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Living Room Rug Ideas:
Style and Placement Tips For Your Living Room Area Rug
Your living room is one of the focal points of your home. It's a place to visit with friends and family, have a relaxing afternoon, or spend a cozy evening on the sofa. So when it comes to adding a rug to the decor, it's important to choose one that complements the overall vibe of your living room space.
We've put together some living room rug ideas and tips to help you find the perfect rug for your style.
How To Position An Area Rug In A Living Room
A living room rug should always sit at least 1’ from the wall, leaving a strip of visible floor. We like leaving as much as 1.5 or 2’. But just remember that there’s no exact rule for rug placement in a living room. While every designer will have their own suggestions, it all depends on your personal preference.
Furniture placement on your rug will depend on where the furniture is located in your living room. For example, if your living room furniture is placed in the center of the room, you can place all the furniture directly on top of the rug (as opposed to partially on it). If your living room has furniture against the wall, you’ll generally want to make sure the front two legs of the furniture are on the rug.
Additional Things To Consider
Color
Color is an important aspect when it comes to rug ideas for your living room. If you already have a colorful space, consider using a more neutral rug color such as tan, cream, or white. Earth tones and solid colors will read as neutral, so don’t feel like you have to stick to one specific range of color: try olive, navy, grey, even a deep oxblood red. If you want your rug to serve as the main statement piece within the room, then go bold with brighter colors or exuberant patterns.
Comfort
The texture of the rug can be just as important as the color. Choosing a rug that feels soft and thick will create a more cozy living room vibe. If you want more of a light, casual feel to the living room, consider a Tuareg reed mat.
Care
Is your rug going to get a lot of foot traffic? If so, you'll want to consider a rug that is both sturdy and easy to clean. You might also want a darker rug, since this can absorb more wear and tear than something very light.
What Size Rug For The Living Room?
A good rule of thumb to follow for living room rugs is the larger the room, the larger the rug. Trying to squeeze too large of a rug into a small room can lead to the space feeling cluttered. And placing too small of a rug in a large living room might cause the room to feel cold. But never fear: if you find a small rug that you love and have a large living room, there are lots of workarounds. If the room is quite large, you can use several rugs in one room to delineate different seating areas. Or you can always layer living room rugs: we like putting smaller vintage pieces atop larger monochrome pieces, like jute rugs.
For smaller living rooms, a medium-sized rug between 5x8 to 6x9 would be a great fit. Larger living rooms can hold rugs between 6x9 to 7x10, and spacious living rooms can have rugs that are 7x10 or larger.
Rug Ideas for Small Living Rooms
These rugs are between 5x8 and 6x9 and are ideal for medium-sized living rooms.
Rug Ideas for Large Living Rooms
Sized 6x9 to 7x10, these rugs are a great fit for living rooms with substantial amounts of space.
Rug Ideas for Extra Spacious Living Rooms
For extra-spacious living rooms and living rooms with high ceilings, consider these rugs sized 7x10 and up.
Living Room Rug Ideas For Every Decor
Antique Washed Rugs
These vintage rugs contain a neutral palette, achieved through a tea wash treatment for a warm, elegant aesthetic.
Shag Rugs
The beauty is in the details with a shag rug. Hand-knotted with only the finest wool, our living room shag rugs contain both a durable feel and are design-forward with their exotic lines and shapes.
Kilims and Flatwoven Rugs
These are one of our favorite living room rug ideas. Whether vintage or new, flatwoven rugs are always made by hand, which adds a beautiful detail to your dining room. Because they have no pile, they’re easier to clean when it comes to spilled wine. Just make sure to use a rug pad.
Naturally Aged Rugs
Our naturally aged handwoven rugs from Turkey and Morocco are preserved and cleaned without altering their original state. Choose from a variety of bold and neutral patterns.
Oriental Style Rugs
Hand-knotted and vintage, these stylish rugs offer elegant comfort to your living room.
Overdyed and Distressed Rugs
These vintage living rooms rugs retain their original visual structure while also having an updated color scheme for an on-trend palette through the use of dye. Distressed rugs specifically have an additional step of distressing to create a modern overtone and create a unique fading pattern.
Area Rug Ideas For Living Room:
Frequently Asked Questions
How to place a rug in a living room?
What is the difference between hand-woven, hand-knotted, hand-loomed, hand-tufted, and machine-made?
How to place a rug in a living room?
When placing a living room rug, keep the following tips in mind:
- Try to place the rug at least 1’ from the wall (and up to 2’).
- If your living room furniture is against the wall, place the front two legs of the furniture over the rug.
- For living room furniture that is in the center of the room, place all the furniture pieces directly on top of the rug.
- Ultimately, rug placement is based on personal preference.
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What is the difference between hand-woven, hand-knotted, hand-loomed, hand-tufted, and machine-made?
There are many ways to weave a rug, and at Revival, we believe all of them have value. The type of rug you buy will likely depend on several factors: utility, price, and aesthetic. Rugs made entirely by hand are more expensive; rugs made with the help of machine looms are more affordable. Most living room carpet ideas, if well-designed, can look great. Here are some definitions to help you understand the difference among the various types of rugs:
Handwoven:This refers to a process of weaving the foundation of the rug where the horizontal weft yarn is interlaced onto vertical warp yarn to form a meticulously hand-crafted product. Without a pile knotted onto this foundation, the resulting rug is called a flatweave or kilim in Turkish. The warp yarn at the ends of the loom is what forms the fringe of the rug, and is integral to the rug’s integrity. An authentic fringe is a telltale sign of a handwoven rug.
Hand-knotted: These rugs involve knots that are individually knotted into the foundation of the rug. Hand-knotting creates a pile (soft, raised fibers you’re used to stepping on).
Hand-loomed: These are created by pressing fiber strands together and connecting them with thin threading (the yarn is pushed together and secured with thread). They are not entirely crafted by hand, despite the name.
Hand-tufted:Despite the name, these rugs are not entirely made by hand. They start as a pattern drawn on canvas where yarn is shot in loops onto the canvas with a mechanized gun to form a pile (maybe you’ve watched people do this on Tiktok—it’s very satisfying). To secure the loops, a rubber or latex backing (often petroleum-based) is painted onto the back of the canvas. You can tell a rug is hand-tufted from the backside, which is sometimes covered with fabric backing on top of the rubber coating.
Bedroom Area Rug Ideas:
Frequently Asked Questions
When placing a living room rug, keep the following tips in mind:
- Try to place the rug at least 1’ from the wall (and up to 2’).
- If your living room furniture is against the wall, place the front two legs of the furniture over the rug.
- For living room furniture that is in the center of the room, place all the furniture pieces directly on top of the rug.
- Ultimately, rug placement is based on personal preference.
Get more living room area rug ideas here.
Still need help with your area rug living room rug ideas? Get Design Support.
There are many ways to weave a rug, and at Revival, we believe all of them have value. The type of rug you buy will likely depend on several factors: utility, price, and aesthetic. Rugs made entirely by hand are more expensive; rugs made with the help of machine looms are more affordable. Most living room carpet ideas, if well-designed, can look great. Here are some definitions to help you understand the difference among the various types of rugs:
Handwoven:This refers to a process of weaving the foundation of the rug where the horizontal weft yarn is interlaced onto vertical warp yarn to form a meticulously hand-crafted product. Without a pile knotted onto this foundation, the resulting rug is called a flatweave or kilim in Turkish. The warp yarn at the ends of the loom is what forms the fringe of the rug, and is integral to the rug’s integrity. An authentic fringe is a telltale sign of a handwoven rug.
Hand-knotted: These rugs involve knots that are individually knotted into the foundation of the rug. Hand-knotting creates a pile (soft, raised fibers you’re used to stepping on).
Hand-loomed: These are created by pressing fiber strands together and connecting them with thin threading (the yarn is pushed together and secured with thread). They are not entirely crafted by hand, despite the name.
Hand-tufted:Despite the name, these rugs are not entirely made by hand. They start as a pattern drawn on canvas where yarn is shot in loops onto the canvas with a mechanized gun to form a pile (maybe you’ve watched people do this on Tiktok—it’s very satisfying). To secure the loops, a rubber or latex backing (often petroleum-based) is painted onto the back of the canvas. You can tell a rug is hand-tufted from the backside, which is sometimes covered with fabric backing on top of the rubber coating.
About Revival
Revival curates one-of-a-kind, high-quality handmade rugs and home decor from around the world. Our styles are original, design-centric rugs fresh off the loom to your home. With operations in the U.S., Turkey, Morocco, and India, the Revival Rugs teams visit suppliers regularly to make sure our products meet our quality specifications, and that workers are treated fairly. We simplify the process, eliminating steep markups and costs that don’t add value.
We believe that rugs have the power to transform any space. Transform yours today.
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