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Living room rug placement guide.
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.
Ideally you want a rug that is large enough to fit all your living room furniture.
Alternatively placing the front legs of each furniture piece on the rug gives a good balance.
A visual rug size guide is included in this post.
Rather than placing your area rug at the room s center use the setup of your seating to determine the best placement.
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.
This is a nice placement option for larger open concept rooms as the proportion helps to pull everything together.
As a general rule your area rug should be about the size of your living room s seating area to ground the conversation space.
Area rug placement can be tricky.
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.