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We have an old house (1921) with a staircase so tight as it turns on the landing, Sleep Country had to bring out new bed up over the outside balcony and into the summer bedroom!
I've always wanted a house with a fireplace and still don't have it, but it's in the near future of the "doable"!
your stairs are the same as here in Japan,its not bad though :)
My new house has stairs, up a few to a landing, then up a few more to the second floor.
and we should be careful to step in that kind of stair.
MOI: we have a fireplace in both homes, but rarely use it. I think the last time we used the fireplace was back in 2000 or so.
ghee: straight staircases are practical and use the least space. But I am sure if you hunt around, you can find curved ones in Japan too.
bee: I think it depends on how twisted the stairs are. A gentle half or quarter turn to the second floor would be nice. I have no interest in climbing a corkscrew.
lunafish: I thinking of a more gentle curve rather than a upward spiral. Mind you, aside from a ladder, they conserve space very well.
ancilla: thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment. Certainly a bigger house, with more space and gentler curves would be nice. I am not convinced that a curved stairs are necessarily more dangerous. An alternative could be a staircase that sweeps downward, i.e. it starts wide at the bottom and gently narrows in a curvy way towards the top.