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Modern family room with cedar slats and shoji screens, a charcoal L-shaped sectional on a large cream and plum floral rug Sizing

Rug Under a Sectional: Size and Placement

Front legs on both arms of the L, or every leg on the rug. Rug sizes for small, standard and larg...

Sizing · 8 min read
Adobe home office with white plaster walls, a walnut desk and a wooden swivel chair on casters on a pale low-pile rug Buying Guide

A Rug Under an Office Chair: Size, Pile and Your Floor

The chair has to stay on the rug when you push back. How big a rug under a desk chair needs to be...

Buying Guide · 8 min read
Stone cottage hall with gray limewashed walls and a slate floor, a cream Turkish rug starting a step inside a closed oak front door Buying Guide

Entryway Rug Size: How Big Should a Front Door Rug Be?

At least as wide as the door, clear of its swing, and on a pad. Entry rug sizes for single and do...

Buying Guide · 9 min read
Attic guest room with fir-lined sloped ceilings, a twin bed and a cream rug with a brown border on dark floorboards Bedroom

What Size Rug for a Full or Twin Bed?

A 4 by 6 or 5 by 8 for a twin, a 5 by 8 to 6 by 9 for a full, laid across the bed. The numbers, p...

Bedroom · 8 min read
Sunny living room with arched windows, a navy Kerman rug under the front legs of an oatmeal sofa, two terracotta armchairs and a walnut table Buying Guide

8x10 vs 9x12: Which Rug Size for a Living Room?

An 8x10 is 96 by 120 inches, a 9x12 is 108 by 144. In most living rooms the sofa decides between ...

Buying Guide · 9 min read
A red Persian rug with rows of octagon motifs lying flat on pale spruce planks in a dark timber cabin with a wood stove. Care

How to Flatten a Rug: Fold Lines and Curled Corners

A rug that arrives folded or rolled settles on its own within days. If a corner still lifts, reve...

Care · 9 min read
A long wooden dining table with six rattan armchairs, every chair standing on a large vintage rug Buying Guide

What Size Rug Goes Under a Dining Table?

Four, six, eight or ten seats, round or rectangular: add four feet to the table in each direction...

Buying Guide · 10 min read