Area Rug Placement For L Shaped Sectionals

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.

Area rug placement for l shaped sectionals.

Prepare your room for rug and sectional placement. One sofa one loveseat and one armchair. Asymmetrical placement of an area rug below a small sectional. 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.

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. 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. Here s a living room example with large l shaped sectional sofa with two accent chairs on the open end. That combined with the l shaped sectional prevents anyone from trying to pass through the room between the sofa and ottoman.

Know the rules then bend at will. Here are a few do s and don t to guide you when styling a sectional. The bold geometric pattern is like a piece of artwork for your floor and is placed as such. 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.

This spatial arrangement works well in separate spacious rooms. You might position a u shaped sectional to match three walls of a large living area. 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.

The sectional has one end table on one side and there s a coffee table in the center. Rather than touching the walls try using them to align the furniture pieces. 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 some helpful tips on how to arrange a new area rug. The bed is on the shorter wall because of doors and windows in the room. This room makes great use of smaller furniture pieces with a smaller rug. Most rug merchants recommend about 18 inches of open floor space around the borders of an area rug.

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. Another important guideline for how to choose an area rug is to mimic the shape of the room as illustrated in the above photo. In the room above the open space on the area rug is wide enough to let people walk right across it. In general the rule of thumb is to allow approximately 18.