"Limp Arbor" wrote
My basement steps lead up into the kitchen where the door swings out
into the kitchen.
Maybe a bi-fold door?

If any of you have solved this annoying problem I'd love to hear how
you did it.

An accordian type folding door. Takes up an inch or two of the opening, but
blocks nothing.
http://www.homedepot.com/Doors-Windo...atalogId=10053