Stair runner?

[HouseyNousey]

Our stair carpet needs replacing and as we have a cat who loves clawing it we are looking for cheaper alternatives that we can change fairly often that still look good.

It seems that a stair runner may be a good option for us but, we have a very small, square landing as well.

This must mean just buying a tiny square of other carpet for that?

How does that fit together and look right where the runner and fitted little square meet?

[minipie]

Stair runner will mean you need to prep and paint the sides of the stairs so that will add to the cost although only the first time.

We have a runner and a tiny square landing, the runner just carries on around the landing in an L shape.

Like this

[minipie]

(They cut the carpet at a 45 degree angle to do the landing)

[buckeejit]

Bumping this as we are trying to decide between runner & carpet for our stairs - split level so 2 half sets of stairs. We also have clawing cats, they are already angry today as I've lifted & dumped all the carpet!

Going to paint the stairs white & try a runner as can always carpet over if needs be.

Did you go ahead with it OP? Any tips or recs for buying runners & things that hold them?