Michael Janzen. On the Tiny House Design Blog, Michael Janzen designs a beautiful alternating tread stair out of boxes, in the Japanese Tansu chest style, which creates a lot of storage.He writes ...

Witches’ stairs are also known as alternate-tread stairs. ... A residential witches' staircase is typically between 27 to 30 inches wide though dimensions vary. However, ...

This claim is false, as alternate-tread stairs are simply intended to save space, particularly in narrow homes. Such stairs have not been historically understood as an attempt to ward off witches.

Previously treated as solely functional, the integration of color and dimension into residential stairs is stronger than ever. Adobe Stock. One particularly unusual phenomenon is “witches stairs ...

According to social media posts, the alternate-tread stairs were constructed to prevent "witches" from entering through attics. Caroline Wazer Published July 10, 2024 ...

Alternate-tread stairs may look and feel awkward, but they're meant to save space. Grace Cary/Getty Images; @themistershade/TikTok 2021-04-02T15:53:56Z ...

Real estate listing's bizarre staircase has supernatural origins, according to social media users Some users claim the stairs were specifically designed to ward off certain evil forces ...

Tony Shadman posted a video on TikTok of an asymmetrical, staggered staircase in a home for sale. The video shocked commenters, with many asking iterations of the same question: Why? Alternate-tread ...