Ljuva Journal

A circular rug can soften the repeated right angles of a room, especially beneath a curved chair or small table.

Mark both widths in the actual hallway rather than judging them on a product page.

Include the feet of a console, shoe cabinet and occasional stool in the layout.

Look at the runner from the entrance and from the other end of the hall.

A runner can give one side of a bed a continuous textile landing.

Two runners can respond to a corner or a doorway that breaks a long hall.

Separate the dirty-shoe zone from the decorative rug if space allows.

Check the floor with dishwasher and cupboard doors open.

Open every door before positioning a long runner.

Measure the narrowest usable part of the hall, including radiators and furniture.

In a compact breakfast nook, the practical choice may be a rug that fully supports the chairs or no rug at all.

A bench does not move like an individual chair, so measure how people enter at its ends.