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Area Rug Size/Shape Help!!!

2 years ago

HELP! Need advice on what size of rug to place in our living room! It’s a bit of an awkward space because the fireplace tile juts out a lot and there is a nook next to it. Trying to figure out how to make a rug work with the couch and coffee table. Please see attached sketches. THANKS IN ADVANCE 🙏🏼

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elcieg
2 years ago
Why do you have the sectional on that wall?
Kristen Cannon
Original Author
2 years ago
It is the only place it fits. The wall perpendicular to it without the fireplace has a cutout window into the kitchen that would be in the way of any couch and the parallel wall is too small due to a closet under the stairs.
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The living room rug is to large for the sun room but I could use one of the other options (in the larger size) in the living room. How small can an area rug be? I thought the feet of all furniture are suppose to be on an area rug. Is it ok to have a small area rug in a large room? My living room is something like 20'x14" so I thought I would need at least a 9x12 or 10ft round for furniture placement. The round medallian rug only comes in a 6' or 8' round so I am not sure if the scale would work but the colors do and I could buy it in a large rectange tho. thanks for the ideas:) Should I treat the floor like one large room and use two matching area rugs in different sizes or even maybe shapes?
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Whats the size of your room? I typically like doing a bigger rug than a smaller rug so it helps frame in the furniture space of your living room. If you have enough room to pull out your rug slightly and have the front feet of your sectional touching, it would defiantly give that nice framed in look that I'm talking about. You want your rug far out enough to ware all parts of your living room furniture (not including your media console, if you have one in the space) touching the rug. See below for examples. Set it up and lay it out and let us know if it works out. Good luck!
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elcieg
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Is the pass through window higher than the back of couch?

You could do something like this: have a couple pair of shutters painted a complimentary color, and hang over the back of couch....making it look like there is a big window, rather than a small off-side one.

That gives you the opportunity to have a larger, properly sized area rug, instant wall decor and a better view of the fireplace.
ashtonchic
2 years ago
Do you have any photos?
Kristen Cannon
Original Author
2 years ago
That does look really nice! The other problem with putting it on the wall with the cutout is the couch would block the entryway from the dining room.
Kristen Cannon
Original Author
2 years ago
I do not currently have any photos that would show the space super well because we are in the process of unpacking and nothing is arranged properly.

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