Does this rug work?

7 months ago

last modified: 7 months ago

This is a 9x13 rug in a 16x22 room. After clicking these pictures, I realized that it looks fairly small. Is there any way I can make this rug work? I haven’t been able to find a larger rug that matches the color scheme of the contrasting couches. And while you are looking at it, any end table suggestions are also welcome!

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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
7 months ago
last modified: 7 months ago
The layout could be improved. Right now it's not a very inviting or cohesive seating arrangement--it needs to be tightened up/moved closer together. Another problem is that the furniture layout requires you to walk through the seating area to get to the room in the back.

Without knowing the measurements of the room, I'd try moving the sofa on the left side closer to the fireplace. Then place the other sofa on a 90 degree angle facing the fireplace. Then move one of the gray chairs on the right side of the fireplace. Not sure if the other gray chair will fit.

This would allow a walkway on the right side out of the conversation area. The rug may look and feel better with a different arrangement.
monzkale
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7 months ago
Thanks Diana Bier Interiors, LLC. I will try moving it around and see if it works. We won't be using this room for crossing as there's a back way from the kitchen. But your suggestion is worth a try. Let me get back to you.
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debi, I'm sorry my post was unclear: I didn't mean that *my* furniture style is elegant (it isn't; my style is extremely spare - elegance doesn't get a chance to enter the picture!); I meant that the furniture you've included above is elegant - not stuffy but still refined. That said, the walls may not be brown but the yellow you describe is what I'm factoring into the monotonicity above. All the browns you have up there are the yellowish brown - all of them. If you had some rich mocha browns or some rich red browns, that would keep the foundation colours in your room contained into one part of the spectrum if you like that, but still have some life. As such, the elements you have aggregated thus far are dominated with the yellow-browns which I'll submit are a bit jaundiced. If you look at the furniture picture you've attached there - the much lighter (cream?) rug and the similar cream seating makes that photograph look much lighter, happier and alive than when you incorporate that into your room with the carpet and floors you currently have. Neither of which are objectionable mind you; but I really think that with the lot of them together in that room, it just doesn't look entirely thrilling. I'm not objecting to the furniture, btw; I'm saying that you should get a carpet in a different color. Just my $0.02. Sorry if I offended or if the comments aren't what you'd prefer to hear. And BTW, if that's the case, you have your answer! What you put in to your house must please you and if you object to someone's assessment then you know that you've found something you like ;-)
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Yes. I like the design and the colours go great with the wood tones that you have in the room.. The nice thing about having so many colours to choose from is that one of them will always be trendy and so you can change your towels, dishclothes, mugs, whatever else at will. They can go with the rug and be on trend. I'm not sure what your friend means by scale unless she is talking about the scale of patterns. Eg, the pattern of your rug and the polka-dot that fun2bhere posted are of two different sizes or scale and so they work. You don't want a pattern the same size or scale as the pattern of your rug to be the same size as say, in your window treatments. You want something smaller or bigger. The pillow that fun2bhere posted is too similar in scale with the rug but a narrower stripe would work well on your window bench. You could do the polka dots or a small print on your chair pads and then a plain or textured or tone-on-tone roman shades
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Yvonne Martin
7 months ago
Consider turning the rug the other way if you plan to keep the couches facing each other.
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monzkale
Original Author
7 months ago
last modified: 7 months ago
Yvonne Martin - Wouldn’t that make it look even shorter on the other side?
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monzkale
Original Author
7 months ago
Diana Bier Interiors, LLC - Is that how you saw it? The room dimensions are 16.5x22.5 The rug is a 9x13
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Amanda Smith
7 months ago
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
7 months ago
Actually that's not bad, but I was thinking the sofa on the other side, facing the opening to the foyer (?) It really is a large room, and the rug does look too small.
monzkale
Original Author
7 months ago
Yes, I guess we need a 12x15.
k8cd
7 months ago
You could layer a larger rug under underneath yours.

https://www.thespruce.com/things-to-think-about-when-layering-rugs-4092352
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Norwood Architects
7 months ago
It would be nice if the rug were a bit larger so that more of it fit underneath the front legs of the sofas. As others have said you could rework the arrangement. Good luck!
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Shawna
7 months ago
I’d get something more colorful. It’s also a lot of furniture. How many people will be sitting around staring at each other at one time?
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HALLETT & Co.
7 months ago
The newest arrangement is an improvement but I would flip it. You need a darker and larger rug (I’ve had good luck with antique rugs since large ones can be hard to merchandise). You also need a LARGE coffee table and accent tables. All warm wood tones.
monzkale
Original Author
7 months ago
Thanks HALLETT & Co. I will check out antique rugs. We don't plan to have a center coffee table because it will become a dumping ground for our family. We will have multiple end tables, though. Any suggestions or ideas for some good end tables?
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monzkale
Original Author
7 months ago
Shawna - yes, that's intentional. We host quite often..at least five families (10 adults). Also, the grey couches are not love seats. Just oversize single chairs.
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