To rug or not to rug... (rug under dining room table)
We just moved to a new home and got a new dining set. After setting it up we wondered whether we should have a rug under it or not. On one hand, the floors look great and we don't want to cover them up too much but on the other hand the set seems like its 'floating in space' a bit because the layout of the home doesn't really define separate spaces. One other consideration is that we have an area rug in the adjacent living room so if did have a rug it would have to coordinate and not encroach too much.
What do people think?
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PRO4 years agoallthelights thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering imagesRelated Discussions
area rugs under dining room table???
Comments (21)I have a rug under my DR table. It's a nice wool rug I found on sale at a reasonable price. As others have noted, I made sure the dimensions allowed for all chairs to be pushed back without falling off the rug. (BTW, in the photo above with the zebra rug, I don't know how one would use the chairs at that table without catching the edges of the rug... that's the most impractical set-up I've ever seen, but, yes, I do like the rest of her blog. ;-) There are a number of economical sources for large area rugs--you don't have to spend thousands. My DR rug is no more difficult to keep clean than any other area of my home....See MoreRug under dining table to protect carpet
Comments (3)I haven't used carpet on top of carpet, but I certainly see it a lot any more...a decorating 'fashion' statement. I've vacuumed at my SILs though, and I don't like to fuss with the edge around the area carpet placed on the wall-to-wall - so chose not to do that here in my living or dining rooms which have off white wall to wall carpet. If you are interested in trying it without investing lots, several on the home decorating forum here have suggested esalerugs.com. That company was new to me but most seem to have been pleased. At the recommendation from posters there, I've just now ordered poly runners that have the look of oriental rugs for the hallway through my mudroom and the far end that leads outside to the patio. They are telling me can be hosed off if they get especially dirty....we'll see. The rugs aren't due to be delivered until mid week next week so I can't speak to their quality first hand....See MoreHelp with Choosing a Rug for Under Dining Table
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Comments (12)You absolutely need an area rug. Keep the pattern to a minimum, but get something with the slightest bit of the blue wall color, otherwise that wall color makes no sense. Then I would remove those drapery panels, they don't match and they just look messy. I would remove those 4 framed pieces of art, I would not hang art there, there's not enough room and it's not needed with the window, just let the window be the star of that wall. I would stain that sideboard piece a darker color, it looks too dated in the light wood color it is now. And then you need some large art on the walls, again try to pull in the tiniest bit of that blue wall color, you need to continue to try and make that color more a part of the room instead of standing alone on the walls. And then decorate the top of the sideboard and the dining table....See MoreRelated Professionals
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4 years agoThanks for all the advice! I think I am on the side of getting a rug. The more time I have spent looking at the room today has made it more obvious.
Thanks for the pictures Beth, super helpful! I am an extremely particular person, especially when it come to rugs haha (I spent 3 or 4 weeks constantly/obsessively searching for the one in our living room). It is nice to have a jumping off point. Let the search begin...
I have a black rectangular planter coming that I was planning on placing on the table and planting some low succulents in (picture). I thought that the table needed something black on it to pull in the light fixture more effectively. I was also planning on putting large plant in the corner. I'm not sure what type of art to put on the wall under the window. The window placement is...awkward. I wonder if a live/moss planting would work?
There will be more mini projects and questions that come up for this main area as we move through it. We have most of the major pieces but are missing a lot of the smaller elements to tie it all together.
PRO4 years agolast modified: 4 years agolove the planter idea. maybe even one w/a little wood trim would look nice
do a wood stand for the planter
for the art,,,window is a little low. what if you did 3-4 black and white prints and lined them under the window?similar to this (but just one row)
or like this, but smaller
a collage
or, a single piece that fits those dimensions
allthelights thanked Beth H. :- 4 years ago
We decided to rug. I think it looks really good but isn't quite practical yet, we need to get a 7 ft wide rug to leave enough space for pulling out chairs but we liked this one and it only came in a 6ft width.
I still have to properly set up the center planter.
Pay no attention to the sheets over the window, blinds are coming!
The next trouble area is the front entry...
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