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Guidance on appropriate Rug size

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BeverlyFLADeziner
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Is the jute rug centered on the FP? so that it's equal from both sides. It might be covering up too much of your flooring.

I think these images below come close to the concept I would recommend for your room. The room could use some black pattern in a rug and the other colors would be good for pillows etc.

Pillows are from Etsy

https://www.bellacor.com/productdetail/palliser-834-060-kalahari-natural-square-coffee-table-2154663.htm

https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdx/savannah-solid-wood-coffee-table-with-storage-lrfy1929.html?&experiencetype=2&selectedvertical=2

https://www.afastores.com/casana-tyler-square-coffee-table.html
Em
Original Author
3 years ago
I thought someone left a helpful comment and can’t find it anymore, it’s not showing for me. For reference here is a rug I’m thinking of but so torn on whether to do the layered look or just get one big patterned one. This may not come in the right size but I want something bold and warm. Everything else in the are is neutral and I need a rug to start helping add accents.
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Em
Original Author
3 years ago
Had to remove the other rugs today for the person I’m giving them to and urrentky filling the space with one from my daughters bedroom. It is obviously so wrong, but gives a different perspective. I’m thinking of a square one - 8x8 - that would fill the space in front of the couches completely without the couches having to be on top of the rug at all and neither would the end tables. To get the end tables on the rug completely (they’d look ridiculous halfway) the rug has to be extremely large and I think It Just throws the room off balance.
jck910
3 years ago
front legs of the sofas should be on the rug
Laura Hill
3 years ago
^^^
Em
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
@jck910 thanks - would it be okay for the front of the couch to go on the rug but the end tables to be totally off? I can’t really understand how having end tables halfway off a rug could work. It looks funny to me even if I added something to the legs for balance. So I’m thinking smaller end tables that could be totally off the rug would be better

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