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Maya Glantz

The 'Last Step' Trend Is the Way to Use Luxury Materials to Elevate Your Home's Design, Without Totally Blowing the Budget

A single Calcutta viola step on a dark walnut staircase with a curved handrail.

I've always loved it when something functional is taken, shaken, and adapted into something beautiful. And perhaps this is the reason why I've found myself so enchanted by the 'last step' stair trend that's been taking over my Instagram feed for the past few months.

It's easy to view your staircase ideas as nothing more than a structural necessity, an architectural bridge between storeys. They are often designed to blend with the rest of your home, assigned a supporting role, and so rarely given the opportunity to act as a distinct design feature in and of itself, which is why this micro trend feels so different, so exciting.

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