Your furniture should be arranged around the rug not placed on top of it to create a feeling of openness.
Area rug in front of sofa.
Filling the room with a centered rug.
In slightly larger spaces like my family room place the front legs of your furniture on top of the area rug.
If this isn t possible it s okay to have the front legs of major upholstered pieces on the rug and the back legs off.
Just make sure that those who are sitting on the sofa have their feet firmly on terra firma on the area rug.
Then find a rug that will fit with a perfect symmetry of space around it.
A 9 by 12 foot or larger rug can go underneath the front legs of a sofa.
One popular rule is that the rug should be large enough to slide under the front legs of sofas and chairs in a seating arrangement unifying the furniture.
Place an 8 by 10 foot rug in front of a sofa allowing a few inches of open floor space in front.
You could tie all your furnishings together with the area rug with beautiful patterns.
For mid sized rooms go with a larger rug like an 8 by 10 and place your large anchor furniture i e.
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In a living room for instance all of the furniture should be on top of the rug.
Lower furniture such as a this sectional sofa above look fine with a rug tucked 8 12 under the edge of the sofa but for the beautiful side chairs the rug should sit completely underneath all four legs.
One way to work with your sectional is to measure the room space the sofa occupies.
This rug creates a sense of intimacy and creates a conversational space in the room above.
This serene rose and pink room uses a soft grey area rug to anchor the space.
In small spaces anchor your furniture using a 4 x 6 or 5 x 8 rug in the center of the area.
In an oddly shaped room.