The space under your stairs is prime real estate most homes throw away. Here's how to claim it. ✗ AVOID — the empty void An open staircase looks clean, but the triangle underneath is doing nothing. It's too low to walk through, too visible to ignore, and it quietly swallows square footage you paid for. In a compact home, that's a whole missing function sitting in shadow. ✓ DO THIS — tuck in a powder room The deepest part of the triangle, where head height is greatest, is the

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