Placing an area rug in a room can complete your décor and add color to the floor.
How to lay rug in living room.
We are placing a rug in our master suite and the room is rectangular in shape 13 2 x 17 7 with a king size bed.
The dimensions of a living room will dictate the ideal size and shape rug for the space.
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.
When selecting an area rug make sure that it extends under all the key pieces of furniture in the room.
Depending on the space you have you can either layer or overlap rugs.
The same goes for layering rugs.
A rug is the best tool to zone a space in an open plan area whether you re defining space for a living family or dining area.
An area rug gives you design flexibility in the living room.
As you decorate each room lay the rug so that it shows the design and blends well with the furniture.
Create a conversation area.
As a result the living room can support larger area rugs than the rest of the rooms in the house.
If you re zoning the dining area or if you re putting a rug in your dining room choose one that s big enough for the table and all the chairs to sit entirely on top.
Here are some helpful tips that take into account the layout of the furniture using rectangular rugs.
Change the character and the dynamics of the room.
Based on the shape of the room we would place the rug to go with the shape of the room 9x 12 rug but this only gives 13 of rug on either side of the bed.
Do extend rugs under furniture.
Get the placement right and the entire room comes into focus.
For more examples click here to view area rugs arranged in safavieh dream living rooms.
In the living room placing a rug gets a little trickier but it still all depends on the size of your space and your plans for laying out your furniture according to loloi you have three main.
The bed is on the shorter wall because of doors and windows in the room.
Disguise a less than perfect floor.