Rug runners assist in linking the hall and stairway in your home. Some companies make runners up to one hundred feet long, so there are no limits when shopping for the ideal carpet runner. It is prudent to buy underlining for your runners to keep them from slipping or sliding. To keep your stair runner in place, get stair rods. 

Be careful using rugs or runners over carpet in high traffic areas as doing so may cause a permanent soil line on your carpet. The carpet under the runner gets no light; no traffic and no soil, while the area along the runner’s edges get all of the above. When you remove the carpet or runner, there will be a noticeable patch and the damaged part will not be able to be reconditioned.

Safety Hints For Runners

Secure throw rugs, runners and mats. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 6800 people age 65 and older, are treated in emergency rooms for mishaps connected to rugs and runners. Apply double sided adhesive carpet tape, buy runners with slip resistant backing or put rubber matting beneath them.

Runners are a great way to add color and warmth to a long hall or stairway, and make these areas more visually pleasing.  They are also very suitable for main entrances, which will subconsciously guide the eye into the house, and thus make a dramatic statement. Stair runners can also visually transform a plain wood stairway.