Staircase shelves are the hottest stairs in the game today, and are becoming an industry standard for studio lofts and tiny homes alike. While the area beneath your stairs is usually reserved for broom closets, cobwebs, and young wizarding prodigies, staircase shelves provide open, airy shelving in a variety of sizes so you can store your books, knick knacks, and other fashionable belongings. In smaller spaces, these shelves are narrower than traditional stairs, allowing for more livable space. There’s also an emerging stair trend similar to staircase shelves known as staircase drawers—retractable storage drawers that slide away to open up floor space and slide back out when you need them. Neat!