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Verified flooring case study • West Hartford, CT • Completed July 2026
Upgrade the staircase with a better-looking, quality-focused patterned runner
Residential Project · Residential Home
The problem
Before Floors Now arrived, the homeowner had already removed the previous runner and painted the staircase. That division of labor is what makes a runner replacement go smoothly: the homeowner handles the prep they want to do themselves, and the installer handles the fitted work — laying out a 32-inch patterned runner across 12 stairs.
The runner was Dynamic Rugs Ancient Garden 57008-3233 Multi, installed Hollywood style, meaning the carpet wraps over each tread and is tucked in rather than pleated. One factory-serged end finished the run, giving the staircase the upgraded, quality-focused patterned look the homeowner wanted.
Because the staircase was prepared in advance, the installation was a half-day scope — 22 linear feet fitted across 12 painted stairs. The result is a case where coordinating prep and installation between homeowner and crew produced the finished staircase without either party doing the other's work.
Project overview
For this July 2026 West Hartford project, the homeowner removed the previous runner and painted the staircase before Floors Now arrived. The team installed 22 linear feet of 32-inch Dynamic Rugs Ancient Garden 57008-3233 Multi across 12 stairs using the Hollywood method, with one end factory serged. The half-day installation gave the staircase the upgraded appearance and quality-focused patterned runner the homeowner wanted.
Project facts
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Scope of work
The homeowner prepared the staircase before the fitted runner installation.
Common questions
In the Hollywood method, the runner wraps over each tread and is tucked in at the back rather than pleated against the risers. For this staircase, 22 linear feet of the 32-inch runner was laid out across 12 stairs using that method, giving the patterned design an uninterrupted waterfall over each step.
Yes — that is exactly how this project was coordinated. The homeowner removed the previous runner and painted the stairs first, then we arrived for the fitted installation. When the staircase is prepped before we come, the runner work itself is a half-day job.
Half a day here. The stairs were already painted and prepped when the crew arrived, so the work was the fitted installation itself: 22 linear feet of runner across 12 stairs, Hollywood style, with one factory-serged end.
Serging is the stitched, overlocked edge that finishes a runner's cut end so it doesn't fray — it's the neat bound edge you see on the bottom or top of the run. This installation was finished with one factory-serged runner end.
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