Grey Stair Carpet Ideas to Transform Your Staircase

When it comes to staircases, one of the most important design, comfort and to some degree, safety features are what you plan to do with the stairs. There are many design options out there, including painting your wooden staircase, covering it in carpet or installing a carpet runner with complementary bars and rods. 

There’s no hard and fast rule when it comes to selecting the right grey stair carpet ideas for your staircase, but there are some important considerations you may want to look into. 

Tips to Consider Before You Buy

Before you jump online and start buying the first grey stair carpet you see, take a look at the design, colour and style of your staircase before doing so. Is your staircase spiral? An L-shape? Does it have risers or is it open? You need to have the answers to these questions before you buy your grey carpet or runner because there’s not a one size fits all solution.

Second, take a look at your hallway’s (or whatever room your staircase is in) interior design and ask yourself how will a grey runner or carpet look alongside it? Buying and installing carpet or a modern runner for your stairs that doesn’t align with or complement the existing decor can make your space look jarring.

Now we’ve discussed those considerations, let’s take a look at some of our favourite grey stair carpet ideas to transform a simple staircase into a focal point of your home.

San Lorenzo Grey & Black Stair Runner

This San Lorenzo design is one of our darker grey stair carpet ideas for modern homes. A wide striped design that looks fantastic on lighter wooden staircases as well as white staircases. The stripes are a faint gold, which combines well with the muted dark grey. The Lorenzo looks great with and without stair rods but if you are planning on purchasing this design, we’d personally combine it with pewter or brushed chrome stair bars to really transform your staircase. 

You can choose to have this carpet bound, bound at one or both ends. We also offer anti-slip extras for added safety benefits. 

This design is simple to install yourself but if you’d rather have a professional do so, this can be arranged.

Richelieu Escalier

The Richelieu Escalier range is among our most popular grey stair carpet choices. Known for its simplistic design and durability, it makes for a perfect stair carpet for both busy homes and commercial spaces. This shade of grey will work well with lighter staircases to provide a welcoming, neutral colour scheme and allow other areas of your hallway or staircase to take centre stage. This might be the design of the staircase itself, art and other designs on the staircase wall (which we’ve written an article about) or even the design of your hallway. 

Remember, a grey staircase doesn’t have to be the core focal point of your home, it can act as a neutral complement to the rest of the room. So, if that’s what you’re looking for, this Richelieu Escalier is a fine choice.

Richelieu’s Striped Grey Runner

One of our more cavalier and eye-catching grey stair carpet ideas would be the Richelieu Classic. This design is a bold and brave example of how grey stair carpet ideas can transform not just your staircase but the whole room. This stair runner adopts a blueish grey striped design on the borders, with a lighter grey running centrally. 

This Richeliue runner works well with most staircase colours but we’d personally pair this with a dark oak or mahogany staircase. Combine this with wood stair rods and bars for a mixed modern and traditional grey staircase design. Staircases that are predominantly white, grey or even blue will work well with this stair runner design.

Jacob Patterned Grey Stair Runner

For something more contemporary and elegant, you may want to consider our Jacob patterned design. This stair runner design adopts a light grey core colour with faint imprint patterns of gold running throughout. This grey stair carpet would work very well with both dark and light staircases because of its neutral, versatile tone. 

This runner should be used in a hallway with a predominantly white colour scheme with some grey or pastel accent colours for furniture. If you have brass ornaments, wall hangings or furniture, this would also combine well with the gold pattern on the runner.

Black & Grey Patterned Stair Runner

This traditionally woven Axminster runner is made from 80% pure wool and 20% polyamide for a soft touch. It’s black design and heavy pile height means it will hold up well against high traffic and be better able to hide any potential scuff or dirt marks. The shades of patterned grey are a subtle and inviting addition and will pair well with grey interior designs as well as white. 

Ready to Buy Your Grey Stair Carpet?

We genuinely believe that one of the best and most cost-effective ways to revitalise your staircase is by purchasing and installing stunningly crafted and aesthetically pleasing carpet runners with door bars. We stock a huge variety of different sizes, styles and pile heights to ensure a durable and comfortable transition from your hallway to your upper floor. 

Take a look at our stunning grey carpet runners and stair rods and bars