In an oddly shaped room.
Rug size in front of sofa.
Place the front legs of the sofa on top of the rug.
Lower furniture such as a this sectional sofa above look fine with a rug tucked 8 12 under the edge of the sofa but for the beautiful side chairs the rug should sit completely underneath all four legs.
If you choose a layout with the sofa on the rug the rug should extend at least 6 on each side for proper scale.
In a living room for instance all of the furniture should be on top of the rug if this isn t possible it s okay to have the front legs of major upholstered pieces on the rug and the back legs off.
Larger rooms typically require a rug that is between 8 x 10 9 x 12.
When deciding on size use painter s tape to outline the area you d like to cover measure the perimeter and pick the nearest size in your favorite rug.
A 5x8 rug can go in front of your sofa with no furniture going on it but then larger sized rugs are best practiced to have the front legs of your furniture on the rug.
There are three main layouts.
All furniture legs resting on the rug just the front legs on the rug or all furniture except for the coffee table off the rug.
Via pinterest or you may choose a 5 8 rug size in that case the rug should sit in front of the sofa and chairs with just the front leg or legs of the chairs sitting on it no legs of the sofa on it.
Of course if your space allows it you can always have multiple rugs in the living room say a runner is running behind the sofa or an additional rug is in front of the.
If you prefer all four legs may also rest completely on the rug surface.
Do extend rugs under furniture.
This rug creates a sense of intimacy and creates a conversational space in the room above.
The front two legs of all major pieces of furniture should fit on your area rug sofas chairs tables and even beds.
Learn more about these layouts below.
In this living room by lauren nelson design only the front legs of the sofa sit on the rug while the placement of the chairs leaves their bases entirely on the rug.
Leaving a space of 18 24 on all sides of the rug will create a border to frame your living space.
When selecting an area rug make sure that it extends under all the key pieces of furniture in the room.
This proves to be more effective here than if only the front portion of the chairs fit onto the rug because of the size of the room and the contrasting tone of the rug against.
A 9 by 12 foot or larger rug can go underneath the front legs of a sofa.
In the chic living room below the designer has opted to match up the size of the short end of the rug with the short end of the sectional.
Rectangular rug to match the short end of the sectional.
All legs on the rug.