‘Size really is everything’ – experts reveal how big your hallway runner should be and how to get the right size every time

A narrow hallway with a faded-effect runner, a wooden bench and sage green front door.

Adding a runner to your hallway has many benefits – from practical ones like protecting your floors to aesthetic ones like bringing colour, pattern and texture into your entryway. But getting the right runner size is crucial to creating a considered look – and there’s an easy pro-approved trick to figuring out how big your hallway runner should be.

This hallway runner idea is a well-known rule of thumb in the industry, a golden rule that most experts follow when choosing a hallway runner.