upstairs and downstairs
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Her extensive transformation included the flipping of the upstairs and downstairs layouts, overhauling the property’s greenhouse in order to turn it into an indoor/outdoor dining room, and the addition of a new chef’s kitchen.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2025
"My neighbours upstairs and downstairs were terrified and screaming, we had to evacuate immediately to another area."
From BBC ● May 4, 2023
For example, I have two zones in my house: upstairs and downstairs.
From The Verge ● May 17, 2022
The use of mirrors, the use of rugs, carpets, colors, the logic of the hallways, the difference in between upstairs and downstairs, the third floor, the doors, the gates, the Scarecrow, the jackets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
When we left the dining-room, she proposed to show me over the rest of the house; and I followed her upstairs and downstairs, admiring as I went; for all was well arranged and handsome.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
