Cranberry Lake Cottage  ·  Feature / Attic Staircase

The Stairs

A compact straight run to the attic in warm oak — with storage carved into every face it can spare.

Compact warm-oak staircase with integrated storage: under-stair cubbies, side book niches, a full-height shelving tower and LED-lit niches
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Material story

Honey Oak
#C8A165 · treads & joinery
Soft White
#F4EFE6 · walls behind
Warm LED
#E7B36A · niche lighting
Soft Sage
#8B9A77 · greenery
Charcoal
#2A2722 · boxes & accents
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Storage zones

1 2 3 4
1
Under-stair cubbies
Open shelves in the triangle below the treads — books out, baskets for the rest.
2
Side niches
Book-depth pockets set into the step sides turn the wall into a library.
3
Shelving tower
A full-height built-in alongside the run — the big storage win and a display moment.
4
LED niches
Warm strips under a few shelves; lights the display and makes it feel custom.
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The build

Footprint
A compact straight flight — the most space-efficient, code-compliant shape, with clean flat faces that make the built-in storage possible.
Compact
Material
Natural honey oak. Keep it in the same warm-wood family as your cabinets and floors — it can run a shade lighter and still feel of-a-piece.
Warm wood
Under-stair cubbies
The triangular space below becomes open shelving — display books, hide the rest in matching baskets or white boxes.
Storage
Shelving tower
A full-height grid of cubbies alongside the stairs. This is where the storage really pays off in a small house.
Storage
LED niches
Warm LED strips tucked under a few shelves — low cost, high "it looks built-in" payoff.
Nice touch
Handrail
Code requires a graspable rail. A simple oak handrail — or oak on slim brass brackets to echo the kitchen — keeps the lines clean.
Code
Treads & finish
Solid oak treads in a matte hard-wax oil — warm underfoot and easy to touch up over time.
Warm wood
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On the budget

This is the "Attic staircase (pro build)" line already on your Renovation Budget tab.

Attic staircase — $3,500–$9,000 Pro build Structural engineer if cutting the opening
Worth knowing

The current line covers a code-compliant flight. The integrated storage — tower, cubbies, niches, LED — is additional custom carpentry on top, often another $1,500–$5,000+ depending on how far you take it. We can either widen the staircase range to absorb it or add a separate "stair built-ins" line so it's tracked on its own.