Because an area rug will give you some basic structure around where to place your furniture.
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Rugs are crucial to create separate spaces.
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For a functional living room layout rug placement is key.
Ideally you should leave the same amount of floor space on all sides of your rug.
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In general the rule of thumb is to allow roughly 18 inches of uncovered floor space around the border of a living room rug.
A rug should run just beyond your couch and seating area.
We know it might feel tricky and confusing.
Before moving onto examples where all the legs are placed on the rug let s look at a hybrid of the two approaches.
Extend the rug 24 inches around a table.
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If you opt for a smaller rug keep the rug proportionate to your couch.
In this living room by lauren nelson design only the front legs of the sofa sit on the rug while the placement of the chairs leaves their bases entirely on the rug.
In the example above as you can see the rug placement fits the proportions of the room and extends 8 12 beyond the edge of the couch.
Leave the back two legs off.
Avoid cutting into the walkways between the living dining and kitchen.
However a smaller rug can also be very effective placed at the foot of a bed bringing in just a little layer of interest and pattern.
For a more casual arrangement that is equally put together place only the two front legs.
Here the rug width should extend beyond the width of the bed to feel balanced.
The 5 major rules of living room rug placement put all the legs on.
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According to loloi you have three main options for living rooms of various sizes.
For mid sized rooms go with a larger rug like an 8 by 10 and place your large anchor.
For smaller living rooms you have two options.
Give yourself anywhere from about eight to 24 inches on all sides.
Before buying a living room rug map out your room to scale.
That said how your living room furniture is arranged on or off a rug can ultimately determine the look and feel and flow of your space.
The main goal is to have the rug centered in the room.
Traditional decorating advice says to anchor rooms with rugs that fill the room except for a one to two foot perimeter of bare floor.