Bold staircase carpets create striking first impression

While neutral hallway and stair carpets are seen as a safe design option, there is a growing trend of choosing brighter, bolder carpet designs for entrance areas to create a striking first impression of a home.

Stripes, geometric and floral patterns add impact to a once-plain hallway. For example, brightly coloured stripes add colour to dark hallways. Fit them on stairs to draw the eye upwards and away from a dim hall. Geometric patterned carpets add interest to small halls and provide a sense of flow in the space. Floral patterns are not to everyone's taste, but a bright floral carpet in a hallway that otherwise has plain features can work.

Many believe that a dark hallway needs light colours to brighten it up. According to Livingetc, designer Abigail Ahern says the opposite can be true, and that dark colours can work well:

“White walls just make the lack of light even more obvious. Instead, embrace it, go with dark strong colours and you’ll immediately have oodles of intrigue, drama and glamour.”

Halls in period properties often have decorative tile floors, and homeowners feel that they should have a plain stair carpet. However, a contrasting pattern stair carpet can also work well.

Stairs and halls are high-traffic areas that require durable and hard wearing carpets. People walking on hall carpets in Chester and North Wales homes often come in from rainy weather, spreading mud and water. Durable and easy to clean hall and stair carpets are ideal.