Shop by Room
- For big living rooms with furniture in the center, a large rug is best suited. This rug will help in fitting the furniture on top without getting overcrowded.
Standard Sizes: - 9’x12’ and 11’x14’ - If furniture is kept against the wall, the rug must be placed such that the front two legs of the furniture remain on the rug.
Standard Sizes: - 6’x9’ and 8’x10’ - If the room has a coffee table then small rugs would be most suited for this space.
Standard Sizes: - 4’x6’ and 5’x7’ - With wooden flooring, it is best to choose an area rug which lets about eight inches (twenty centimeters) of wood to be exposed around the rug’s borders.
- More than 2 area rugs can also be placed in some large living rooms
- For big living rooms with furniture in the center, a large rug is best suited. This rug will help in fitting the furniture on top without getting overcrowded.
Standard Sizes: - 9’x12’ and 11’x14’ - If furniture is kept against the wall, the rug must be placed such that the front two legs of the furniture remain on the rug.
Standard Sizes: - 6’x9’ and 8’x10’ - If the room has a coffee table then small rugs would be most suited for this space.
Standard Sizes: - 4’x6’ and 5’x7’ - With wooden flooring, it is best to choose an area rug which lets about eight inches (twenty centimeters) of wood to be exposed around the rug’s borders.
- More than 2 area rugs can also be placed in some large living rooms
- For big living rooms with furniture in the center, a large rug is best suited. This rug will help in fitting the furniture on top without getting overcrowded.
Standard Sizes: - 9’x12’ and 11’x14’ - If furniture is kept against the wall, the rug must be placed such that the front two legs of the furniture remain on the rug.
Standard Sizes: - 6’x9’ and 8’x10’ - If the room has a coffee table then small rugs would be most suited for this space.
Standard Sizes: - 4’x6’ and 5’x7’ - With wooden flooring, it is best to choose an area rug which lets about eight inches (twenty centimeters) of wood to be exposed around the rug’s borders.
- More than 2 area rugs can also be placed in some large living rooms
Sizing
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Measure before you start
Before you start looking at rugs you need to measure the dimensions of your room to work out the approximate space you have for a rug and any constraints you have (door openings, etc).
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Bigger is usually better
A small rug can make a room look small and its elements disconnected. When in doubt, go for a bigger size to help tie everything together.
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The 18-Inch rule
Most interior designers will tell you to leave around 18 inches of bare floor around a rug to get the right proportions. However, for small spaces you can tweak this.
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Don’t be afraid to experiment
You’re allowed to bend the rules a bit when choosing a rug – they’re only guidelines after all.
