other important aspect to a good flight of stairs is tidiness.