Area Rug Placement Sectional Couch

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.

Area rug placement sectional couch.

Area rug tips and ideas living and family rooms. This rug creates a sense of intimacy and creates a conversational space in the room above. The bold geometric pattern is like a piece of artwork for your floor and is placed as such. This room makes great use of smaller furniture pieces with a smaller rug.

9 x12 all legs on the rug for a much more pulled together look put all of the legs of the couches and sofas on the surface of a 9 x12 area rug. Smaller rooms may look best with less floor space visible around your rug. Do extend rugs under furniture. 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.

It is turned so the short side extends beneath the long side of the sectional thus drawing the eye to the sitting area. However there are some generic guidelines and tips you can use to help you choose the best size and style of area rug for your room. Here are a few do s and don t to guide you when styling a sectional. When it comes to decorating with area rugs some people might follow what we call rules and i say rules shmules rules are highly overrated just like unpainted wood and moderation.

This spatial arrangement works well in separate spacious rooms. Prepare your room for rug and sectional placement. 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. Asymmetrical placement of an area rug below a small sectional.

Make sure the area rug is the correct size for the space as well as has the perfect placement under the bed or couch. This arrangement will tend to define and establish the aspect of a room provided that it is able to accommodate a larger 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. The size of the coffee table the placement of the pillows and even the rug under the sofa can have a profound impact of whether a sectional works or doesn t in a room.

When selecting an area rug make sure that it extends under all the key pieces of furniture in the room. Most rug merchants recommend about 18 inches of open floor space around the borders of an area rug. If the size of your area rug is wrong the room will look awkward.