Area Rugs Quick Tips

Style: decide which style would complement your room's theme the best, such as contemporary, traditional, eclectic, etc. If the patterns in your other furnishing pieces are large, then try to pick area rugs with a more plain design or smaller patterns.

Color: To help you select area rugs by color, we have created a search filter specifically to do just that and it's located on this page (flower shaped colors above). If you are just beginning to select your colors, starting from area rugs gives you a lot of freedom to create your color scheme and help you build your colors from ground up. If you already have your color scheme in place, remember the rug's color doesn't have to be predominately matching the major color in the room. You could pick an accent color as the dominate color of the rug and remember, the lighter the rug, the bigger will make your place look and the darker the rug, the easier to clean and hide the dirt.

Size: here are some easy tips to measure your space to achieve a perfect balance for looks and practicality.

Measuring for Living room rugs: If you have have a coffee table and would like the area rug to be just an accent rug, measure the width and length of your coffee table and add minimum 2 feet to each number. This will allow a person to walk around the table and still be on the rug. The most common rug size used for this type of setup is a 4' x 6' or a 5' x 8' approximately.

If you do not have a coffee table or would like to cover more of your floor with your rug than just a small portion of it, you can go either with:

A rug which covers only between your furniture. Measure the space going slightly (min 1 inch) under the sofa and love-seat. The most common area rug size for this type of setup is an 8' x 10', 8' x 11' or 9' x 12', approximately.

Or the furniture sit completely on the rug which you would then measure the area where all your furniture will be within the space. The most common area rug size for this type of setup is a 9' x 12' or 10' x 14', approximately.

Measuring for dining room rugs: pull all the chairs out as if everyone was about to sit on the table. Now measure from back legs of two opposite chairs on the width and length of the table. The most common area rugs for dining room are 8' x 10', approximately. And 8' or 10' round for round dining room tables.

Measuring for bedroom rugs: the size of an area rugs would depend if you want you bed sitting on the rug or not, and what size bed you own. Most common size for bedroom area rugs are 8' x 10'.

Do you need additional help with shopping for area rugs? Feel free to call us at 866-680-0606 or use or contact form. We are always happy to help!

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