Choosing a Blue Runner for a Hallway or Kitchen
A blue runner solves a long, narrow space that a standard rug cannot fit. Baby Blue's soft sky tone is well suited to the job: in a hallway it pulls cool light down a corridor that rarely gets a window, and in a galley kitchen it brings a calm color to the strip in front of the sink and counter. Because the pile is smooth and low, the surface stays easy to walk and easy to keep clean.
The key with a runner is length. Leave a few inches of floor showing at each end rather than running wall to wall, and center it down the space so the blue frames the path evenly on both sides. In a kitchen, position it where you stand most, along the sink and prep counter.
Hand-tufting holds the color steady over distance. Artisans in Bhadohi set New Zealand wool by hand and shear it level, so a long runner reads as one even field with no pattern to align. See more lengths in our Runner Rugs collection. Every Jubi rug is made to order, so this runner can match your exact run.