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Welcome to the world of stair runners.
What will they bring to your home you might ask? With colours and patterns aplenty the stair runner Is the perfect way to elevate a staircase and surrounding space.
It is a timeless addition to any home, makes an uplifting change from a just carpet or floorboards and can fit in beautifully with traditional homes over painted floorboards, and more modern homes.
A stair runner is a section of material made usually from 3 ply wool, meaning it is robust and hardwearing while offering underfoot comfort and all the other benefits of a carpeted floor. It runs up your stairs revealing the floorboards either side, and if you want, along your landing too. This in itself is fantastic but when you consider the array of colours and patterns you can choose from you definitely won’t be stuck for choice.
Stair runners while being quite a traditional concept can also work well in a more modern home. The key is to pick the colours that compliment or match your style so that it works with your existing interior and style of home.
Traditional colours – beiges, blues, burgundies – can offer timeless elegance in Victorian buildings, or a rustic charm and warmth to farmhouses and cottages.
Red runners – these add pops of colour in homes that may have neutral walls or can equally stand out well when in a room with darker and dramatic wall colours. They bring energy to any space.
Black runners – these exude sophistication and elegance, making for a dramatic entrance to any hall and staircase. They may also be better at hiding dirt on a high traffic area as staircases.
Blue runners - for something calmer opt for a beautiful blue. Consider what colour walls to compliment it with, neutrals will be calming, pastels create serenity and greens, harmony.
Greens – fresh and natural, can be complimented with natural materials and plants.
Greys – greys are modern and stylish, while charcoal shades bring drama and lighter greys create a light, airy feel. Greys blend into both modern and traditional interior design styles.
Beiges – these are soft and naturally elegant, injecting calm into the home with a sophisticated cosiness. It is a colour you can match or compliment with other colours.
You don’t just have to have a single colour. You can choose a patterned runner, with stripes, zigzags or any other markings that you wish. Width way stripes can add width to a narrow staircase while length way stripes draw the eye to the next level.
Whipped or bound edges and stair rods also add to the effect of the overall look of the runner.
As with any flooring they need maintaining, so spot clean stains and vacuum often will help keep your stair runner looking as good as new.
Whatever your style, there is such a range of colours and patterns available that there will be something to create the feel you want in your home, be it vibrant red, a dramatic black, a calming blue, a sophisticated beige or a classic grey. There are so many benefits to stair runners in terms of what they can do for the home in both aesthetically and practically and they make a wonderful addition to any home or design style.
