The most famous carpet in film history

Few floors in movie history are as recognizable as the hallway carpet of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining: interlocking hexagons in burnt orange, deep red and brown, stretching down endless corridors as a small boy rides his tricycle over it. For horror fans, that pattern is instantly familiar, and it has become one of the most searched-for carpets anywhere. Our Shining-inspired rugs are printed edge to edge on soft velvet in that unmistakable palette, they go in the washing machine, and they bring a little of the Overlook's unsettling elegance into your own hallway.

About the film

The Shining was directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1980, based on Stephen King's 1977 novel. Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, a writer who takes a winter job as caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado mountains with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, who has a psychic gift. As the snow closes in, the hotel's ghosts begin to stir. The film's exteriors were shot at Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon, while King's original inspiration was a stay at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Today the film is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror movies ever made, and its images are endlessly referenced.

The hexagon carpet

The Overlook's hallway carpet is based on a hexagon pattern created in the 1960s by the British interior designer David Hicks, famous for his bold geometric carpets. In the film, it appears in the scenes where Danny rides his tricycle through the corridors and plays with his toy cars outside Room 237. The pattern's nested hexagons create a sense of movement and depth, and in the context of the film, an uneasy feeling of being trapped in a maze with no way out.

To be clear: our rugs are our own designs inspired by that look, interlocking hexagons in a similar orange, red and brown palette, not reproductions of the original carpet. If you're a film fan looking for the feeling of the Overlook, that's exactly what they're for.

Designs

Design	The look	Best in
Overlook-style hexagons	Interlocking hexagons in orange, red and brown	Hallways, home theaters, game rooms
Room 237	A hotel door with its brass number on the hexagon floor	Doorways, horror rooms
The hedge maze	A snowy maze seen from above	Living rooms, studies
The Gold Room	Warm reds and golds of the hotel ballroom	Home bars, lounges
Hexagons in new colors	The same geometry in green, blue or grey	Modern living rooms

The Overlook-style hexagons are the design most fans want, and they work well on a long hallway runner.

Hallways and runners

The natural place for an Overlook-style rug is a hallway: a long, narrow runner turns your corridor into a scene from the film. Our standard sizes are rectangular, but a custom size lets you order a narrow rug up to 10 ft long, to fit your hallway exactly. Choose Standard: 5 mm crushed velvet on a non-slip faux leather back, about 500 g/m², which stays put as people walk by. Tricycles entirely optional.

Room 237

Room 237 is the most feared door in the Overlook, the room Danny is told never to enter. A Room 237 design, a hotel door with its brass number standing on the hexagon carpet, is a clever, slightly creepy rug for a bedroom doorway or a horror fan's game room. For a dark sense of humor at the front door, it works there too.

The hedge maze

The film's hedge maze, buried deep in snow by the climax, is one of its most haunting and memorable settings. A top-down maze design, dark green hedges on white, or snowy white on grey, is a striking geometric rug that suits a living room or a study, and it simply reads as a puzzle to anyone who doesn't know the film.

The Gold Room

The Overlook's Gold Room, a glamorous bar and ballroom glowing in red, gold and warm light, is where Jack meets the hotel's ghostly bartender. A Gold Room-inspired rug, rich reds and golds with a 1920s feel, suits a home bar, a lounge or a dark, cinematic den. For more jazz-age glamour, see our art deco rugs.

Home theaters and game rooms

For a home theater or a horror-themed game room, an Overlook-style rug in front of the screen sets the mood before the lights go down. Choose Premium, 7 mm plush velvet on a bamboo and cotton back, about 700 g/m², for a lounge where you'll sit for long movie nights, or Standard under a gaming chair, where its non-slip back lets wheels roll freely. Our home theater rugs and gaming rugs pages have more ideas.

Real hotels, real visitors

The film's real-world connections draw fans from around the world. The Stanley Hotel in Colorado, where Stephen King stayed and dreamed up the story, now leans happily into its reputation with ghost tours and themed events, and Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood still welcomes visitors who recognize its exterior from the opening scenes. An Overlook-style rug is a fun souvenir for anyone who has made that pilgrimage, or plans to.

Halloween parties

For a Halloween movie night or a horror-themed party, an Overlook-style hallway runner is an instant conversation piece. Add a typewriter, a few vintage hotel keys and a glow of red light, and guests will know exactly which film you're channeling. Every rug is printed to order, so order well before October.

Colors that go with the carpet

The classic orange, red and brown palette pairs well with warm wood, cream walls, mustard and olive accents and brass light fittings, the colors of a 1970s mountain lodge. For a more modern look, set it against white walls and black furniture, and let the pattern be the only color in the room.

Gifts for film buffs

An Overlook-style rug is a great gift for a Kubrick fan, a horror lover, a film student or anyone who has ever quoted the movie at Halloween. A hexagon hallway runner is the safest choice; a Room 237 door rug is the most playful.

Hexagons as design

Even without the film, an interlocking hexagon pattern is a strong, timeless geometric design that works in many homes. In the classic orange, red and brown, it has a warm 1960s and 70s feel that suits a mid-century or retro living room. In new colors, green and cream, navy and grey, it becomes a modern geometric rug. For more patterns like it, see our geometric rugs, retro rugs and mid-century modern rugs.

Horror fans' homes

The Shining sits at the heart of many horror collections, alongside other classics. For more, see our horror rugs, our Halloween rugs and our gothic rugs, and for another iconic film, our Twin Peaks rugs, which feature a famous floor of their own.

Stephen King fans

For readers of the novel, which differs in many ways from the film, including a famous topiary garden instead of a hedge maze, an Overlook-style rug in a reading nook beside a shelf of King's books is a fitting tribute.

Round hexagon rugs

An Overlook-style hexagon pattern also works on a round rug, from 2.6 to 5.9 ft (80 to 180 cm) across, for a reading corner or under a desk chair. Our round rugs page shows each size in a room.

Your own design

Want the hexagon pattern in your own colors, or a custom door number for your own room? Our custom rugs can print it in any size up to 5′11″ × 10′. Please only send artwork you're allowed to use; custom rugs are made just for you and can't be returned.

Standard or Premium

Standard is best for hallways, doorways, game rooms and anywhere with a hard or slippery floor, because its non-slip back stays put. Premium is softer and warmer, best in home theaters and lounges. Both are printed the same way, so the hexagons stay crisp and the oranges stay rich, and both go in the washing machine.

Sizes, shipping and returns

Rectangles come in 2×3, 2.6×3.9, 3.3×5, 4×6 and 5×7 ft. Round rugs come from 2.6 to 5.9 ft (80 to 180 cm) across. Custom sizes go up to 5′11″ × 10′, including long hallway runners. Every rug is printed to order in 1–3 business days and ships from Turkey; US delivery usually takes 2–5 business days after that. Unused rugs can be returned within 30 days on US orders; custom rugs can't be returned.

Care

Machine wash on a gentle, cold cycle and let it air dry flat. Vacuum on a low setting between washes, and blot spills with cold water right away. The design is printed into the fibers, so the hexagons stay sharp, forever and ever.

A note on the film

Topiary animals and the hedge maze

Stephen King's 1977 novel and Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film differ in many ways, and one of the most famous is the garden. In the book, the Overlook's grounds are guarded by topiary animals, hedges clipped into lions, a rabbit and a dog, that seem to move when no one is looking. Kubrick replaced them with a vast hedge maze, which became the setting for the film's frozen finale and one of its most iconic images.

King found the story's spark during a stay at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, where he and his wife were among the last guests before the hotel closed for the season. Kubrick filmed exterior shots at Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon, and the interiors were built on soundstages in England. The 2019 sequel, Doctor Sleep, recreated parts of the Overlook, carpet included, for a new generation.

Those details open up designs beyond the hexagon carpet. A top-down hedge maze in deep green on snowy white is a striking, eerie rug for a hallway or a home theater. A row of topiary animals silhouetted against a winter sky is a deep cut for readers of the novel, and a combination of the carpet's hexagons with a maze in one corner brings book and film together.

Padrift is an independent studio. The Shining and the Overlook Hotel are named to describe what our designs are inspired by; we are not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Warner Bros., the Kubrick estate, Stephen King or David Hicks, and our rugs are not reproductions of the original carpet.