Area Rug Placement For L Shaped Sectionals

You might position a u shaped sectional to match three walls of a large living area.

Area rug placement for l shaped sectionals.

The bold geometric pattern is like a piece of artwork for your floor and is placed as such. Another important guideline for how to choose an area rug is to mimic the shape of the room as illustrated in the above photo. Here are some helpful tips on how to arrange a new area rug. Make sure any area rugs are placed so that you either walk over them or can stay completely off.

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. The trick with these seating areas are to make sure that at least the front legs of each piece of furniture is able to sit on the rug. Sofa with 2 end tables facing 2 armchairs on an area rug. The size of the coffee table the placement of the pillows and even the rug under the sofa can have a profound impact of whether a sectional works or doesn t in a room.

Know the rules then bend at will. One sofa one loveseat and one armchair. In the room above the open space on the area rug is wide enough to let people walk right across it. We are placing a rug in our master suite and the room is rectangular in shape 13 2 x 17 7 with a king size bed.

Prepare your room for rug and sectional placement. An l shaped piece of furniture could work well near a corner of a small family room. It is turned so the short side extends beneath the long side of the sectional thus drawing the eye to the sitting area. This spatial arrangement works well in separate spacious rooms.

An optimal size rug in a shape that best suits a particular living space will help to invigorate the entire aspect of a room while also displaying the finest qualities of the rug itself. In general the rule of thumb is to allow approximately 18. Here s a living room example with large l shaped sectional sofa with two accent chairs on the open end. Based on the shape of the room we would place the rug to go with the shape of the room 9x 12 rug but this only gives 13 of rug on either side of the bed.

That combined with the l shaped sectional prevents anyone from trying to pass through the room between the sofa and ottoman. Rather than touching the walls try using them to align the furniture pieces. This room makes great use of smaller furniture pieces with a smaller rug. Asymmetrical placement of an area rug below a small sectional.

It s generally accepted that the best way to accent a sectional sofa or a large living room seating area is with a large rectangular area rug. Smaller rooms may look best with less floor space visible around your rug. Here are a few do s and don t to guide you when styling a sectional. The sectional has one end table on one side and there s a coffee table in the center.