When buyers step through your front door in 2026, they don’t stop at the entryway. They move directly up—to your stairwell. According to Yelp’s 2026 Trend Forecast and market analysts across the country, statement staircases have officially replaced outdoor curb appeal as the most impactful architectural feature in home sales. The stairwell is now an “interior front door,” as custom staircase builders describe it. It sets the emotional tone for everything that follows.
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Those Carmel dining rooms turn heads from the curb, but do they deliver the same impact when guests arrive for their first holiday meal? Walk through any Pulte community in Meadowstone, tour Shoopman’s luxury builds in Waterfront of West Clay, or visit Old Town Design Group’s custom homes throughout Carmel’s 223 subdivisions, and you’ll find
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