60 modern staircase ideas — inspiration to elevate your home

contemporary hallway with modern staircase
(Image credit: Urban Front/Staircase supplied and installed by Featurestairs.com)

Finding the right modern staircase ideas for your home is key not only to the way your interiors look, but also to how it works on a practical level. 

Stairways are often one of the first features visitors are faced with when entering a home and occupy a central location within the floorplan, meaning your staircase design really needs to enhance the overall style of your home.  

Amy Reeves

Amy is an interiors and renovation journalist. She is the former Assistant Editor of Homebuilding & Renovating, where she worked between 2018 and 2023. She has also been an editor for Independent Advisor, where she looked after homes content, including topics such as solar panels. 

She has an interest in sustainable building methods and always has her eye on the latest design ideas. Amy has also interviewed countless self builders, renovators and extenders about their experiences. 

She has renovated a mid-century home, together with her partner, on a DIY basis, undertaking tasks from fitting a kitchen to laying flooring. She is currently embarking on an energy-efficient overhaul of a 1800s cottage in Somerset.