{"id":14953,"date":"2007-08-17T18:16:17","date_gmt":"2007-08-17T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=14953"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:39","slug":"carpet-on-stair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2007\/08\/carpet-on-stair\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpet on staircase &#8211; Yes or yuck???"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are considering getting runners for the stairs btw top 2 flrs &#038; from the garden flr to Parlor.  The advantage is we don&#8217;t have to rebuild our staircase putting in new treads given the old ones are worn and won&#8217;t look good just varnished.   I imagine that it will also be good to dampen sound and help grip for kiddies running up &#038; down.  My wife is concerned that the carpets will be dust collectors &#038; hard to clean.  There is also the aesthetic question for a house that is a mix of carol gardens Italianate and plain modern with otherwise new wood floors.  <\/p>\n<p>Any thoughts would be much appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are considering getting runners for the stairs btw top 2 flrs &#038; from the garden flr to Parlor. The advantage is we don&#8217;t have to rebuild our staircase putting in new treads given the old ones are worn and won&#8217;t look good just varnished. 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