Runner rugs for the hallway, kitchen, entrance hall, or in front of and around the bed

Which size is right?

• For long hallways, along the kitchen units, narrow passages and around the bed
• Rule of thumb: leave a hand's width of floor visible along each long side
• Pile under about 12 mm so doors swing freely
• Hand-knotted one-of-a-kind pieces – length and width vary from piece to piece

In the hallway

In the hallway, the runner shouldn't reach the walls: with about 10 to 15 cm of space on each side, the passage looks wider, not narrower – so a 100 cm wide hallway takes a runner of around 70 to 80 cm. Ideally it stops just short of the door frame so the door doesn't drag it along.

In the kitchen

In the kitchen, the runner lies along the worktop, exactly where you stand while cooking – wool is far more comfortable here than any rubber mat.

Around the bed

As a bed surround, place a runner on either side of the bed, roughly as long as the bed – or one runner across the foot of it. That way you step onto wool in the morning instead of a cold floor.

What to look for when buying

With runners, proportion matters more than exact measurements. A piece measuring 78 × 285 cm serves the same purpose as one measuring 80 × 300 cm – nobody in the hallway will notice the difference. What matters more is that the length suits the stretch you walk: better slightly shorter with space to the wall than a runner that ruckles up in front of the door. On tiles and parquet, a non-slip underlay belongs underneath, especially with runners.

Most of our runners are 70 to 100 cm wide and two to four metres long; the precisely measured size of each piece is given in its title.