And your solution from the door to the stairs, common solutions such as:
Putting a feng shui mascot at the door first will increase luck, and it can also play a barrier role and bring good feng shui fortune. However, it is only useful to set a suitable mascot according to your specific situation of eight characters and five elements. It is suggested that it is best to put a pair of suitable phase-less mascots, phase-less copper stoves, in official website.
Second, install a three-inch high threshold at the gate or put a screen inside the door.
Third, there are two ways to set the stairs as far as possible without facing the gate. One is to turn the stairs facing the gate in one direction, such as designing the stairs into an arc so that the stairs face the gate; The second is to hide the stairs, preferably behind the wall.