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As far as home designs go, stairs are ones that you want to get right. Any flaw in the execution could lead to an embarrassing trip or, even worse, a serious fall.
We are so used to walking up and down stairways all day every day, that we don't even think to look if everything is in order. These truly horrific stair designs, collected in a list by Bored Panda, are on another level. Poorly planned, dangerous, and maybe even deadly, after seeing them, you might want to look twice before you take your next step!
Seriously, how these design fails even came to live? Scroll down to check out the very worst staircases you'll ever see, and take care out there!
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#1
Not A Good Carpet Choice For Stairs If You Ask Me
Are you ready for some scintillating stair facts? Of course you are! With thanks to StepJockey, here are a few things about home improvement that you might not have known.
- Stair climbing is officially classed as a ‘vigorous exercise’ and burns more calories per minute than jogging
- Stair climbing requires 8-9 times more energy expenditure than sitting and burns about 7 times more calories than taking a lift
- You burn about 0.17 calories for every step you climb, so you burn roughly a calorie and a half for every 10 upward steps
- You also burn calories going down. Every stair descended burns about 0.05 calories, so you burn 1 calorie for every 20 steps down
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#2
I've Seen Some Crappy Stairs, But This One Takes The Cake
NotMe 6 years ago
Oh I loved that weapon in the game. This stairs though? No thanks.
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Kimberley Thom 6 years ago
a long stroke of a suggestion it looks like according to paint
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My O My 6 years ago
You wouldn't have to descend because you couldn't climb them in the first place
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Mad Haberdasheress 6 years ago
What mocking sorcery is this?! I have to hold the railing just walking down regular stairs!! This would be near instant death for me, lol.
Rose Brien Harrington 6 years ago
As the less than proud owner of two crocked knees that staircase makes my blood go cold.
#3
When You Let Satan Choose The Carpet
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Satan’s brother, Fred, is known in the family as The Punisher!
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Jo Choto 6 years ago
You pretty much have to curl up in a ball and roll down. It's the safest way.
Tracy Lord 6 years ago
In addition to the danger you get to enjoy a nice case of nausea just looking at it.
Zenozenobee 6 years ago
Me too, because someone thought that the stairs couldn't just be dangerous, they had to be ugly AF in addition.
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Andrea Ratcliff 6 years ago
I have walked down these stairs. This is the French Lick Resort in Indiana.
- For buildings with five floors or less, it’s nearly always quicker to take the stairs. Studies show office workers save up to 15 minutes a day by taking the stairs.
- As well as guarding against heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some cancers, stair climbing releases endorphins that produce feelings of wellbeing.
- Just 7 minutes stair climbing a day has been estimated to more than half the risk of a heart attack over 10 years.
- Stair climbing cuts carbon emissions. By ditching the lift in a typical office you will save between 0.3 and 0.6 Kg of Co2 a day.
- Professional skiers often climb stairs to keep competition-fit. Many models do the same to keep their legs toned for the catwalk.
#4
Camouflage 101
A B C 6 years ago
Because it is solid, not "free-floating" like the rest. There's logic behind it, but the logic sucks.
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Xavier Wescott 6 years ago
There would be duct-tape on that sucker so fast if it was in my house.
California Jones 4 years ago
I had this dream... I was being chased by FBI through the airport and I kept missing the step because it blended with the floor.
Diana Hockley 6 years ago
Anyone could misjudge the last step and take a very very nasty tumble.
#5
Built The Staircase Exactly As Designed, Boss
Arno Nüüm 6 years ago
The most amazing thing is that they really went through with it all the way. You would think that at some point during the construction they would have been like "oh, this isn't gonna work", but no, they built the entire thing.
Christy Smith 6 years ago
Well they didn't do it ALL THE WAY, the handrails are missing.
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Kaisu 6 years ago
The picture clearly shows a railing, how did the person making the stairs think they would be putting that in?
Cristina Sacchi 6 years ago
That is not the blueprint for those actual stairs (as you can see the building structure/layout doesn't match)... just an example for reference... 🤦♀️
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Zenebe Adamu 6 years ago
This is a type of stair that you struggle to climb in one of your nightmares.
Steve Cruz 6 years ago
Besides the poor interpretation, that is some seriously crummy mud work.
- Climbing stairs is a classic ‘short burst’ exercise and ideal for the time-poor. The biggest variable in stair climbing is your weight. The heavier you are, the more calories you burn.
- Other variables affecting calorie burn while stair climbing include the angle of the stairs, your sex, climbing speed, age and general fitness.
- You burn more calories climbing stairs in high heels.
- It’s a myth that climbing stairs two at a time burns more calories. More energy is expended over time by taking things slowly.
- The greatest height reached climbing stairs in 12 hours was 33,000 feet by Chris Solarz of Philadelphia, USA. Solarz climbed 58,080 stairs.
- The 19th century is regarded by many as the golden era of stair construction. In the 20th century architects gave prominence to lifts.
#6
Stairs That Lead To Nowhere
Zenozenobee 6 years ago
My, they are sooo late! I was waiting for flying cars to hit the game somewhere around 2000's. Where are our flying cars (and hoverbords btw)?
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Mad Haberdasheress 6 years ago
. . .the moment you step off the bottom step!😶
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Aly Matthews 6 years ago
This is in Vancouver, BC. 1133 Hornby St. Some dingus architect thought this facade would make the building cool.
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#7
Stairs Of Death
Miss Cris 6 years ago
So does it only disturbs me? I see them and I need to put them straigth :( But the wood is nice.
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Foxxy 6 years ago
I think these are beautiful stairs, could be a bit straighter to be safer but still lovely.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
A consistent size and shape would be very helpful and they’d be just as gorgeous.
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Non-New-Toni-An 6 years ago
Unusual stairs like this aren't so bad if they are in your home and you are used to them. It's when the general public embark on an unusual flight of stairs without realising what to expect that there are a lot of accidents.
Smallstudio 6 years ago
"Very clever ... but is it wise."(said the Design Prof. to the First year student (who didn't clue into the sarcasm). Meanwhile, later in life ... voilá! ;)
- Now, with the emergence of ‘active design’, architects are once again making stairs more prominent.
- Many scientific studies show that simple stair prompts significantly increase stair usage. One trick is simply to point-out ‘hidden’ stairs
- The longest stairway listed by the Guiness Book of Records is the service stairway for the Niesenbahn funicular railway near Spiez, Switzerland. It has 11,674 steps and a round trip would burn over 3,000 calories.
- Going down stairs burns fewer calories but works and tones different muscles and joints. It’s also good for balance and coordination.
- The Roman architect Vitruvius established the first guidelines for the stair in the first century B.C, suggesting a 37 degree pitch. Most stairs are not dramatically different today.
So what are you waiting for? Forget the lift, take a few deep breaths and get climbing!
#8
Extreme Wheelchairing
AspieGirl88 6 years ago
Well, it seems to me like wheelchair users (like myself) aren't as welcome here as the sign declares! I guess a monstrous troll lives/works in this building, LOL... 😅
#9
In Case Of Fire Use Stairs, They Said. Do Not Use Elevators, They Said
nanashi 6 years ago (edited)
I'm reminded of the story about a certain serial killer who designed a house with dead ends to kill his guests and sell them as cadaver, and I think this might be one of the feature of that house.
A B C 6 years ago
Henry Howard Holmes is the name you were looking for ;)
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Steve Cruz 6 years ago
I worked in a historic building in downtown Denver with stairs like this -- they removed the exterior fire escape stairs to prevent break-ins, and sealed up the doorways to prevent people from accidentally opening a door one-two-three-four stories off the ground. They did nothing with the interior stairway until the elevator was out of service and people couldn't get out of the building.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Not even close. It’s known locally as the Winchester Mystery House.
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#10
Almost Broke My Leg
Christine Faucette 6 years ago
That moment when you try to keep stepping down and your knee tries to bend in the wrong direction
Kasandra Maidmentt 6 years ago (edited)
That's a trip and fall over nothing if I've ever seen one!
Amber Turk 6 years ago
Someone's sitting back with a tub of popcorn across the hall, laughing their face off at all the people doing a clumsy ''STAMP!" Before ascending the stairs, pissed off.
#11
You Don't Have To Be Drunk To Fall Down These Stairs
Aidar Nurtakanov 6 years ago
Actually it is intended so. when the angle is high, this space (missing part) lets you put your foot on the step without impediment. imagine they were all straight - then you would have only half space to step on.
Laszlo Bejo 6 years ago
These are so called "butterfly steps". Not my favorite, but you can probably navigate them safely if you start out with the right foot, and a good option if you are strapped for space.
Vaida Kuodytė 6 years ago (edited)
That's a legit space-saving design. Takes getting used to, but if you ain't got enough space... I would've used these in my apartment, but I doubted the dog would be able to climb them :|
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
I think that these are space-saver stairs since you can have double the inclination without making climbing the stairs any more difficult - provided that you start with the correct foot, of course. My grandparents had an incredibly steep staircase leading up to the attic which also housed their summer bedroom. Practice makes perfect, they say, and my gran scurried up and down like a squirrel well into her nineties.
#12
These Stairs At A Movie Theatre
SirPatTheCat 6 years ago
Stairs are designed fine. Let's not throw the architect under the bus here. Whoever chose the CARPET was an idiot lol
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Carol Emory 6 years ago
Just what you need when your eyes are trying to adjust from a dark room to a light room.
Donna Leske 6 years ago
REMEDY; replace every other stair with solid color carpet. Or, easier; a ruler and a magic marker color the nose of every step. You're welcome.
Bianca Martinez Liu (MH) 4 years ago
whovever made this deserves to be in jail, or solitairy confinement
#13
These Aren’t Stairs. They Are Decorative Waterfalls. My Friend Walked Into Them And Slipped, I Laughed My Ass Off
Kaisu 6 years ago (edited)
Shouldn't there be some kind of warning sign or railing to keep people from making that mistake?
Miraculous Ladybug Fan Ladyblog lover 5 years ago
Lol. I can fall from standing still. Story of my life. Though I would go swimming for the coins!
Amber Turk 6 years ago
"We don't have to hang a "closed" sign, we'll just turn on the staircase." (tee hee heeee!)
AspieGirl88 6 years ago (edited)
I'd bet every penny I have ... your friend is NOT the first to fall for that! ROFL. I can totally see how this could be mistaken for a (very) shiny marble stairway & I guarantee that others will definitely be fooled & may not realise it's a fountain/water-feature until they've tried to climb it! Poor sillies, LOL. They really should put up some kind of sign, shouldn't they? ⛲️‼️😂
#14
This Flight Of Stairs Outside A Door Is Death Waiting To Happen
Kirsty Fleming 6 years ago
I'm from England and lived in a house with these stairs and have been to many houses with them. It looks like they have knocked a wall down tho and put the banister there because it's normally leads to two doors either side
Patrick Hayes 6 years ago
We have building codes to avoid this. This house is obviously really old.
Marnee DeRider 6 years ago
I think this is the 7th time I've seen this posted. Is it always posted by the same person? Different people? If different people, is that cool or considered uncouth?
Marnee DeRider 6 years ago
Clarification: 7th time posted here on BoredPanda
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Joren Ferrie 6 years ago
You wake up one morning half asleep and forget the stairs are there oof
#15
My God
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
I literally thought that was a Toblerone until I scrolled down more
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
That would be one crazy old candy bar to have turned that color.
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Backtotheislands 6 years ago
Especially when you look at all that's in the picture. I really want to know what's up with those balloons!
Load More Replies... elise breedveld 6 years ago
omg....this reminds me of old houses here in the Netherlands..in the old parts of a town not so far away from where I live. I had to walk down the stairs..well..it was very hard. The steps were too thin xD
Happiness is Hippo 6 years ago
It reminded me of old Dutch houses too - I’ve never seen steeper stairs!
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#16
For When You Want A Near Death Experience Every Time You Use The Stairs
Whawhawhatsis 6 years ago
What's with stairs with no railing? Who thinks that's safe for a healthy adult, let alone a child or an older person whose balance isn't quite as good any more (i.e. me)?
Demonic Darkness 6 years ago
I mean look at the design. Safety was never the primary goal.
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Lucka Rakowska 6 years ago (edited)
Influencers would love it. Just add cactus as decorative item and tricky trap
Podunkus 6 years ago
LEGO blocks and a pair of roller skates to complete the installation.
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Silver Grin 6 years ago
These look like they are supposed to be the right/left "space saver" steps above, but someone went an put a bunch of junk on it
Suzanne Clark 6 years ago
...and don't forget the trinkets on the step, just to make things more fun while you're clutching at the wall to keep from crashing down those incredibly high steps.
Vicky Zar 6 years ago
I don't get why you would put deco on stairs. Its dumber then putting deco on German windowsills (our windows open like doors)
Phlop Ophlarb 6 years ago
When when you're sitting at your desk, they're shelves! They instantly transform into stairs when you walk up them!
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I'd love to be the person sitting at that desk, trying to work and getting kicked in the face every time someone used those stairs.
#17
If You Choose To Go On The Left, On The Ramp, Because You Have A Bike Or Stroller, Then You Will Encounter A Step Later. But If You Choose Stairs Then You Will Encounter A Ramp After The Stairs
Judith Wilson 6 years ago
Well, you really didn't want to pet that dog anyway, did you?
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Shelley Kapach 6 years ago
They were probably hung over when they did this.
Load More Replies... Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
There’s plenty of room and time to shift from one side to the other. Harsh on the blind, and a bit of a challenge for those in wheelchairs, but otherwise—and I say this as someone with very creaky knees—no biggie!
To of Bo 6 years ago
As someone who uses a wheelchair, it doesn't look like there is room to turn It looks like there is a step behind the pole. Not impossible but difficult on the way up!
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These Sloping Stairs
Arno Nüüm 6 years ago
Because a normal set of stairs wouldn't fit. With this (or a similar) configuration, you have the required number of steps in half the space.
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Phlop Ophlarb 6 years ago
I think your perspective is backwards, seems like you're looking down into them as though they're going up. It is confusing cuz there's not much else to base which way is up/down/left/rightside up and such
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Blue Cicada 6 years ago
Beautiful construction. A lovely art piece! Absolutely useless in my home.
#19
How To Break Your Bones
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
There are some architects who should stop snorting coke before sitting down to draw their designs. If they don’t do blow, then they should just find another outlet for their “art” that won’t result in preventable injuries.
Kioh81 6 years ago
I for real laughed so hard at this comment! very true! Haha
Load More Replies... Harold Summer 6 years ago
In what country does one find such displays of architectural genius?
Whawhawhatsis 6 years ago
And the bottom couple of steps don't even have a handrail so even if you make it most of the way down, you have to take the plunge with nothing to hang onto!
Joyce Deering 6 years ago
WHAT handrail? Do you mean that narrow sliver of metal against the wall? I shaved my legs with that this morning, didn't I?
Load More Replies... Florian Zwiestein 6 years ago
Looks more like becoming deformed with the first plunge and skin-shaving, than breaking bones.
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
Hell is real...and these stairs will take you there!
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Xavier Wescott 6 years ago
Just me, but it seems like the stereotype of expensive houses or rich people, is that the weirder and more useless it is, the more it costs :P.
#20
Man This Hill Is Just Too Steep. Hold On A Sec While I Take The Stairs
Martti Laurson 6 years ago
It's all about equality. If stairs have to have slopes for wheelchairs and strollers, then slopes have to have stairs.
Jason Doakes 6 years ago
Grass might be slippery when wet. Often people don't realize and that makes such a small slope annoying at the very least and dangerous in extreme cases (back injury)
AspieGirl88 6 years ago
Maybe it's a popular spot for elderly people & they wanted to ensure safety? Either that or I'm totally mistaken & it's for water drainage or something! LOL. 😅
#21
These Double Stairs
Lenka Čábalová 6 years ago (edited)
This is actually in one highly valuable building from 1930s in my hometown - it is a cultural heritage site while being an administrative building. Therefore it needs to meet requierements like free fire escapes or all the floors being accessible by a wheelchair which was not much of an issue back in the 1930s. And since they could not rebuild the staircase due to the building being culturally protected they came up with this - not pretty but it is only on the last floor which was newly built in and fairly hidden to the sight of common visitors...
Mirka Peewit 6 years ago
What town is it in? Also, I still don't understand how it can be accessible by wheelchairs if there are still stairs that need to be taken...
Load More Replies... Vicky Zar 6 years ago
Maybe the first ones got broken? Or were dangerous? Good question
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Mark Howards 6 years ago
It'd be a pain in the balls If you don't see the glass on the way down .
Marlene Ricker 6 years ago
The tiny steps on the side must be for people who want to walk alone!
Sophia Perillo 5 years ago
that one person whos not paying attention and slices himself in half
#22
These Stairs
Martti Laurson 6 years ago
How long do I have to wait until it turns to green. I have some place to be you know!
Ivy Ruonakoski 6 years ago
Is there another staircase going down underneath these hideous things?
#23
These Stairs Must Be For Pets And Children Only
#24
These Stairs In Monaco
Xavier Wescott 6 years ago
"If you can read this, you must have fallen down"
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Diana Hockley 6 years ago
I can't see where the edges are, but I guess once I've fallen down them I would have a fair idea.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Why uniform brick steps? Shouldn’t they have contrasting edges, like normal brick steps?
#25
These Stairs
Jonathon Smith 6 years ago
I'm guessing they had some stairs, then decided they needed a rail so just shoved it in the middle?
Phlop Ophlarb 6 years ago
I love them. We need to protect those who are different. I want to adopt them and take them into my home
Shirley Heyn 6 years ago
I know some hyperactive kids who could play on this all day long. . .
#26
These Stairs In A College I Visited Had People Confused...
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
Probably built it and then found it wasn’t up to code without railing on each side, so this was the only solution
Foxxy 6 years ago
To the left is for people going up, the right is for people going down and the middle is for people waiting for the left or right people.
#27
These Stairs In My Sisters House Are A Joy To Use
A B C 6 years ago
Psh, the price the carpenter offers for these stairs is too damn high. Susan, hold my beer, I'ma gonna build'em maself.
Florian Zwiestein 6 years ago
The one sentence nails it: "Hold my beer..."
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Adrienne Early 6 years ago
Some castles used to have uneven heights in steps to throw of attackers.. (residents would be used to the oddity)
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
That’s also true on The Great Wall. Different heights AND differing lengths as well.
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What is the sister's excuse for not correcting this -- she likes seeing people trip?
Aasha Rooks [STUDENT] 5 years ago
this is for those people who like skipping a stair so they don't have to do that anymore
Amber Turk 6 years ago
The arm rails are perfect when you are too drunk to walk up the stairs.
Diana Hockley 6 years ago
No, .they're a tripper's "delight" The levels are at different heights, a sure way to trip someone.
#28
Someone Directed Us To These Stairs When We Were Lost
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Did they used to be part of an escalator? Before the pillar was added?
Liz Sahlin Johansson 6 years ago (edited)
Off course they did! It’s so nice to prank the tourists!
#29
These Stairs In A Residence Hall When I Was In College. Always Creeped Me Out
Calum Sanderson 6 years ago
my first thought: that space would be a good place to have sex BECAUSE OF COURSE THAT'S MY FIRST THOUGHT
#30
These Stairs Are 1ft/30cm High
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Tall with really small feet. From this perspective, those stairs don’t look very deep.
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SarahofBorg 6 years ago
We have stairs like that in this old farmhouse. The poodle can't make it up or down safely!
Liz Sahlin Johansson 6 years ago
They SHOULD have been ~ 17 cm... Did they skip every second to save money and work???
#31
The One Stair Slightly Shifted To The Side
Miraculous Ladybug Fan Ladyblog lover 5 years ago
I’m not the only one who does that?
Load More Replies... Edan Min 6 years ago
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#32
The Stairs To Nowhere
Sasy 6 years ago
That looks like a hospital, the nowhere stairs could be for rehab. I have seen people have to relearn stairs, this way not in the way of those in use.
Peko 6 years ago
How does it look like a hospital as opposed to say a school or any random building? Also wouldn't you put the practise stairs in the rehab room with the rest of the rehab gear??
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Phlop Ophlarb 6 years ago
And here we see the young staircase, still protected by its mother, from predators that might lurk all around. Soon he will be large enough to venture out on his own...
Alyeck Melendez Seda 6 years ago
THese stairs are for people who want a good view onder the other stairs >:)
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Was this originally a larger building that was split, and these stairs used to lead to the other side? Why not just take them out and make better, and more sensible use of the space?
Irene Bucior 6 years ago
No joke, this is what they used in physical therapy to teach me how to go up and down steps with a cane after leg surgery.
#33
You Win This Time, Stairs...
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
Good place to hide your valuables. Though you’ll need to figure out a secret entrance; from the other side of the cabinet, or a way to move that stair. Just spitballing ideas here....
Donna Leske 6 years ago
Bizarre. Also - that type of handle should never be in a stairway - catch your clothing and you're going down. Fast.
Liz Sahlin Johansson 6 years ago
Yeah...well...there were probably just that awful bowl from his mother-in-law in that cupboard anyway...
Shirley Heyn 6 years ago
Cabinetmaker didn't catch that the door had to slide up/down. . . , should have learned that in cabinetmaking 103.
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Cut the door a inch or so before the stair riser is, nail the short part down, hinge the piece on the left.
Joyce Deering 6 years ago
By God, Dorothy Parker, that just might work! *click* Here's your Carpenter's License!"
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Popescu Adina 6 years ago (edited)
The question is... what came first? the stairs or the wardrobe? People usually make the stairs first then fit the furniture in as best as they can... Lol, someone probably cut out part of that stair to cram their furniture in.
#34
These Stairs...
Mile Biljac 6 years ago
Yes. And if im not mistaken, this is in Paris, stairs of the accor hotel arena
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#35
Terrible Floor To See The Depth Of The Stairs
Vaida Kuodytė 6 years ago
Betten than the others in this post by a mile... you can actually see where the lines break...
#36
Space Saving Stairs
nanashi 6 years ago
I think it allow the stairs to be made much steep but still pretty easy to climb? steeper stairs needs a lot less space than a regular one
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#37
Let Them All Fall From Those Stairs
Vaida Kuodytė 6 years ago
On the wrong side... the one where you can actually SEE it's uneven xD
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Nope. These are stairs by IKEA put together by yet another "I don't need to read the instructions" smartass.
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#38
Carpeted Stairs To Shower
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
Constant dampness. Mold. Mildew. Gross. Plus, no room for a bath mat, because there’s only about 3 inches of space to step out onto.
Mariana Schneider 5 years ago
That much free space, and they have a tiny shower, stairs, and carpet. 0/10
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Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Yep. Lived in a house with one. See my comment above.
Load More Replies... Vaida Kuodytė 6 years ago (edited)
Eeeeeew and ouch and eeeew again; I would never have full carpet floors ANYWHERE in my house
Sophia Perillo 5 years ago
ok so you get out of the shower and immediately fall down the stairs. sounds like fun!
#39
Nearly Died Carrying A Box Down These Basement Stairs
Mary Rose Kent 6 years ago
I lived in a place that had similar stairs. Amazingly enough, your legs/feet do eventually pick up the rhythm and oddities of the stairs.
Natalie KS 6 years ago
My grandparents' 1940's house had the exact same stairs leading to their musty, creepy basement ..... asbestos tiles, weird angles, and unforgiving metal edges designed to shred young shins. Ahh, good times!
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#40
Stairs Leading To Nowhere At My School
Maximiliano De Borba 6 years ago
Old building, new laws, early times doesn't have distance between handle on fire safety than now that's happens, the best to do is cover the stairs with comment or destroy the obsolete side
louis porter 6 years ago
That's the staircase of career success for people with useless degrees
#41
These Stairs
miaow 6 years ago
..am I the only one who thinks they're really fun to climb then?? :/
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#42
These Stairs Made To Trip You
#43
These Stairs With No Access To Retrieve Items That Fall Through
#44
Even The Stairs At Ubsoft Have Glitches In Them
#45
These Beautiful Stairs
Martti Laurson 6 years ago
They do not lead you to weight room, they lead you to emergency room when you run fast enough.
RedstonewolfX 4 years ago
It gets you away from the noise at least. Can't hear when your skull is bleeding out and you're unconscious :)
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New Cinema In My City Has The Stairs In The Exact Middle Of The Screen, Forcing Everyone To Sit To The Side
Sly Cooper 6 years ago
In Europe, we like to sit right in the middle - that's usually the best spot to enjoy a movie. And once the movie starts, people don't just walk - unless it's a very bad one :)
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You Have To Take The Stairs To Use This Elevator
Harold Summer 6 years ago
Would you really want to take the elevator, if the stairs look like this?
Keisha Washington 6 years ago
if they built the elevator like they did the stars... ya better buckle in for the ride cupcake because it's going to be a doozey
#48
"Extra Storage" Stairs Are A Tripping Hazard Deathtrap
#49
Random Stairs!
#50
The Carpeting On These Stairs
#51
Legit Saw A Kid Walk Up The Stairs And Stared At The Gate
Yenis Sanchez 6 years ago
It's a life lesson for kids. Take the easy way up and you'll end up behind bars lol
A B C 6 years ago
I assume there were kids falling off one too many times, so they added the railing. The fixtures scream "added afterwards"
Arno Nüüm 6 years ago
Yeah, probably. It's the same thing with kids as with adults... a few stupid ones ruin the fun for everyone else.
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#53
Crappy Stairs
Mewton’s Third Paw 6 years ago
Stair railings that weren’t to code get updated cheaply
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Keisha Washington 6 years ago
you fail to notice the genius in the design. The left side is made for walking and the right side is made for sitting and talking
Danish Dynomummy 6 years ago
Why dont they just remove the Rail up where the yellow Wall starts??? Grrr
Bill 6 years ago
Open space on back side of stairs. I think this photo is from my area
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The Stairs To Nowhere, At Michigan Technological University, An Engineering College
Wing Hong Chan 6 years ago
Engineering buildings have poor engineering so students can learn from mistakes
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
Was this building split up, and these stairs used to lead to the other side? I mean, it looks like a wall installed after the other walls: different paint color, and look at the bottom part on the stairs—-it looks like the wall came after the stairs.
#55
Escalators + Stairs. Bruh
Ashley Galyen 6 years ago
Looks like they miscalculated or were delivered the wrong ones, then added stairs last minute.
Wing Hong Chan 6 years ago
Seen this at a nearby mall. Could protect escalators from flooding damage
#56
What A Perfect Spot To Build Some Stairs....
Martti Laurson 6 years ago (edited)
If you have hard time making choices, this staircase is a b***h!
Keisha Washington 6 years ago
unbeknownst to the untrained eye those are leaf collecting stairs
#57
Time To Take The Elevator... Oh, I Might Take The Stairs.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
I hope there’s another, working, accessible elevator somewhere. Just think of moving day.
Eniko Bata 6 years ago
I’m sure you can reach the elevator from the corridor, under the stairs. It’s just the angle.
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#58
These Extremely Disorienting Stairs At The Hotel We Stayed At Last Week
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Third time I’ve said it. Rubber strips at the end of each step. Why aren’t these places thinking of that after making such horrible design choices?
Bunzilla 6 years ago
Or metal edges. Helps prevent the carpet from fraying and gives some traction.
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Excuse Me! Could You Tell Me Where I Might Find Apartment 9 And 3/4?
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Looks like a single family house cut up into apartments, and this guy lives on the ground floor by the Old stairs to the upper floor. Keeping the old stairs may not be great for apartments, but terrific when someone decides to reconvert it back to a single family home.
#60
This Set Of Stairs At My Relative’s House. (I Almost Fell)
#61
Outstanding Stairs.
Karin Gibson 6 years ago
They built the stairs and then they were told they needed a disabled entry so the added it over the stairs.
#62
These Stairs At My School
Theresa Tzitzira 6 years ago
There are several layers of civilizations buried underneath and the stairs are the only visible evidence left..
Erin Sheppard 6 years ago
YHE YARD IS LIKELY USED TO GET FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING AND WHEN WET, OR EARLY MORNING WHEN DEWY, CAN LIKELY BE QUITE SLIPPERY.
Erin Sheppard 6 years ago
COURSE, IDK HOW YOU'D GET BETWEEN THEM, BUT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO WATCH FROM AFAR
#63
Stairs That Lead To The Corner Of The House
Martti Laurson 6 years ago
Sometimes you just need to go to the corner of your house. These steps are exactly for that
#64
Should We Make Stairs Or A Ramp? Yes.
#65
Pointless Stairs Found At The National Children’s Hospital
Eduard Korhonen 6 years ago
Clearly there was a door there at some point, but it's been bricked up
Edan Min 6 years ago
They've closed down a haunted portion of the hospital maybe? :o
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Martti Laurson 6 years ago (edited)
Hey mom, do I have hope to get out of the hospital soon? Yes dear, your hope is down these stairs. Dark humor. If you're appalled, look away now!
#67
The Stairs In My Parents House. You Get Used To Walking Down The Grippy Carpet Then The Last Three Steps Are Incredibly Slippy When Wearing Socks. Perfect For Killing Elderly Relatives
Heather Coburn 6 years ago
Four steps, mate. It’s FOUR steps, not three...ya don’t have to be old to take a solid hit on some steps!
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
So they didn’t know you can cut those rubber mats to fit the odd-shaped bottom stairs?
#68
These Stairs Lead To Nowhere
#69
These Stairs In The Toronto Airport
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Change in airport floor plan maybe? Who knows where they used to lead?
Wil Vanderheijden 6 years ago
Are you shure they aren't the hangars for witch brooms? I can see the broom ends sticking out.
#70
The Stairs On This Bridge
Marcellus the Third 6 years ago
I suppose it's to make it easier for bikes, but to force them to dismount first?
#71
What Are These? Stairs For Ants?
#72
I Like This Efficient Stair Design
#74
These Stairs
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Was the house converted to apartments, meaning they had to add a private entrance to the second floor? Over here the old back entrance to the house was?
#75
Only The Left Side Opens Leaving The Right Side Of The Stairs Useless
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What do you think ?
Chris Hardtke 6 years ago
About 80% of these could be summed up with “sometimes things get remodeled”.
R.s. Potter 6 years ago
By a fly-by-night contractor and with no building permits, presumably.
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troufaki13 6 years ago
So the people who designed these, the people who issued the permits, the people who built them... all failed to see the idiocy? And they got paid for that? They all need to give the money back and start looking for other jobs, preferably not involving people's safety!
R.s. Potter 6 years ago
Most of these were probably built without permits. Or at least without any inspection afterward to make sure building codes were followed. I wonder what countries these came from, because I've never seen anything like this where I live.
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Ben Tresham 6 years ago
Also who the f**k designed these, beauty needs function, without it is stupidity
Ed Souza 6 years ago
People need to understand that stairs are not meant to be optical illusions
Ben Tresham 6 years ago
Some can be, my friend has floating stairs and they look cool. But you can walk up them without falling off!
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Chris Hardtke 6 years ago
About 80% of these could be summed up with “sometimes things get remodeled”.
R.s. Potter 6 years ago
By a fly-by-night contractor and with no building permits, presumably.
Load More Replies... troufaki13 6 years ago
So the people who designed these, the people who issued the permits, the people who built them... all failed to see the idiocy? And they got paid for that? They all need to give the money back and start looking for other jobs, preferably not involving people's safety!
R.s. Potter 6 years ago
Most of these were probably built without permits. Or at least without any inspection afterward to make sure building codes were followed. I wonder what countries these came from, because I've never seen anything like this where I live.
Load More Replies... Ben Tresham 6 years ago
Also who the f**k designed these, beauty needs function, without it is stupidity
Ed Souza 6 years ago
People need to understand that stairs are not meant to be optical illusions
Ben Tresham 6 years ago
Some can be, my friend has floating stairs and they look cool. But you can walk up them without falling off!
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