Using Small Rugs

When it comes to using area rugs in your home there are some important rules to remember.

Using small rugs.

Use rugs that have a solid color rather than a pattern because patterns can clutter a small room. They only had it in a 5 x 7. So what are two rug hunting girls with a room full of neutrals and the perfect rug that s too small to do. Pastels neutrals and off white are best.

And it wasn t even really a 5 x 7. Here are a bunch of pretty rooms that they ve tried to convince us have big enough rugs. Except it was too small. Area rugs come as runners 2 wide 9 long round 6 and 8 diameters custom up to 13 wide and 15 long and small to large squares and rectangles from 3 by 5 up to 10 by 14.

A rug in a living room should really ground the whole seating around it tells everyone that this is where the conversation is this is the focal point of the room and a too small rug makes it feel disjointed and really just cheapens everything. They re also less of a commitment and it s easy to switch one out if you get bored or want to redecorate. Area rugs are a terrific alternative to wall to wall carpet namely because they re easier to remove and clean. This is a common technique with paint and works with rugs as well.

In the bedroom for example extend an area rug at least 18 around the sides and foot of the bed. Just a few inches of floor around the rug. Use a light colored rug to make the room look brighter and more spacious. There was the perfect rug.

It actually measured smaller than that.