Different Stair Carpet Styles

There are a good number of staircase styles to choose from.

Different stair carpet styles.

Pairing the carpeting with a good quality hard wearing under pad will protect the stairs and make a softer landing for feet. Going with a contrasting patterned carpet on a stair is kind of a less expensive way to achieve the wood stair with a runner look. Here a nylon carpet in the shade lends softness and style to a modern farmhouse inspired den by the interior design firm nk living. It s not something for the amateur to take one except maybe a simple staircase outdoors.

Stairs are the most common place in the home to have carpet and yet they are also the trickiest. Checkerboard sisal is a classic style produced in tone on tone two tone and tricolor versions. A carpet labeled heavy domestic or extra heavy domestic is more rigorously tested than other types of carpeting and will better withstand the demands of stair use. I did this in fact with my own stair which is right in the middle of my open plan home just beyond the entry hall.

When it comes to carpeting flint gray is the new beige. Choosing carpet for the stairs can be a bit more difficult than choosing carpet for other areas of the home. Depending on the scale of the pattern this carpet can take on high energy or subtle characteristics. Small tight weaves of checkerboard sisal present more contrast when viewed from afar whereas larger checkerboard weaves create a dynamic effect.

This is because in addition to having to decide on carpet style and color the carpet has to be of appropriate durability and thickness to be installed on the stair.