Whether you favour a modern open staircase to or a grand spiral staircase, we've dug in to the House & Garden archives to find some extremely stylish examples. From witty staircase paint ideas (great if you can't afford a total architectural do-over) to barely-there steps floating on cantilevered glass; a spiral staircase designed by the man responible for the Eiffel tower, to one that has been turned in to an actual piece of Pop Art.

Come and see how people have turned this architectural lynch pin in to a thing of beauty which can set the decorative tone of an entire house. Come and scale the dizzying heights of staircase design.