In a dining room the rug should extend that far beyond the back legs of the dining room chairs.
Area rug under sofa.
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 sit completely underneath all four legs.
Do extend rugs under furniture when selecting an area rug make sure that it extends under all the key pieces of furniture in the room.
For larger rooms loloi suggests getting a bigger rug like a 9 by 13 and using it to frame your space.
All furniture legs resting on the rug just the front legs on the rug or all furniture except for the coffee table off the rug.
A small area rug positioned beneath the coffee table can be charming.
An area rug is an accent rug that does not extend to the walls.
Depending on the size of your rug you may not have the option of it extending beneath your sectional pieces and you may want to center it beneath your coffee table instead.
The rug should fit well under your sofa s front legs.
This rug creates a sense of intimacy and creates a conversational space in the room above.
Place an 8 by 10 foot rug in front of a sofa allowing a few inches of open floor space in front.
For an attractive living room layout an equal amount of exposed flooring around your rug will balance the room and frame the rug.
But just as frequently i ve heard it suggested that all legs of the furniture should sit on the rug.
Learn more about these layouts below.
All legs on the rug.
There are three main layouts.
It is mostly used to anchor furniture in a a space.
A 9 by 12 foot or larger rug can go underneath the front legs of a sofa.
In an oddly shaped room.
One popular rule is that the rug should be large enough to slide under the front legs of sofas and chairs in a seating arrangement unifying the furniture.
The 8 x 10 nomad vado area rug anchors a small sofa and two chairs with the front legs of each furniture piece placed on the area rug.
In a sofa and chair grouping this means the rug should extend 12 to 18 inches beyond the ends of the sofa.
Loloi notes that you ll want the rug to extend beyond the sides of the sofa too.
When placing a rug under your sectional sofa it should be large enough to unify and anchor all the room decor.
It should extend three feet or more beyond your coffee table.