Last week I published a roundup of 17 incredibly beautiful and dramatic staircases. But, as some prescient commenters pointed out, hardly any of the staircases on the list would pass muster with a code inspector here in the U.S.. The series of guidelines that govern what kind of staircases you can and can’t build may be a bit limiting for designers, but they’re definitely a good thing when it comes to personal safety. So this week, I’ve hunted down nine beautiful, eye-catching staircases that you could actually build. Legally.
