Stair Runners

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Stair runners are long and narrow rugs that are used instead of carpets in corridors, hallways and stairways. The purpose of these rugs is to add beauty to narrow portions of a home while protecting the flooring. Runners for stairs are decorative rugs that give a certain amount of protection to beautiful wooden stairways. Runners come in many designs and patterns and you can quite easily get one that goes well with your other furnishing.

Runners can be quite easily fixed to your stairway by means of rods that are specially available for this purpose. These rods keep the rug in place, keep the rug from folding and give the stairway a neater look.

Using runners for your stairs have a lot of advantages. Some of them are:

Runners make your stairway look grand. A bare stairway is not a very welcoming sight, add one of these runners and the home will just seem to invite you in.Runners help protect your wooden stairway from being worn out due to repeated use.Most runners are now machine washable, hence you can get them cleaned quite easily.Runners keep the level of noise down and are especially useful if you have children and pets in the household who tend to keep running up and down the stairs.A stairway with a runner is a safe stairway as it prevents many unwanted slips and falls.Runners are also terrific ways to make your floors and home warmer, especially if you tend to walk barefoot on wooden floors.

Here are some things that you should know about runners for stairs:

If you live in wet areas or areas where you have a serious problem with dampness, moisture tends to collect under these runners and your runner will soon become infected with fungus unless you air them out regularlyMost runners for stairs tend to be expensive, as they cost over $100, however you do get some really nice ones for around $50 but your options are very limited.

Stair runners are useful accessories for homes with beautiful stairways. Although there are a few disadvantages of using runners, their many advantages far outweigh the few problems that you may have.

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