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Livingetc
Sarah Warwick

How Much of Your Sofa Should Sit on the Rug? Interior Specialists Weigh in on the Age-Old Debate

Living room rug ideas colorful stripes by Kitesgrove.

The combination is a favorite, but should a sofa sit on an area rug when you’re designing a seating zone? It’s not just a stylish pairing that’s important, but how you arrange these two elements in the space.

For interior designers, the consensus is that a sofa should typically sit on an area rug, but there are, of course, exceptions to the rule, depending both on the size of the room and rug you're working with.

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