Rug Runner for Entryway Opening into Living Room
Hi Everyone!
I have searched everywhere and can't believe this one hasn't been touched - or maybe my search terms didn't score any hits. Anyway, we have a front door that opens into the living room and a hallway that meets perpendicular to the living room as well. We created an entryway using the back of our couch and a bench on the opposite wall, and it looks great; however, the right rug runner would polish it off nicely and the one pictured feels like it is just not it. I am okay with the orange/rust with smidges of turquoise and black in the photo, but my eye is telling me that more can be done to this great entry space we created.
We placed two identical rug runners in the perpendicular hallway (looks great!), but we feel it is too much of the same, and the same is not our style. We think a reddish oriental or rustic-type runner might complement the folk art in the entryway, but would it compliment the orange/rust hallway runners since they would reside close to each other? We know red and orange play well together, but would it be cohesive or confusing? Orange is good, but somehow we ended up with a lot of it throughout our house.
Also, we feel that the 2'4 x 7' in the entryway is just too short, too. Should it extend all of the way past the perpendicular hallway and the hutch falling just short of the dining room? Or just keep the length and add a sisal doormat at the door?
Ever have that feeling that a design is good, but a slight tweak could really take it over the top? This is our dilemma.
Thanks for your help!
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S Hansen
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Comments (82)Just looks like only 1 person can sit on it the way it is! Unless all the pillows are removed. Don't get me wrong, I love decorative pillows. I have 5 on my lounger sofa. Everyone but me takes at least 1 or 2 pillows off to sit/lounge on it. If you are ok with people taking the pillows off, then it's ok. But maybe have a basket on each side of the sofa for storing them....See More
Jilly
last yearI like your style very much. Great art.
I do think a rug with a bit more vibrant colors might work well. One example, I like the black in it:
https://www.cb2.com/indira-faded-red-runner-2.5x8/s643018
And the blue in this one:https://www.cb2.com/eros-hand-knotted-red-and-blue-runner-2.5x8/s245002
As far as size, hard to say not being there in person. I’m not sure I’d want the rug to extend past the hallway.Maybe do some placement tests with current rugs and see what you think.
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Cecilia
last yearWow, beautiful room! My first thought was that the rug was too small. Too short and thin. You could try a larger runner it maybe a 4 x 6 rug by the door and then move the runner down behind the sofa.
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User
last yearThe runner at the entry looks proportionally too small. I would find something that is wider and longer. With your eclectic art, I think coordinating the rug with the hallway runner would work quite well style-wise.
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