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Stair Runner Samples — Order Before You Buy
See and feel the carpet before you commit. With over 40 stair runner styles available as individual carpet samples, you can test colors, textures, and patterns in your own home under your actual lighting conditions — the only reliable way to ensure a perfect match before placing a custom order.
Pick any 5 samples for one flat $35 — shipping included. Ordering one sample costs the same as five, so there's no reason not to take the full set. Need more? Additional samples are just $7 each. Custom stair runners are cut to order and cannot be returned, so ordering samples first is always worth it. Samples are 6"x 9" Inch
Why Order a Sample?
Carpet colors look different on screen than in person — your home's lighting changes everything
Test the texture and pile height against your existing flooring and decor
Confirm the exact width and pattern scale before placing a full order
Samples ship fast — most leave our facility the next business day
How It Works
Select the carpet styles you want to sample from the dropdown — add up to 5 for the same flat $35. Each sample is a generous cut of the actual carpet — the same material, construction, and finish used in our full runners. Samples are non-returnable and non-refundable.
We were very pleased with how our stair runner came out! We ordered samples to pick the pattern we liked and I’m so happy we did. It really helped to see the different patterns on our stairs before choosing. The quality is really great and it was easy to install, highly recommend.
Store owner replied:
Shirley, your stair runner installation looks amazing🥳🥳🥳🥳 great work ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I am grateful for the tutorial videos on their website as well as being able to chat with someone and get the right product. I also love that this company helps shelter animals as I have a fur baby. Thank you
Store owner replied:
Thanks so much for your support Jennifer 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
We had two different width staircases, but direct carpet made it as simple as possible to install. We had a hiccup, or two, but got through the project and are happy with the final result!
Store owner replied:
Sheridan, what a fantastic job on your stair runner and a perfect showcase on how we love to see the progress and the DIY factor. This is a 10 out of 10. Knock it out of the park 10 thumbs up fantastic job. Congratulations.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Love the new runner! The pad underneath makes it feel so soft.
We ordered two 18' runners because we have tall ceilings (more steps) and wanted the carpet to extend straight onto the landing. They arrived pretty quickly. Installation went well, and we are very happy with our purchase.
Store owner replied:
Martha wow your stair runner looks amazing 🤩fantastic 🥳🥳🥳ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Super easy to install—the YouTube videos are super helpful. Love the color and herringbone design. Really adds to our space!!
Would absolutely recommend!
I don't usually write reviews but this company deserves their flowers. I'm so glad I found them after a local carpet company quoted me 5k and most other website offered standard sizes and no instructions. They really made the ordering/install easy and straight forward. I was a little nervous about my DIY skills but the videos and tools were so helpful. It is very comfortable and makes the new hardwood steps safer for my dog. I'm so happy with how it turned out and brought the whole house together!
Store owner replied:
Katie this is why we do what we do! And your words are so appreciated 😊and your stair runner looks incredible 🥳🥳ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The customer service was amazing from start to finish. The owner was incredibly helpful, responsive, and made sure we had everything we needed throughout the process.
The carpet itself is absolutely beautiful. The pattern, texture, and colors exceeded my expectations, and I couldn’t be happier with how it looks in our home.
My only concern is the amount of wear I’ve noticed after only about a month of installation. I expected some wear over time, especially since our stairs are a high-traffic area, but I didn’t anticipate it becoming noticeable this quickly. In hindsight, I’m wondering if there were preventative measures I should have taken from the beginning, because it has me a little concerned about its long-term durability. We vacuum the stairs every other week, and we’re planning to give them a thorough cleaning to see if that helps.
Overall, I still love the look of the carpet and truly appreciate the excellent customer service. I just wanted to share my experience regarding the early wear in case it’s helpful for others with high-traffic areas or if there are maintenance recommendations that could help preserve its appearance.
Store owner replied:
Mike your stair runner install looks great 🥳🥳 you must be so happy/ great job I love it/ nice straight lines / landings connect smoothly 👌👌ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The videos were great! Keith was very helpful in answering a few questions via text. Got it done in less than 3 hours. Our 9 year old chocolate lab loves the runner much more than the bare wood which is why we did it in the first place!
Store owner replied:
Scott what a fantastic job you did on your stair runner 🥳 it looks Amazing 🤩 congratulations/ I love the fact that you took time to take a picture of the actual installation and I love that your chocolate lab now has a safe surface to run up and down😎ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I absolutely love our new stair carpet and the process with Direct Carpet. After I ordered my carpet, a rep reached out to my to recommend a longer length based on my stair count. I was pretty confident in my measurements so I declined, but they sent me the extra length free of charge anyway to make sure I had enough. I really appreciated them going above and beyond to ensure I had the best experience possible. The carpet looks great and is extremely comfortable under foot. We hired a handyman to put it in for us and couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.
Store owner replied:
Josiah fantastic 🥳🥳🥳 great work 😊 Ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow! This company and Keith are top notch. This was such a great find for my husband who prefers to do all the work himself. First time installing a carpet stair runner and Keith prepared us and it turned out amazing!!! He is so prompt with responding and just a breeze to work with. Coming from Canada to Texas, fast shipping as well. Highly recommend!!
Store owner replied:
Amy what else can I say but 🥳🥳Fantastic🥳🥳 great job!!! You and you husband must be so proud 😊 killer job and ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Keith, You know how the saying goes “happy wife, happy life” ! We can not be more pleased with our new herringbone stair runner, and more impressed with your business. I will definitely be recommending Direct Carpet to everyone that I know !
After looking locally at what was available for stair runners, we decided on Direct Carpet for their beautiful, quality carpet selections, reasonable pricing, included underpad, and free shipping. We ordered the stair runner on a Monday, received a text message that evening requesting some pictures and information about our staircase, the runner was shipped on Tuesday and we received it on Wednesday ! I considered hiring an installer, but after watching a few of Keith’s well done and entertaining installation videos, I decided to install the runner myself. It turned out great, only took a few hours, looks fabulous and we wish we had done it sooner. My wife loves it so much that she stops to admire it every time that she passes by ! Thanks again !
Dan B.
Store owner replied:
Kevin your stair runner looks amazing great job / ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great carpet runner. This is what You should buy if you want a long lasting carpet stair runner. Thanks Keith for the customer support. Tom ,Virginia Beach
Store owner replied:
Thanks so much Kristine 😊 your stair runner looks amazing 🥳 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
First off, I requested and loved all 14 samples (yes 14)! What really attracted me to Direct Carpet was the herringbone pattern and variety of colors. My shipment of both the samples and runner was very timely and well packaged. The customer service was quick and very responsive. I love my stair runner!
Store owner replied:
Wow Janet that’s so nice of you to say 😊 and may I say wow what a fantastic stair runner installation 🥳🥳🥳🥳 great job Ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Ended up perfect for our home! Made the stairs 1000% better, we were all slipping down the stairs prior to carpet. My husband installed it in about 4 hours with minimal help from me. We have no experience with carpet installation but the videos explained it thoroughly so we did EXACTLY as he did and had no issues. It made the stairs very comfortable to run up and down without shoes. My kids play safely on the stairs now. We are almost two months w/new carpet , it’s been a muddy spring with one teen + friends, 2 young kids, 4 dogs and general farm life and the carpet is showing no dirt or wear yet. It fit the aesthetic so perfectly!
Store owner replied:
Wow Amazing great work Will 🥳🥳🥳 looking good 😊 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
From ordering samples to receiving the final product, our experience was wonderful. The runner was received fast and was well packed and beautiful like the pictures on the website. I used all the tools, which were recommended, and the installation was easy. We just love our new stairs and are currently working to re-do the 2nd floor stairs using the same runner.
Thanks again and I love your instructional videos!!!
Store owner replied:
Mark this is amazing work congratulations 🥳 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I LOVE the new runner. I love the premium padding that came with the purchase. My husband installed it in a couple of hours, and it was a much easier install than the last runner. I also had the dog leave a dirty paw print on it just a few days later, it a little resolve carpet cleaner made the spot disappear. Great quality!!
Store owner replied:
Stacy your stair runner looks amazing 🤩 Fantastic work ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
We had an excellent experience. Carpet arrived on time and was even better quality than expected. We followed the DIY instructions to the T and ordered all of the tools from the recommended list of supplies. We are thrilled with how the carpet runner came out, with the added pride of having done it ourselves.
Store owner replied:
Wow doesn’t this look divine 😊 Congratulations Amazing work 🥳🥳🥳 ten thumbs up
The videos made the self-installation easy to follow. I shopped around forever looking for a stair runner that I could possibly do myself. Direct Carpet was by far the best option!
Store owner replied:
Wow Rebecca your stair runner installation looks amazing 🥳🥳🥳congratulations this is a ten thumbs up job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The videos made the self-installation easy to follow. I shopped around forever looking for a stair runner that I could possibly do myself. Direct Carpet was by far the best option!
Store owner replied:
Wow Elbert look at that 🥳🥳🥳🥳 your stair runner looks fantastic 👌ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
We need our two staircases carpeted quickly and Direct Carpet helped the process move efficiently and smoothly. The online helped me to be certain I was ordering the correct size and amount. We opted to have a professional install our runners and it was straight forward, but if we had the tools we feel like we could have installed the product ourselves. The carpet was cut and bound ready to be installed. The padding came cut for each stair. Our installer brought tack strip and trimmed the padding to fit. Two full staircases, one with a landing completed by a professional in 5 hours.
Store owner replied:
Michael your stair runner installation looks amazing 🤩 congratulations 🎉 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 43 reviews.
We were very pleased with how our stair runner came out! We ordered samples to pick the pattern we liked and I’m so happy we did. It really helped to see the different patterns on our stairs before choosing. The quality is really great and it was easy to install, highly recommend.
We ordered two 18' runners because we have tall ceilings (more steps) and wanted the carpet to extend straight onto the landing. They arrived pretty quickly. Installation went well, and we are very happy with our purchase.
Store owner replied:
Wow Allison your Stair Runner looks incredible 🔥🔥🔥Fantastic job 🥳🥳🥳ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
First off, I requested and loved all 14 samples (yes 14)! What really attracted me to Direct Carpet was the herringbone pattern and variety of colors. My shipment of both the samples and runner was very timely and well packaged. The customer service was quick and very responsive. I love my stair runner!
Store owner replied:
Wow Janet that’s so nice of you to say 😊 and may I say wow what a fantastic stair runner installation 🥳🥳🥳🥳 great job Ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
From ordering samples to receiving the final product, our experience was wonderful. The runner was received fast and was well packed and beautiful like the pictures on the website. I used all the tools, which were recommended, and the installation was easy. We just love our new stairs and are currently working to re-do the 2nd floor stairs using the same runner.
Thanks again and I love your instructional videos!!!
Store owner replied:
Zab this looks Amazing 🤩 Fantastic work 🥳🥳🥳🥳 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Everything came fast. The runners are amazing quality. Easy to install, just took our time. Love the neutral colors. Very happy with purchase. Excellent customer service.
Store owner replied:
Stephanie your stair runner looks amazing congrats 🥳 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Keith was great at helping me find the right products! They even made a custom sized area rug for my landin to match! The videos and lists were so helpful in making sure I was prepared to be able to accomplish this project in an afternoon!
Store owner replied:
Erin what a fabulous transformation 😊😊😊great job 🥳ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
We had a wonderful experience with ordering a sample stair runner and then purchased the runner and my husband installed. Turned out beautiful!! We love it thank you!!
Store owner replied:
Amy your stair runner looks amazing 🔥🔥great job 🚀 full marks and ten thumbs up👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
From the samples to the finished product, Direct Carpet is a 10/10. We ordered 1 ft more than our measurements indicated and we were left with about 3 inches of scrap at the very end. The installation videos offered fantastic advice that helped make our installation process really smooth. The hardest part was getting started on the runner but once we got the hang of it, and watched the videos about 5 more times, it was fairly simple. The carpet and pad are very high quality, and I anticipate that this runner will last us a very long time.
Store owner replied:
Wow Samantha your stair runner looks Awesome 😎 what a fantastic job and thanks so much for the kind words 😊ten out of ten
Full marks and ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Love the carpet! Customer service was great. Keith answered all questions and offered great advice and guidance with our order. It was a seemless smooth process from start to finish. Quick delivery was promised and ontime.
Store owner replied:
Tricia wow!!! Your Stair runner install looks Amazing 🤩 what a fantastic job😎ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🔥
We ordered this sample and selected it for our stairs remodeling project. The carpet is excellent, and our 1st time self install was made possible by the excellent customer support from Kieth and his team at direct carpet!!
Store owner replied:
Wow Richard this looks sooooo cool 😎😎what an amazing job 👌👌👌👌 Turned out absolutely Amazing 🤩 ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥
Your video are very goog
Carpet quality is perfect
My challenge was to push carpet under the rail's bracket
The final result is very nice
My wife is very happy
Store owner replied:
Kurt what an Amazing job 😀😀😀fantastic install
Looks like your turning pro now 🔥ten thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Keith was awesome and helpful in placing my order. We are extremely pleased with the outcome. Our installer really enjoyed the pre-cut padding and the one piece of carpet to work with.
Store owner replied:
Hey Shannon thanks so much for this great review I really appreciate it😀😀😀😀your stair runner looks divine 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Super pleased with how our stairs turned out! It was difficult finding a source for two different stair widths in a pattern we liked, but your product fit the bill! Also very happy with the quality of the carpeting. I was worried that my dogs’ nails would snag the carpeting, but it hasn’t. Great product!
Store owner replied:
Jamie your stair runner looks amazing! Great fit on the left turning landing as well 😀😀😀 ten thumbs 👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
This was a smooth process from start to finish including the very helpful how-to videos! Ordering samples was useful to see how they looked in the space. The order was shipped quickly and even included all the padding cut for each stair. We appreciated all the attention to detail! Thank you!
Store owner replied:
Janet Love Love Love it 😀😀😀what a terrific job you did on your stair runner🤙🤙what a fantastic job
Ten thumbs 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I could not be more pleased with the entire experience. The runner turned could exactly how I dreamed it would. Shipping was quick and the installation was easy with Direct Carpet assistance. Many thanks! ☺️
Store owner replied:
Sarah your Anderson Tuftex Luminary Stair Runner installation looks Amazing 😀😀 first thing that popped out to me was the perfect taper at the side of your runner! very nice! And I love the 90 degree grooves at the riser / this is a perfect job 😀😀😀😀 ten thumbs for sure 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍fantastic! Congrats
Store owner replied:
Wow what an amazing stair runner installation you did Ron, Way to go🤙 great great job and thanks for sharing! Ten thumbs 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
We ordered 5 samples. Definitely recommend ordering the samples, the colors appeared so different with our staircase. I was positive we would be ordering the “cork” color and then when we got the samples we realized the “basket” color was much more what I wanted. Seller is super communicative and shipped very very quickly.
I really appreciated the opportunity to have a selection of samples to make sure we chose the best look for our stairs. Having the samples and getting them to spend the weekend to see them in different lighting helped us select our top choice!
I ordered samples then choose which product I wanted. I ordered two stairs runners for my home. They came so quickly and I was able to install them that weekend. I would highly recommend your company.
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