Sizing a Runner for a Hallway or Kitchen
A runner asks for proportion before pattern. As a rule, leave a few inches of bare floor on each long side and at each end so the rug frames the space rather than covering it wall to wall, and let a hallway runner stop short of doorways so it does not bunch where doors swing. Bark suits this placement well: its vertical lines run with the length of the piece, so the branching grain leads the eye forward down a corridor or along a kitchen galley instead of fighting the room's direction.
Hand-tufting gives the surface its footfeel. Artisans set New Zealand wool through a stretched foundation by hand, then carve and shear each line into low relief, so the runner stays plush in the high-traffic lanes where runners earn their keep. In a kitchen, that cushioned pile also eases long stretches at the counter.
Because the lines branch rather than repeat at a fixed interval, a longer runner never looks like a cut length of pattern: the grain keeps evolving down the full run, so even a long piece reads as one continuous surface. See more lengths in our Runner Rugs collection, or explore the wider Abstract Rugs range. Every Jubi rug is made to order, so Bark can be woven to your exact run of floor.