The Staircase Cranny

About

The Staircase Cranny refers to a viral photograph of an empty opening below a staircase, likely meant for a wardrobe or storage. The photograph was posted on X / Twitter in mid-February 2024 was used for humorous edits as users referenced various media, similar to the recent Inaccessible Foyer Landing trend.

Origin

On February 14th, 2024, X^[1] user @wiseconnector posted a photograph of a lit empty space with a partly sloped ceiling located under a staircase in a two-storey house. The post, captioned, "What would you do with this space?" received over 82.3 million views, 9,700 reposts and quote posts and 9,200 likes in three days (shown below).

On February 15th, 2024, X^[2] user @StoolieMemes quoted the post with an edit in which the niche was turned into a Chili's booth. The post (shown below) received over 17,000 reposts and 242,000 likes in two days.

Spread

On February 15th and 16th, multiple users posted humorous edits of the image, with several examples going viral. On that day, X^[3] user @wrinklefreelee posted and edit combining the image with the recently viral and thematically similar Inaccessible Foyer Landing trend, with the edit garnering over 12,000 reposts and 197,000 likes in two days. Later that day, X^[4] user @Krtzyy posted a Minecraft edit that garnered over 50,000 reposts and 533,000 likes in two days (shown below, right).

Related Memes

Inaccessible Foyer Landing

The Inaccessible Foyer Landing refers to a common interior design feature prevalent in suburban, American homes (nicknamed McMansions) in which a landing is added above the door placed beneath the large foyer window resembling a Palladian window. The design has been ridiculed online throughout the 2010s. Many call the foyer a "Lawyer Foyer" because of its resemblance to the inner entrance of a law firm. However, discourse and memes about the foyer landing peaked in early 2024 when Twitter / X user @RealEstateMaxi tweeted about it. Thereafter, many quoted the post, adding what nonsensical objects they would put on top of the landing.

The Bathroom Cranny

The Bathroom Cranny refers to a viral photograph of a narrow niche between a bathroom and another room, likely meant for a wardrobe or storage. The photograph was posted on X / Twitter in mid-February 2024 was used for humorous edits as users referenced various media.

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