Thanks bodica, I spent some time before starting this thread in the stairs gallery. Just wondering if anyone knows if olefin would be a good choice and to see any pics of runners used is your homes.

gracie, only the upstairs balcony/landing hallway can be seen from below, but that area has hardwood like the stairs. so the bedrooms are separate. i am wondering though if all of the finishes should "relate" to each other? i plan to do beige carpet in the bedrooms, should the runner also be a beige? i am shying away from beige on the stairs due to high traffic, but don't want whatever i choose to feel random, kwim? chispa, do you know of any good carpet brands that would offer the oriental style runners? the couple of stores that I went to did not seem to have machine made runners, but told me they could bind whatever carpet I chose for the stairs. great idea to extend the runner down the halls. thanks!

Not Loko...Labocki. My apologies! I'll blame it, and my unresponsiveness, on pregnancy brain because I am in the third trimester after all. (OMG) Carole - I wasn't asking about a runner but your tips will actually be helpful for the runner we're doing in our entryway. Had no idea what colour to do there even though I knew darker would be best as shoe dirt shows horrifically on light colours. I didn't want something that blended too much with the hardwood, so doing brown with a touch of taupe might be what the doctor ordered. Gorgeous runner. Crescent - Thanks, your RP looks great!! I'm down to Revere Pewter or Pashmina, which is from the BM Aura line. Bee - Repainting? I love you (as much as an online buddy can) but why in the world would you do that??? I think the dark grey in your kitchen and family room are perfect. Not too green at all. At least on my computer monitor. Your instincts are right I'm sure...but if I were you I'd do a dark charcoal and NOT with a hint of lavendar which you may tire of. I want a deep, dark sexy look for the family room and living room, and a lighter but complimentary colour for the entryway. They're south facing so they'll be lighter. But given our ultra dark floors I don't want to go too dark on the walls. Kcmg - Those RH paints look perfect!! I'll look into it if the Revere Pewter and Pashmina, or Natural Cream or Edgecomb Grey in the entry, don't work. I'm the type who likes to narrow focus and not entertain other options until I need to, cuz it keeps me up at night...and I already bought 4 paint samples so I'll post pics when we get the chance to paint them on the walls and y'all can help me decide. =)

I would probably keep the carpet very plain and maybe a color from the stone floor