Rug placements is important because rug placement will determine how the furniture will relate to the floor in the room. If you place a rug incorrect in a room, the room can appear disconnected and small. However, by placing the rug appropriately in a room, the rug can help to anchor the furniture in the room.
In a living room, the rug should be used to anchor the furniture groups. The front legs of the sofa and the front legs of the chairs should be on the rug. The back legs of the sofa and the back legs of the chairs should remains on the bare floor.
Where to Place Rugs in Your Home
This rug placement is useful for smaller rooms because it makes the room appear more openly. Alternatively, you can place all of the legs of the sofa and the chairs on the rug. However, this rug placement require a larger rug to cover all of the legs.
Another rug placement is to place a rug in the center of the room without placing any furniture on the rug. In this case, the rug will appear as a visual island in the room. However, all of the furniture in a room should sit on the rug because it will help to unite all of the furnitures pieces in the room.
In a bedroom, the rug should be placed under the lower third of the bed. Under the bed, the rug should extend eighteen to twenty-four inch beyond the sides and the foot of the bed. Often, you should place the nightstands on the rug to provide a soft surface for the feet.
Alternatively, a smaller rug may be placed at the foot of the bed for those who desire a minimalist bedroom design. Using a larger rug that cover the majority of the bedroom floor will make the bedroom feel larger. The rug will surround the bed because the rug will create a border around the bed.
In a dining room, the rug needs to be positioned in a way that allows the dining chairs to remains on the rug when they are pulled out from the dining table. The rug needs to extend twenty-four inches beyond the edges of the dining table. If the dining table is rectangular in shape, a rectangular rug should be used.
In the same fashion, if the dining room features a round dining table, a round rug should be placed in the room. By using a rug in the dining room, it will help define the dining zone in the room. This is especially helpful in open floor plans in which the dining zone need to be separated from the other areas in the house.
If the rug is too small for the dining room, the dining chairs will catch on the edges of the rug when they are pulled out from the dining table. In an entryway, the rug should cover two-third of the width of the entryway, with six inches between the rug and the walls. In a hallway, you should place a runner rug in the center of the hallway so that the strip of floor between the walls is of equal width on both sides of the rug.
In the kitchen, rugs (or mats) should be placed at the sink and the stove, but not in the pathways where individuals in the kitchen walk. In the home office, the rug should be large enough for the office chair to roll back on the rug when necessary. The most common rug placement error involve rugs that are too small or rugs that are placed poorly.
A rug that is too small or that is too close to the walls draw attention to the rug and makes the room appear smaller. Placing a rug off-center under the coffee table create an unbalanced look in the room. To avoid these errors in rug placement, the rug should be larger than the area to be carpeted, with at least eighteen inches of bare floor on each edge of the rug.
This eighteen-inch strip of bare floor frame the remainder of the room. To fully center a rug in a room, find the center of the room and the center of the group of furniture in the room. Use tape to mark the rug before placing it under the furniture.
Rugs can be layered in a home by placing a smaller rug on a larger rug. The larger rug should extend at least two feet beyond each of the sides of the smaller rug. Under all rugs should be a rug pad that prevents the rug from sliding and that protect the floor from scratches.
Finally, you should rotate rugs every six month to keep the rug in good condition.
