Ideally you want a rug that is large enough to fit all your living room furniture.
Living room rug placement guide.
This is a nice placement option for larger open concept rooms as the proportion helps to pull everything together.
To avoid looking awkward your rug should be at least a foot wider than your sofa on either side.
If you are wondering where to place a rug in a bedroom living room or dining room these tips will help.
Area rug placement can be tricky.
A guide to the perfect rug placement for your space living room.
Choose a rug that is large enough so that all of the living room seating and accent tables fit completely on the rug with a boarder of approximately 18 inches around the outside.
Featuring expert tips from cyrus.
A step by step guide to placing an area rug in the living room no matter what size your space is and where to put a rug in the dining room and the bedroom.
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.
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.
Alternatively placing the front legs of each furniture piece on the rug gives a good balance.
As a general rule your area rug should be about the size of your living room s seating area to ground the conversation space.