Rugs
Rugs come in various shapes. Most shapes are rectangle, round, and runners. To find out which
area rug is right for your space, it’s recommended to measure the size of your room first, and if
there are furniture in your room, measure their length too. As a general rule, you should leave
about a foot of space between your rug and the wall. If there is no furniture,
your area rugs are put in the center of the room.
Rugs for Living Room
In living rooms, it’s better to have about 6” of the rug under the sofa. If you have a sectional sofa or
couch, you can get a larger rug to cover the entire area. The standard size for a rug in small living rooms
is 8′ x 10′ or 8′ x 11′. Larger living rooms can have rugs as big as 9′ x 12′, 10′ x 14′, or even a 12′ x 15′.
With even larger rooms or big open spaces, an over-sized rug such as 13′ x 18′ can be used.
Rugs for Dining Room
For dining rooms, it’s recommended to choose a rug that goes under all chairs, making sure
that the back legs of chairs are also on the rug with small space to push back. For a table with 6
chairs, a rug in size 8′ x 10′ or 8′ x 11 ‘would work the best. Although you can use the same size for
some tables with 8 chairs, depending on the width and the length of the dining set, the best
size of the rug would be 9′ x 12′ or 10′ x 14’. This is to make sure the entire set is on the rug,
allowing the host chairs to sit on the rug when they’re pushed back. For round tables with 4 or
6 chairs, a rug in size 6′ x 9′ or 8′ x 10′ could be used depending on how small or big the set is. For a
wider table with more chairs, a 9′ x 12′ rug is used. For round tables, a round rug could be used
too. Round rugs, too, come in standard sizes of 8, 10, or 12 feet.
Rugs for Bedroom
For bedrooms, depending on your room set, there is an option to choose either a small rug to
cover some of the floor in front of your bed, or choose a rug that covers the majority of the
space, covering 3/4 th of the space under your bed and large enough to cover around the bed for
at least 2 feet, so you’ll have only the front legs of the bed frame on the rug and not all four
legs. For rooms already covered with carpet, a smaller rug could be used in front of the bed or
in some cases, two smaller rugs, ideally runners, could be used on the right and left side of the
bed. The standard size for a quine bed or a smaller bed is 8′ x 10′ or 8′ x 11′, and for a king bed a
9′ x 12′ or 10′ x 14′ rug is a good size. In some rare cases, for narrow king frames, a rug in 8′ x 11′ could
be used too.
Rugs for Hallway
Runners are the best used rugs for hallways, since they’re narrow enough to cover the
walkways. The standard width is 2.6′, but wider runners are up to 3′ are also available. The
standard lengths for runner are 8′, 10′, or 12′. Longer runners up to 24′ are also available, but
rarely found. For long hallways, multiple runners are used.
Rugs for Kitchen
For kitchen floor, several options are available. A runner, typically 8’ long, or rugs in small sizes
would be used. The standard sizes for small rugs are 2′ x 3′, 3′ x 5′, 4′ x 6′, 5′ x 7′ or 5′ x 8′.
Rugs for Bathrooms
For bathroom floors, similar to kitchen floors, small rugs or runners are used.
Rugs for Entry
Depending on the width of the entry, a small size of rug either a 2′ x 3′ or 4′ x 6′ is used. In some
cases, a round rug could be used too. For narrow and long entries, a runner is used.
Colors
Choosing the right color is another key factor, when it comes to buy a rug. You need to choose
a rug that will blend well with your floor and your home decor. Having some contrast between
the floor and your rug will create a nice set. You don’t need to have the perfect colors to match
with your sofas or walls, because you could always add an accent color to them to match your
rug, something like pillows or throws with matching colors would be ideal. However, you do
need to pick the right colors that will complement each other and create a harmony in your
home.
Patterns
Another key element is the pattern of the rug that you should pay attention to. You need to
know if your home design is contemporary or traditional, and choose a rug that will
complement that design. Rugs have either traditional design with repetitive floral patterns or
contemporary with geometric or abstract patterns, and sometimes they have transitional
patterns that have elements of both traditional and contemporary.
