What size rug should I be aiming at for my bedroom?
Hi, I have a pretty small bedroom, and a King size bed. I know the room is small and cramped, and that a rug won't work miracles, but this is what I have to work with.
The room is 101" x 132" . The rug I currently have is roughly 8x11. I hate many things about this rug (grungy, dark, etc) but one thing is that it feels like a long strip down my bedroom and not wide enough. I'm on the market for a white or light rug (something like this: https://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-moroccan-diamond-wool/Natural/200GYML01A-P.html or https://www.amazon.com/Safavieh-Collection-SGH281T-Moroccan-Diamond/dp/B01LY5CN77).
What I can't figure out is what size should I be aiming at. I can live with either a rug that takes up most of the room, or a rug that is wider than it is long (so it doesn't look like a long stripe down the side of the room). But I am hoping someone can advise on what typical size I should be thinking of -- spatial reasoning is NOT my strong suit!
Thanks so much for any help, advice, guidance you can provide!
Pictures....please excuse the casual messiness, didn't have much time to move junk around. :)
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4 years agoThe amazon rug comes in 7’ square option. Place the rug centered on short (headboard side) wall. The rug should be placed under the bed about 3’
out from the headboard extending past the foot of the bed about 4’. play around with it so that it doesn’t extend completely to the dresser and armoire front. FYI photo below is similar to your choice but incorrectly placed (my opinion) as it’s to far back towards the headboard.
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