Let’s start by deciding the role area rugs can play in your interiors – as the focal point, the accent or accessory to the focal point, and the practical aid. All these factors will help you in coming up with the right size.
An area rug as the room’s centerpiece should be bigger in order to capture the essence of the room. Being a focal point means being able to get attention at first glance.
Let’s give some examples – an area rug under a furniture like a coffee table will serve as the focal decoration of the room, particularly if the table is made of glass where the rug can be vividly seen and reflected at all angles. The area rug should be bigger than the coffee table to seal its role as the center point of the space. Otherwise, the table will “eat it up” and overshadow the rug’s presence in the room. An important thing to remember is that even if the rug is not the focal point and the coffee table is, it is a design protocol to have a bigger rug to support aesthetics and balance, while still leaving some space for other surrounding furniture.
The criteria vary depending on the object. Doing the size method for the couch or coffee table will not work for bigger furniture, particularly the dining table.
In all instances you’ll have to take other pieces of furniture in the specific room into account. In terms of a dinner table, you can imagine that you’ll want to have enough rug for those to be seated at the table to have something both under their feet and their chair (there’s nothing worse than being only partially on a rug). A good rule of thumb in this case is to get an area rug that extends about 4 feet from all sides of the table.
How can we forget the bedroom? Most times, the use of more than one area rug is applied to instill a cozy, relaxing feel to the room. In this case, you can place two rugs perhaps one at the foot of the bed and the other either at the side of the bed (makes waking up and planting your feet on the floor nicer), or at the center of the room. It can also be placed at the door as a welcome greeting decor. Practice care in the positioning of the rugs so that they won’t divide your room into two but rather, will create a harmonious look that makes your room an even more ideal place for refuge.
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