Storage in Stairs: The coolest thing since sliced bread

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I can’t even begin to explain how much clutter fills my house at the moment. With the ever growing stream of gadgets I have flowing into my house, I’m simply running out of room to put shit. This ingenious design from Vogue Living Australia installs drawers into your stairs, allowing for a completely optimal use of space.

We’re sick of big and bulky dressers filling our limited living space. And not only that, but thieves would never think to look for drawers in the stairs if, God forbid, your house ever gets broken into. — Andrew Dobrow

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Discussion

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by eleniMay 29, 2007   5:14am

i have stairs that go up my bed with slide out draw cool to the max!!!!!!!!!!

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by William WhiteMay 29, 2007   16:38pm

I have also seen treads with a piano hinge about 1″ from the riser for a lid type unit. This is easier to do and considerably cheaper.

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by BangeMay 31, 2007   16:00pm

That is really useful thing. GREAT

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by madcapJune 1, 2007   10:07am

William-
The piano hinge idea is great, but if you are looking for hidden storage, the hinge/separation in the stair tread would be quite noticeable and would therefore be of little deterrant to thieves.

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by chlopezJune 6, 2007   17:29pm

Neat idea, but I only see death and destruction. If the drawer is left even a few inches open the next person to descend in the dark (or while distracted) will be asking for at least a broken ankle, etc. A piano-hinged step could be set to open up short of the vertical, causing it to close no matter what (except, of course, that sock hanging out of the box). Oh well.

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by rfJune 6, 2007   22:56pm

What would happen if you caught the edge of the tread as you were walking up the piano hinge arrangement? Could be quite painful

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by elsaJune 8, 2007   2:03am

incredibly creative and very useful…

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by jolleanJune 19, 2007   21:43pm

Ummm, what happened to just getting rid of things that you don’t use?

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by aJuly 23, 2007   1:07am

i’m with jollean. lol.

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by dominicSeptember 4, 2007   13:39pm

Where can u buy these drawers

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by HollyAugust 21, 2008   13:07pm

I love them and I want them. This is a great use of space and would have come in handy for my family when I was growing up. With 7 of us in a 3 bedroom house space was limited.

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