Bold stair runner

Valorie Hart, The Visual Vamp, in her New Orleans house. One of my favorite blogs is The Visual Vamp – written by Valorie Hart. Valorie has been writing her blog almost as long as I have and through the years we’ve had some good times commiserating. Valorie is an effervescent red head – though sometimes her hair is actually lilac! We are about the same age and I’ve always been in awe of her energy and her ability to tirelessly write. I like to call her Zelig, named after the famous Woody…

here are some steps on how to fit stair runners to winding stairs. just follow these simple steps and you can now have your winding stairs.

See how we tackled installing a stair runner from multiple rugs and stair rods over one weekend (including all the tools and steps you need to DIY)!

So you want a stair runner but you have a platform or you need extra for the hallway or landing? Tricky? Possibly, as it will need to be specially cut. Nothing is straight forward is it?! Well, maybe we can help at Fenston Carter. (We are pretty sure we are the only place on the internet that provides this service!) If you have a staircase that stops turns 90 degrees and continues this is called a platform. Similarly, if you have a landing in between 2 sets of stairs that you want a floor…

One of the most-asked questions on my Instagram feed is "where's your stair carpet from?". One of the other most-asked questions is "what happens to the stripes when you get to the landing?". Well, herein lies the answer to both of those questions! Hoorah! But first, as is becoming customary on this blog, I want to take you for a toddle down memory lane.

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