They don't have to be in the wall, just abutting with steel rods or pipe into the stone work. That's not their only support, they also have the tread beneath.

I think we're saying the same thing.

Rosebud Rosewood...

If you've gat a gnarly piece of firewood that's a bitch to split, paint it.

Now you can be a Lion or a Tiger in bed...

After you've been a Lion/Tiger in the bedroom, don't beat your chest and slide down the bannister if you have this newel post.

Fixed it.

Oh my poor shins... :eek:

That is the opposite of my bed design. Shin friendliness was a primary concern of mine.

Yeah, I remember yours, very cool.

You would have to have a large room for that to work. Then you would have plenty of maneuvering space around the bed and could approach it from the sides.

In my room, I have maybe a foot on the side of my bed before you hit a bookcase. I'd be bashing my shins constantly. It would get me coming and going. Right shin on my way to bed and left shin when I'm getting up in the morning.

It looks good though.

Easy to break down and move. No fasteners.

You could prolly make it work without the projections.

Yes, Happy Monkey did.

Not without fasteners, though. (linky)

More cool stairs...