A traditional, ornately patterned runner fitted down a full-height oak staircase, with the stained treads left exposed on both borders and the pattern repeat aligned on every step.
Runners with a formal repeating design demand exact placement: the motif has to land identically on each tread, which means careful planning of where every fold over every nosing falls before the first tack goes in. Down a run this long, a half-inch of drift at the top becomes an obvious error by the bottom.
The finished staircase pairs the warmth of the oak with a classic woven look – a formal centrepiece for the home's main hall that is also simply safer underfoot than bare stained wood.