The Cranny Trend / What Would You Do With This Space?

Submission 956

About

The Cranny Trend refers to a series of memes that involve a user requesting others to submit ideas for an unusual indoor space, such as a small cranny or a landing, with other users replying with edits of the image that reference video games and other media. Started by the Inaccessible Foyer Landing trend in January 2024, the format repeatedly went viral throughout 2024 as users shared photographs of crannies and landings in their homes.

Origin

Inaccessible Foyer Landing

On January 16th, 2024, X^[1] user @RealEstateMaxi tweeted a photo of a McMansion foyer, captioning it, "One of my least-liked design elements of suburban design is this inaccessible landing I see in foyers." He asked the viewer, "Any creative solutions for 'staging' it out there?" Over three days, the tweet received over 67.2 million views and 10,000 likes (shown below).

The tweet inspired a slew of quotes and replies in which users provided humorous answers as to what could occupy the inaccessible landing, with some users submitting photoshops editing various objects onto the landing.

For example, on January 17th, 2024, X^[2] user @Magic_Max98 posted a crudely made Photoshop of men playing air hockey on the landing, captioned, "Easy solution," receiving over 3,300 likes in two days (shown below, left). On January 18th, X^[3] user @M_i_t_t_s posted a Team Fortress 2 edit that received over 11,000 reposts and 97,000 likes in one day (shown below, right).

Spread

The Staircase Cranny

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 by X^[4] / Twitter user @wiseconnectoer on February 14th, 2024, and was used for humorous edits as users referenced various media, similar to the Inaccessible Foyer Landing trend.

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 by X^[5] / Twitter user @toydose on February 15th, 2024, and was used for humorous edits, similar to the previous Inaccessible Foyer Landing and The Staircase Cranny memes.

The Staircase Balcony

The Staircase Balcony refers to a viral photograph of an awkward space hanging over the side of an indoor staircase across from a window, resembling a small balcony with a white-and-black banister. The photograph was originally posted by Redditor forward_fantasy in the /r/interiordecorating^[6] subreddit on March 2nd, 2024, and went viral as The Cranny Trend image in mid-April 2024, after on April 11th, 2024, X^[7] user @MadHatter_LJ posted it.

The Staircase Niche

The Staircase Niche refers to a photograph of a small rectangular niche that gained popularity as part of The Cranny Trend in late May 2024. The photograph was posted by X^[8] user @xTotxl on May 30th, 2024.

The Staircase Balcony #2

The Staircase Balcony #2 refers to a photograph of a rectangular landing on top of a staircase, separated from the stairs with white metallic banisters. The photograph was posted by X^[9] user @Whotfismick on June 2nd, 2024, gaining popularity as edit material in the following days.

The Attic Cranny

The Attic Cranny refers to a viral photograph of a small attic cranny under a sloped roof. The photograph was posted by user @yeahabsolutelyy on June 18th, 2024, and achieved virality on X^[10] in the following days.

The Floor Cranny

The Floor Cranny refers to a photograph of a carpeted conversation pit placed next to a fireplace that went viral as source material for edits in late November 2024.