The Beauty of Stair Runners
Stair runners are a classic solution to homes that carpet your stairs and come in fantastic colours and designs. Choosing the floor is a much harder job than the stair runner, and if you’ve done that through us, you have nothing to worry about.
What to consider with a stair Runner
Over time my staircase will wear
Regardless of what floor you’ve purchased over time, the thread of where people naturally walk will start to wear due to floor traffic and the number of people in the house. Walking up and down stairs is very repetitive, so the wear and tear are concentrated and visible. So stair runners are the perfect way to keep your original look and have another vibrant effect from top to bottom.
Not only that, wooden stairs can make a noise, and if you have kids thundering up and down, carpet helps to reduce the thuds!
Carpet runners for stairs — What an Idea!
Luckily there are no arguments over the chic carpet or the beautiful stripped-back and stained stairs. You get to keep both, so there’s no compromising on style use stair runners; it’s basically an elongated rug for your stairs!
How does it work?
It is a strip of carpet attached to the staircase’s middle. Unlike when you have an entire carpet fitted, runners aren’t the full width of the staircase. Therefore a quarter of the stairs can be seen on each side. The middle is covered in a stunning carpet, complementing the staircase and wowing those visitors!
Combining well-made and picturesque flooring with equally chic carpet is a winner.
What to consider when choosing your stair runner
Durability – This is usually top of the list. Staircases are one of the most used tracts within a home, so want you to want is a fibre that is resilient and tough but still smooth to the touch, but the colour matches the home’s theme.
Our experienced team will be happy to help you mix and match, as that’s the fun part.
Wow, Factor – Is also usually at the top of the list. Naturally, you want your runner to last as long as possible, but it needs to have that wow factor and picking a style and colours that suit is paramount to making this work.
Striped Carpet! – To some, that sounds NUTS! Striped carpet is a proven winner as a runner as stripes visually affect you. They enhance the angles as you walk, a truly unique effect and not to be overlooked when deciding!
Fitting. Measuring and fitting are not easy, so leave that to us. Rooms can be arduous, but stairs are not for the faint-hearted or impatient! But we understand that runners are unfamiliar to some people, so we will be more than happy to help.
Just let us know, and we can send one of our people to your home and get you all measured up.
Flooring FX Team
Contact us through the website or visit our showroom and speak to our experienced staff team. We can look at what styles suit you best and then get an address and arrange a time to get someone around, measure everything, and give you a quote in no time!