Landings are often the forgotten spaces of a home. These in-between spots, sitting at the bottom or top of the stairs, may not seem quite large enough for furniture yet feel too empty to leave bare.

Q: We live in a 1948, three-level Cape Cod home. The steps leading to our finished basement appear to have been rather rustically homemade. We've torn the carpeting and padding off them, and they all ...

Q:What should I do with the large landing at the top of the stairs in our condo? I thought of putting in a sleeper sofa and making it a guest “room,” but it's in the middle of all the upstairs hallway ...