Sectional Couch And Rug Placement

Place this size rug beneath your sectional sofa.

Sectional couch and rug placement.

Centering the rug in the l of your sectional sofa one rule of thumb when placing an area rug is to have an even amount of space around it. If your furniture has delicate legs keep all legs on the rug. However if there is enough space and the back of the sofa has nice upholstery this look can work very well. The length of your area rug should be centered on your longest piece of furniture.

In front of a door. The ottoman itself offers visual interest and functions as extra seating or table surface. This proves to be more effective here than if only the front portion of the chairs fit onto the rug because of the size of the room and the contrasting tone of the rug against the flooring. 9 x12 all legs on the rug for a much more pulled together look put all of the legs of the couches and sofas on the surface of a 9 x12 area rug.

This sofa placement isn t for design novices. 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. I start by taping off a 7 x 9 area to see how that looks. 8 by 10 feet or larger.

A sectional with rug commonly have extra ottomans around it. Your rug choice might be determined by your age. If you have a couch with a loveseat beside it you ll want the area rug centered on the couch at the very least. This arrangement will help to connect the furniture and harmonize room décor while also lending a wonderful sense of proportion to the entire space.

Before moving onto examples where all the legs are placed on the rug let s look at a hybrid of the two approaches. When selecting an area rug make sure that it extends under all the key pieces of furniture in the room. Most likely it will be an 8 x 10 that works for your space or you could look at an 8 square. As a general rule you don t want to place a sofa in front of a door because you don t want to block it and you don t want people to walk into the back of the sofa.

With that the room won t be too cramped and create an eclectic look. In this living room by lauren nelson design only the front legs of the sofa sit on the rug while the placement of the chairs leaves their bases entirely on the rug. This arrangement will tend to define and establish the aspect of a room provided that it is able to accommodate a larger rug. 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.

If this isn t possible it s okay to have the front legs of major upholstered pieces on the rug and the back legs off. Rather than using a traditional coffee table you can use the ottoman as the alternative. The front sofa legs and the legs of other furniture should rest on the outer borders of the rug.