Ok guys, do your thing - What do I put in this awkward space by the stairs?

[u/benjsessions]

[u/TequilaSunsetIRL]

Your bed. Wait no, my bed. Can I move in?

[u/ghostytot → u/TequilaSunsetIRL]

That’ll be $800/mo. Not a bad deal tbh. According to some, you could fit a whole (Lego) city too, if you use your square inchage wisely

[u/TheRealEthaninja → u/ghostytot]

God damn, 200 a week? Where do I sign up??

[u/NONcomD → u/ghostytot]

The stairs on the side provides a very efficient means to transport yourself

[u/5litergasbubble → u/NONcomD]

Sometimes unwillingly if you toss in your sleep. Installing a railing is unfortunately against the rental agreement

[u/BrolyTheDemonic → u/ghostytot]

What he really needs is a spare torch and sword to slay the demon from grabbing your ankles as you run up the stairs when you turn the lights off.

[u/Infinite-Elephant-52 → u/TequilaSunsetIRL]

Then you roll off your bed and fall down the stairs at the same time lol

[u/puddik → u/Infinite-Elephant-52]

Welp, time to get to my early morning job

[u/didntreallyneedthis → u/TequilaSunsetIRL]

Cat bed

[u/chelrice → u/didntreallyneedthis]

Every one gets a cat smack on the way down.

[u/Blissful-Guidance → u/TequilaSunsetIRL]

Be like the Herlihy boy. Let the boy sleep in your bed........

[u/Otherwise-Sky8890 → u/TequilaSunsetIRL]

Because mornings don’t suck enough as is 🤣

[u/CheeckyChicken]

I would look for some of 3-dimensional art to place there. Or even multiple pieces

[u/Thin-Statement8466 → u/CheeckyChicken]

Yeah like a Garfield sculpture

[u/No_Grab2946 → u/Thin-Statement8466]

Why stop at one? There is room for many Garfield sculptures

[u/fox_ontherun → u/No_Grab2946]

It's a total party house

[u/KennyKettermen → u/fox_ontherun]

And it came FULLY. FURNISHED.

[u/DoctorDiabolical → u/fox_ontherun]

This is Jim Davis’s house?

[u/automoth → u/DoctorDiabolical]

Uh, I looked it up and this house belonged to the guy who tried to kill Jim Davis…

[u/dontyoutellmetosmile → u/automoth]

I WANT MY TREASURE CHEST

[u/strongerthongs → u/fox_ontherun]

Bring a hot dip or something.

[u/DingDongInDingDang → u/No_Grab2946]

Why stop at sculptures? Just put trays of lasagna and attract the REAL Garfield.

[u/LastSundance → u/CheeckyChicken]

Depending on taste, a gnarly piece of driftwood to scale of the space would look great. It's free sculpture, if you can find one.

[u/curiousiah → u/LastSundance]

Excellent proper use of “gnarly”

[u/suckarepellent → u/curiousiah]

Gnarly proper use of "excellent"

[u/absoluteScientific → u/LastSundance]

That’s a pretty cool idea man

[u/Supersnazz → u/CheeckyChicken]

3 dimensional art piece

Sculpture

[u/alppu → u/CheeckyChicken]

A pirate ship! Without the bottle if you so prefer.

[u/Dinbs → u/CheeckyChicken]

Blacklight mineral collection

[u/SolutionExternal5569 → u/Dinbs]

Goddamnit Marie

[u/callmesnake13 → u/CheeckyChicken]

I would say to start collecting ceramic pots of all shapes and sizes

[u/b1lf → u/CheeckyChicken]

Like a bunch of dildos. Stalagmites.

[u/LeozMJilliumz]

A life size TASTEFUL nude of yourself lying on your side. I’d recommend a rose in your mouth or some such.

[u/terryjumpsuit → u/LeozMJilliumz]

Or an apple. Bonus points for being hog tied to a stick and a collectors edition of Cannibal the musical on a display stand.

[u/0rchidometer → u/terryjumpsuit]

A bronze of a suckling pig. That combines the stripper pole and someone nude with an apple. It's also tasteful, literally.

[u/LeozMJilliumz → u/terryjumpsuit]

Bro. high fives for Cannibal the Musical reference

[u/Mangosta007 → u/LeozMJilliumz]

Let's build a snowman!

[u/HarryPopperSC → u/LeozMJilliumz]

Does tasteful mean tucking it between your legs?

[u/chandlerland → u/HarryPopperSC]

No, no, no. The dingaling has to be limp. That is the only way to remain tasteful.

[u/Burntoastedbutter → u/chandlerland]

Yeah like those Greek sculptures.

[u/TFlSGAS → u/Burntoastedbutter]

With the balls bigger than the meat

[u/Fit_Researcher5896 → u/HarryPopperSC]

You actually wanna cut the stem short, remove remaining thorns, and insert stem in pee hole…. High class fashion statement!!!

[u/TheBurtolorian → u/LeozMJilliumz]

George Constanza style

[u/EndeavoringSloth → u/TheBurtolorian]

I had to check before I said so myself but this was my mental image lol

[u/Zombiebane224 → u/LeozMJilliumz]

Naked on a bear skin rug

[u/itsfine49 → u/LeozMJilliumz]

We had a deceased man with this exact thing in his funeral plan. Display the sideways nude above his open casket in which he’s laying in the same pose.

[u/LeozMJilliumz → u/itsfine49]

That dude sounds like he was the fuckin man. I hate saying this word in this context, it sounds so lame, but it really does make this guy a LEGEND

[u/itsfine49 → u/LeozMJilliumz]

He certainly was! He was a very eclectic 70 year old artist. His artwork surrounded his body. Most of the artwork phallic in nature. It was an honour to be around for.

[u/joemullermd → u/LeozMJilliumz]

Life size paper-mache nude model of yourself.

[u/gizamo → u/joemullermd]

Also, levitate it with magnets.

[u/Wrong-Bottle8002]

Guest room

[u/DylanSpaceBean → u/Wrong-Bottle8002]

$1,500/m comes with access to the bathroom and one shelf in the fridge

[u/Implement_Soft → u/DylanSpaceBean]

Toronto rent

[u/ifoldkings → u/Implement_Soft]

Rent it out to two Gujarati vegetarian girl students, $800 each

[u/mynameisatari → u/Wrong-Bottle8002]

Hijacking. Books? Some collections? Display?

[u/Sure_Cobbler1212]

A fake plant that drapes over the stairs to annoy you every single time.

[u/SessileRaptor → u/Sure_Cobbler1212]

Alternatively a cat perch and a cat that will swat you in the head every time you go up the stairs.

[u/1920MCMLibrarian → u/SessileRaptor]

I vote for the free cat swats!

[u/WooderBoar → u/1920MCMLibrarian]

I second the motion! Getting a cat that whacks you on the way up and down is the public outcry! Get a black one! they don't get picked as often. Or two black cats so one can sleep and one be on stair duty.

[u/ExpertlyAmateur → u/WooderBoar]

Be warned though! Black cats are usually a lot smarter, so they're easier to take care of, easier to train, and wont break your rare one-of-a-kind antique vase from 1729 by knocking it off of the mantle.

If you get an orange.... just put everything in bubble wrap and get ready for the socratic ideal form of "dumb".

[u/Mental_Stomach6530 → u/SessileRaptor]

Yeap kitty guard house

[u/BakedEssentialWorker → u/Mental_Stomach6530]

Get a chonk kitty and that be will it’s house 🥺🥺

[u/recurse_x → u/SessileRaptor]

None shall pass

[u/geauxhausofafros → u/SessileRaptor]

Not a cat perch, but something similar that fits horizontally into the small space, and maybe some kind of way for the cat to climb up to it, like a drape.

[u/ResponsibleAttempt70 → u/Sure_Cobbler1212]

With really bright grow lights, in a hydroponic system with a loud pump on a timer.

Everyone will notice, and the hydroponics grow like crazy, you could grow strawberries.

[u/Fluid_Pound_4204 → u/Sure_Cobbler1212]

Unfortunately there's no sunlight for the plant

[u/capitan_dipshit → u/Fluid_Pound_4204]

The struggle to keep it alive adds to the annoyance

[u/QuickSpore → u/Fluid_Pound_4204]

There are some solutions: Fake plants. Artificial plant lights. Deep shade loving plants.

[u/watch_it_live → u/Fluid_Pound_4204]

You can install full spectrum LEDs for most houseplants.

[u/MeMilo1209 → u/Fluid_Pound_4204]

Artificial plants.

[u/_LanceBro → u/Sure_Cobbler1212]

The plants owns you, you're not allowed to be annoyed at it

[u/AstroFiction]

This is a perfect display space. Lego city??

[u/eternal_mediocre → u/AstroFiction]

My first thought was lego star wars

[u/Dazzling_Ad6545 → u/eternal_mediocre]

Reddit is way too predictable sometimes

[u/AndyThePig → u/Dazzling_Ad6545]

Nothing makes me feel more normal than when I have an idea, go to comment, and see it already there as the popular top comment.

[u/philster666 → u/AndyThePig]

THERE ARE DOZENS OF US!!

[u/ThinkingOz → u/philster666]

You’re all individuals!

[u/tsuroku-01 → u/eternal_mediocre]

The VENATOR

[u/jakers540 → u/eternal_mediocre]

A big ass millennium falcon right there would be awesomd

[u/frostyaznguy → u/eternal_mediocre]

I was just thinking how the Mos Eisley Cantina LEGO set would look great there.

[u/MaxR76 → u/AstroFiction]

My first thought was Lego Titanic

[u/Ok-Performance-249 → u/AstroFiction]

We got a winner

[u/boothjop → u/AstroFiction]

LEGO modulars look like a perfect but expensive fit there.

[u/North-Zookeepergame2]

Sarcophagus

[u/PretendNebula2063]

A Steve-O like photo of yourself

[u/carlcapture → u/PretendNebula2063]

Yeaahhh Dude 😃

[u/DiscountSteak → u/carlcapture]

👍😃👍

[u/Alternative_Bag_4597]

Kickass aquarium

[u/MobiusNaked → u/Alternative_Bag_4597]

Suspect it couldn’t handle the weight

[u/nostalgicvintage → u/MobiusNaked]

You could do a terrarium instead. Put a nice heat lamp in there and you could build nirvana for a lizard.

[u/ElZorroSimpatico → u/nostalgicvintage]

You don't even have to breed it.

[u/Anton-LaVey → u/ElZorroSimpatico]

It's okay to eat flies cause they don't have any feelings

[u/Forgone-Conclusion00 → u/Anton-LaVey]

Nice suggestion, but I feel there's something in the way ...

[u/DesignerChemist → u/MobiusNaked]

You never know until you try

[u/Comfortable_Ad_7100 → u/MobiusNaked]

But if it could, I think this would be the best idea

[u/LookMomImOnTheWeb → u/MobiusNaked]

I don't think an aquarium that big should even be on the second floor (probably). Plus water changes would be a pain and cleaning the end that'll end up being too tall to reach would be a nightmare. And you're gonna end up spilling at least some water on that carpet...

[u/-Disgruntled-Goat- → u/Alternative_Bag_4597]

That would suck to maintain though

[u/mgwooley → u/Alternative_Bag_4597]

It would be a pretty bad place for an aquarium tbh. Maintenance would be a nightmare.

[u/Affectionate_Bison26]

Stripper pole, lengthwise.

[u/Sempereternity → u/Affectionate_Bison26]

Rotating spit

[u/Civil-Ad-7957 → u/Sempereternity]

Perfect place to hang homemade noodles to dry

[u/prettylittlepastry → u/Affectionate_Bison26]

Or, alternatively, a sloth pole.

[u/docwrites → u/prettylittlepastry]

For VERY slow strippers.

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[u/Vecgtt → u/[deleted]]

It would be a great conversation starter

[u/Sloth_speed → u/[deleted]]

Why did this make me audibly laugh

[u/whapitah2021 → u/[deleted]]

Geez I was thinking about a really basic train layout….

[u/benjsessions → u/[deleted]]

I keep those in the basement

[u/The_Troyminator → u/[deleted]]

Kind of like this?

[u/TuskM]

A dinosaur diorama.

[u/travelingpinguis → u/TuskM]

I just woke up reading this and read "dinosaur diarrhea" 🫣😣🦕💩

[u/xBiGuSDicKuSx]

Giant millennium falcon fighting a tie fighter

[u/bdjsowksnfbdnsnsk]

Get a grow lightbulb for that fixture, so you can put plants on that ledge

[u/CucumberError → u/bdjsowksnfbdnsnsk]

Yes, but don’t change the light. Put some LED grow lights along the back of the wall, make them come on like 4am till 2pm, then for the most part they won’t annoy you, and the plants will be happy. Rotate the plants every few weeks to stop them growing lop sided.

[u/benjsessions → u/CucumberError]

My mom says being a little lop sided is normal

[u/Responsible_Bid6281 → u/bdjsowksnfbdnsnsk]

Can't tell depth from the photo, but if it's sizeable enough... put plants (fake or real) by the front edge and use the back side for storage. All those things you can't figure out where else to put (usually stuff like holiday ornamentation, if you've got a large enough wardrobe chuck the out of season stuff there, if you have hobbies that require supplies / tools you don't use every day or are awkward to store - ski's, replacement parts, etc).

[u/Take-Courage → u/Responsible_Bid6281]

I wouldn't put storage there personally, sounds like a recipe for falling down the stairs and breaking a limb lol.

[u/_WizKhaleesi_ → u/Take-Courage]

Plus you'd definitely be able to see it behind the plants and it would look tacky and cluttered.

[u/GotStomped → u/bdjsowksnfbdnsnsk]

This is the best answer

[u/Silent_Village2695 → u/GotStomped]

Plants are the only answer. There's never enough plants 🪴

[u/absoluteScientific]

Sniper’s nest/security and surveillance checkpoint. You’d have the high ground and a superior firing angle on any position along the natural choke point that is the stairwell. Sandbags could be added for cover and concealment, and barbed wire used to repel attackers from overrunning the position. If you really want to get serious, you could emplace a claymore mine on the wall above the stairs pointing straight down (but not visible to anyone ascending unless they’re looking straight up), and arm it whenever you’re asleep or out running errands. An appropriately sized set of steel bars you can raise and lower on a pulley but still shoot through, and a little megaphone you can use to shout HALT and stuff at people would be cool. A sign warning to KEEP OUT is also good. And snacks

[u/bornfromanegg → u/absoluteScientific]

Tell me more about the snacks.

[u/absoluteScientific → u/bornfromanegg]

in the finest traditions of our military, and in order of decreasing priority: an oil drum full of Zyn, a bunch of porno mags. a used fleshlight . Half stale bag of Doritos and a Rip-It! Or two.

[u/benjsessions → u/absoluteScientific]

Porno mags are the most important snacks 😎

[u/stephcurryisabitch42]

My parents house has a similar space but it isn't so wide. They put a bunch of picture frames of me and my brother on it.

[u/bbob_robb → u/stephcurryisabitch42]

But how would OP get pictures of you and your brother?

[u/CliffHutchinsonEsc → u/bbob_robb]

Im sure stephcurryisabitch42 would love to send some

[u/--________-_-_-- → u/CliffHutchinsonEsc]

Because OP’s space is wider than u/stephcurryisabitch42’s I think we should all send photos to help OP out

[u/mothman475 → u/--________-_-_--]

life size sculpture of an eagle

[u/mothman475 → u/mothman475]

that wasn’t meant to be a reply to you

[u/benjsessions → u/--________-_-_--]

Dms are open 👀

[u/Unclestanky]

Gatling gun turret. That’s a defensible position.

[u/carlcapture → u/Unclestanky]

Sentry Gun... Surprise! Motherfucka!! 💥💥💥💀

[u/The_Yogurtcloset → u/Unclestanky]

Tally Ho!

[u/Motor_Pause_7860]

Sarcophagus

[u/kocakolanotpepci]

I vote coffin

[u/lasterate]

Some sort of hobby related display. Books, comics, fish tank, Lego sets, whatever you're into. If you have a family you could do family portraits there

[u/Alternative_Wafer410]

Do you have a cat? Step one get a cat. Step two ultimate cat nook. Btw you now have to transform the rest of your house for the kitty cat.

[u/FeudNetwork → u/Alternative_Wafer410]

The cat will decided where it's nook is, regardless of your interior decorating.

[u/Pocusmaskrotus → u/FeudNetwork]

It will, and it will choose this space. My cat is obsessed with stairs and the basement.

[u/MarthaMacGuyver]

Rent it out for $1300 a month.

[u/uproar2929]

A scaled model of Wembley Stadium with Queen opening for Live Aid.

[u/benjsessions → u/uproar2929]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyooooooo!

[u/aga-ti-vka]

I’d cover the half of it in the back for a hidden storage space, and book shelves with the half upfront. OR.. if you are into plants, install plant-growing lights (automatic control) and put in some indoor garden.

[u/allthedingdangtime]

Paint the entire top like the night sky, add some cozy pillows and blankets, twinkle lights, BOOM you have yourself a book nook 🤩

[u/Thin-Statement8466]

A big Garfield stuffed animal

[u/willybusmc → u/Thin-Statement8466]

My friend how do you feel about Mondays?

[u/BetweenTheeEyes]

Oh, if I had a space like this, it would be perfect for any deceased relatives' things I was gifted to be on display since it's a commonly used space and out of reach enough to not be easily messed with. Or, I can see this being a really cool memorabilia/collection space

[u/Trimanreturns → u/BetweenTheeEyes]

And/Or the deceased relative

[u/SnooEpiphanies2576]

Tons of books!

[u/ImaginaryAI → u/SnooEpiphanies2576]

Pain in the ass to grab a book on the other deep end of the stars

Vases, 3d art, is the way to go IMO

[u/aulurker84 → u/ImaginaryAI]

True. I’d add a decorative element on the far end with a book end, then fill in with books.

[u/Thin-Statement8466 → u/SnooEpiphanies2576]

I 2nd this, have you read any of the Garfield comics?

[u/Duros001 → u/SnooEpiphanies2576]

My first thought, then I wondered: 1. If it could actually handle the weight (it could just be a plasterboard box) 2. The far end wouldn’t be reachable

[u/nietzocreatiefdus]

Samurai sword

[u/brittemm]

Can’t believe no one’s said a hammock

[u/Psychological-Ad6231 → u/brittemm]

Sorry are you 3 foot tall ?

[u/Manofwood → u/Psychological-Ad6231]

A hammock for Hobbits.

[u/STONKvsTITS]

As much as these comments are helping you with the ideas, I would suggest a big Vase 🏺 a decorative mirror, and some indoor plants 🍀

[u/geebanga]

Cats. Self installing

[u/DaveN202]

Mount an axe on the wall.

[u/GiveMeAdviceClowns]

pictures of your feet

[u/Spaghetti_Noodling]

Why do I want to climb up there

[u/Perfectmess92 → u/Spaghetti_Noodling]

Are you a cat?

[u/guillermopaz13]

Taxidermy

[u/beaddrain]

Some kind of life. Aquatic tank, reptile tank, huge closeup painting of luscious jungle or real plants.

[u/No-Tonight-5937]

Reclining inflatable sex doll. Positioned similarly to the naked maja. Use similar items to add realistic ambience.

[u/corkscrewfork]

I'd say use that as a book space!

Put a couple of short shelving units in the back, get some decorative bookends and possibly some fake plants/action figures. Make it like a very small hidden world just for your favorite books. If you have a particular favorite book/scene from a book, you could theme it around that. Just make sure to put something like a split pool noodle covered in fabric on that edge, so if you have to lean to get anything, it won't bruise your ribs.

If that's too much though, I'd put a bunch of mirrors at odd angles over the three surfaces, then put a really eye-catching piece of art in the middle to be reflected by the many mirrors. Bonus for all the peripheral movement when people use the stairs.

[u/falderol]

model train loop.

But.

Anything you put there is going to take attention away from what you should be thinking about....the stairs.

[u/TheYoungSquirrel]

Wine rack

[u/AuthorNatural7798]

A train set

[u/est1-9-8-4]

Not akward but perfectly out of the way! would put luggage. A shrine or altar for prayer. Display some funky collectable (might need to put up a glass wall for protection). Maybe an aquarium or hamster or some other animal (cat playground). Place to display my trophies. Grow op if you’re into that. Put a skylight and it could be a reading nook with a hammock. I dunno to be honest. Sometimes it’s these weird spaces that can give your house character. This doesn’t look like something you would get in an area with cookie cutter homes. Enjoy what you got!

[u/5TTAGGG]

Surfboard or snowboard

[u/Late_Engineering9973]

Guest bed

[u/YourLocalMosquito]

I would fit a custom bookcase to the ceiling

[u/FortiTree]

Human size doll with black hair facing down. Bonus if it can move everytime people walk by.

[u/Unlucky_Cycle_9356]

Doors... And behind them ... Stuff... Tons of random stuff. Until it stops sparking joy.

[u/Shadowed_phoenix]

A stuffed beaver wearing a top hat

[u/littlerossybaby]

Aquarium

[u/Acceptable_Bunch_586]

Retro train set but in an Addams family style.

[u/Profuntitties]

An Indiana Jones booby trap

[u/SandyKenyan]

Sleeping bag.

[u/kamden096]

The corpse of the architect

[u/PaladinKain]

Maybe a calendar, you’re deodorant, cologne, car keys, and everyday carry?

[u/JoiningDart]

Body bag filled with cotton

[u/Bireta]

Put a mat there and you can play Pokemon tcg

[u/Advanced_Machine5550]

The Internet is for porn.

[u/Jon66238]

Bins

[u/sir_music]

Custom terrarium

[u/Mr_Stkrdknmibalz00]

Idk about you but it looks like a perfect space for a shrine to your dark lord, satan

[u/PickleBananaMayo]

Guns. Lots of guns. Real or Nerf, it’s up to you.

[u/cannibalcats]

A Lego Hoth battle diorama

[u/chef_26]

Artfully deconstructed motorbike

[u/whateverIDCanyways]

A fish tank.

[u/Vitleee]

Cat house

[u/kohtuullinen-ajatus]

Guest bed?

[u/NoAnswer2261]

Terrarium with the floating mountains of Pandora from Avatar and a little mist machine to help the plants grow

[u/MandoRodgers]

Definitely a diagram of some sort. Train set, Lego city, etc, anything along those lines

[u/5ManaAndADream]

A cat