Toller wrote:

She wants it in the corner which has the open stairway to the basement on
both sides, so there is no wall to put it into. It could be put into the
side of the stairs, but the box is thicker than the stair material so it
would look awful, and getting the cable to it would be a challenge. There
is a table over where it would go, so it is reasonably well protected on the
floor. There is acess to the floor from below.
She suggested putting it down below, actually in the top of the basement
wall and running a cord through the stairs, but the floor joists make
anything but a surface box impossible, and that would be hideous. Putting
it below the floor joists woud probably be possible, but then it would be a
good 6' from where she wants it.

All in all, it is not a good place for an outlet.

Even open stairways have railings. Can you run the wiring inside a
routed channel in one of the spindles?

I personally think that a floor outlet would look pretty hideous under
an open table next to an open stairway.

Is this whole thing for a table lamp? How about having a hanging
fixture instead?

R