Rugs are multipurpose décor items. They make your room look better, give your feet some comfort and also protect the floors. So, getting the right sized rug is crucial to enhance your living space. But how do you pick the perfect size for a room? Ask yourselves these simple questions.
Where?
Where do you want to place your rugs? Is it the living room, or the bedroom, or the small study room? The size, placement, functionality and focus are different for each area. Keep in mind the room measurements.
How?
How do you want to place the rug? How is it going to be used? Ask yourself these questions here. If you want to keep your feet warm under the sofa, you’ll require a rug that is larger than the couch. For a small and narrow living room, a rug that just covers the coffee table is fine. Other options include covering most of the living room with a rug, ensuring that all the furniture lie on it.
For the bedroom, do you want a rug to cover the entire floor? If you just want a foot warmer beside the bed, opt for a runner instead of rugs.
In dining rooms, you need rugs below the entire dining table and seating area. But the size of the rug may differ based on your prerequisites. The kitchen can have a single runner instead of a whole rug.
What?
What shape and size? It is suggested that the rug runs the sofa’s length for the living room, and there needs to be at least 6-8 inches of space on either side. A coffee table rug is much smaller and can vary based on the shape of the table.
For bedrooms, you can have a rug covering the whole bed. In the case of runners, place long and rectangular runners on both sides of the bed. You can also position smaller rugs covering your study table.
Dining table rugs also depend on the table’s shape, such as round, oval, square or rectangle. We recommend that the rug covers the whole table set, and no legs stick out of the rug. Just to keep you safe.
By answering these 3 questions, you’ll have the basic idea ready. Now the only things left to decide are the colour, design and quality of the rug. Here are some general tips:
1. Use fun and colourful rugs in the kiddies’ room.
2. Add an extra layer of rub pads below the rugs to keep them in place.
3. A bigger rug is always better.
4. Layering one rug on top of the other lets you cover more space and appears unique if the rugs go well together.
5. Natural fibres are suitable for high traffic areas because of their strength and renewability.
Rugs add so much life and texture to your décor. The next time you go rug shopping, remember the Where, How and What and you’ll be able to pick the perfect rug without any confusion!
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