Placing a Striped Runner Rug
A striped runner rug earns its place in the parts of a home that are all length and little width: entry halls, galley kitchens, the channel beside a bed. Relay's horizontal pinstripes run across the narrow dimension, which breaks the corridor into a steady rhythm and keeps a long stretch from reading like a single blank lane. Leave a few inches of floor on either side so the dark border frames the runner cleanly, and choose a length that stops short of the doorway rather than crowding it.
Hand-tufting gives the lines their softness underfoot, which matters in spaces you cross barefoot and often. Artisans in Bhadohi set New Zealand wool through a stretched foundation by hand, then shear and carve the surface so each pinstripe stands in gentle relief, a cushioned texture that holds up to daily traffic. The dense wool pile also helps a runner stay put and absorb sound in the hard, echoing rooms where runners usually live.
See more lengths in our Runner Rugs collection. Every Jubi rug is made to order, so Relay can be woven to the exact run your hallway needs.