How To Choose The Perfect Bespoke Hall Runner
From vast and spacious spaces to chic and classical or bold statement patterns, the decor displayed throughout your home can say a lot about you. With bespoke rug runners for hallways, you can set the tone of your home the moment your guests walk through the door.
To guide you through choosing the perfect runner, we’ll cover the following:
- Choosing the right sized runner
- Finding the right colour
- The best material for your hall runner
- Patterned rugs and runners for your hallway
- What flooring should you lay your hall runner on?
- What statement do you want to make with your hallway runner rug?
Choosing the right sized runner
Finding a carpet runner that is suitable for the exact dimensions of your space can be difficult. If you have a long hallway, you may struggle to find a runner that’s the right length and doesn’t come up too short. Equally, if the space is wide, you don’t want a runner that is too narrow as it can look lost in an open area.
Ideally, the edges of the runner should be parallel to the walls to make a long, narrow space appear wider as it will draw your eye down the hallway. However, if you want to make the space appear shorter, choosing a runner that is between half and three-quarters of the length of the hall can help to achieve this. As a general rule of thumb, your runner should have a 10 to 13cm border of flooring visible around the edges.
The best way to ensure your hallway runner fits perfectly is to create your own bespoke runner. Our rug builder makes it easy to carefully craft a runner that is the perfect size, shape, material and colour for your home. Not only can a bespoke runner be an eye-catching topic of conversation, but you can take pride in knowing that it was designed and crafted, especially for your home.
Finding the right colour
The best colour for your hall runner will likely come down to your own personal taste and the overall aesthetic of your home. You may be drawn to something brightly coloured, daring and eye-catching. Or you may opt for timeless colour combinations that give the entrance to your home an elegant or regal feel. Ultimately, when you choose a runner, the colour you select should suit the style and practicality of your home.
You may want to lay a runner over a wooden floor and choose a colour to match the carpet in your living room or up the staircase for a cohesive look. Alternatively, you can use your runner to make a statement by choosing a bold colour or pattern to contrast against other design elements in your hallway.
The best material for your hall runner
For busy hallways and high-traffic areas, selecting a runner that can cope with lots of foot traffic is essential. However, you may prefer a touch of style and luxury over longevity.
Wool is warm, comfortable and soft underfoot so it makes a great hallway runner and acts as a natural insulator which is perfect if it is laid over a hard floor. It is long-lasting and can withstand lots of foot traffic so it is perfect for high-traffic areas of the home like the hallway.
If you’re looking to create a neural feel, alternative natural fibres are an excellent choice. Coir has a natural aesthetic that works well in transitional spaces whilst remaining luxurious and low maintenance. Meanwhile, sisal is robust and durable with beautifully structured weaves. Alternatively, sisool combines both wool and sisal fibres for a warm and durable rug that can easily withstand heavy foot traffic.
Patterned rugs and runners for your hallway
Patterned rugs and hallway runners are versatile enough to make a statement or seamlessly tie a room together. However, different patterns make a different impact.
Stripes are a classic choice that is not too bold or overpowering. Stripes along the length of the rug can make your hallway appear longer whereas the same pattern across the width can make your hall appear wider.
Geometric patterns offer a sense of modernity whereas Oriental rugs paired with traditional decor can give your home a regal feel. Finally, bright, patterns can make a neutral, minimalist space feel warm and homely.
Ultimately, if you are leaning towards a patterned rug, the right pattern will depend on your personal style and what you want to achieve within the space.
What flooring should you lay your hall runner on?
Not only does it look better, but it is more practical to lay your hall runner on a hard floor, rather than a carpet. Installing your runner over a carpet can cause the carpet to flatten due to the friction when you walk over it, so your carpet can wear easily if there is a lot of foot traffic. Not only that, but it can be difficult to keep a rug or carpet runner in place on a carpet.
Hard flooring options like stone, wood or ceramic tiles are all good options for flooring to lay your runner on. So, if you are completely redesigning your hallway to incorporate a rug or runner, hard flooring is the best choice. To ensure it doesn’t slip, you should lay it on top of the underlay.
What statement do you want to make with your hallway runner or rug?
Before buying a rug, you should consider the overall look and feel of the space first. Are you having a complete redesign or looking to freshen up an existing area? It’s important to remember that the style, colour and pattern that you choose can have a big impact on the space.
Bold
If you want a hall runner to be the first thing your guests see and the last thing they’re talking about, a bold runner may be the best way to make a statement. Bold colours or patterned runners can bring a warm and homely feel into minimalist spaces. They are eye-catching, daring and range from classic to modern designs.
Cohesive
You may want to create a cohesive look throughout your whole downstairs space. If that’s the case, we’d suggest using the same colour pallet throughout your hallway, lounge, kitchen and dining area. This doesn’t mean every wall, floor covering and surface should be the same colour. Instead, we suggest choosing the same accent colour for each room to cohesively bring the spaces together.
Illusion
Patterns can create the illusion of a space being longer, wider or generally bigger than it actually is. So, if you want to give the illusion of your hallway being larger, striped patterns are an excellent choice.
Ultimately, the best way to find the perfect runner for your home is to create one bespoke. Our rug builder allows you to select all of the details from the material, size and pattern to the boarders and piping. Your bespoke rug will fit perfectly in your home and is sure to become a talking point among guests. Create your bespoke hall runner now.
