If you've ever inspected an older staircase, you may have noticed details like brass corner protectors or metal stair rods. Read on to take a closer look at these features, discover their purpose and ...

There are a few ways to do this of course, but stair rods are one of the most effective as demonstrated beautifully on Reese ...

Step 1: Clean your stairs thoroughly. “Do any touch-ups as needed to the wood or paint,” Kluetz Pernell says. Step 2: Take care when taking measurements. Depending on your selection, most stairs will ...

Visitors to St Athans Hotel in Camden, London, have said they have to navigate a "dangerous" drop requiring "acrobatic skills ...

In a recent Instagram video where she’s showing off her newest Busy Betty book, Witherspoon also inadvertently showed off her antique-inspired stair rods. These beautiful brass accents give her ...

Drawing on multiple studies demonstrating that it is possible to retrieve DNA from both human and animal remains in Pompeii, ...

A man who stumbled upon a staircase in the forest was terrified by what lay at the bottom. TikTok user Josh (@joshtheintern) said he was "not meant to find this place" after documenting his ...

You probably give little thought to why the stairs in your home are built the way they are. I’m talking about how high you need to lift your foot to get up to the next step and how deep the flat ...

Stair climbing gets the heart pumping quickly, as anyone who’s ever skipped the elevator or escalator knows. That makes it an excellent low-impact exercise that’s as accessible as walking ...

Skiffers are super easy to attach to the bottom corner of your furniture or lower kitchen cabinets and baseboards. Just mark ...

For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight homes with multi-purpose staircases that double up as seating, storage and in one case even a climbing wall. Integrating additional uses into ...

Regional slang words for different types of weather are being considered for weather forecasts, the Met Office has said. Its research found a variety of slang words were used to describe UK weather.