The Rules of Rug Placement — Easy-To-Apply Principles Design Pros Always Use

Living room with large neutral rug, sofa, armchair and storage furniture with white walls and wood floor.

Area rugs are an ultra-desirable element in the design of rooms all round your home. But in addition to choosing well, it’s equally essential to get rug placement right so that your choice grounds the room and creates the decorative impact it should.

The best rugs don’t skimp on size, but it’s equally important that they’re positioned so that they work with the furniture arrangements in the particular room, whether that’s a sofa and armchairs in the living room, the bed and nightstands in your sleep space, a table and chairs in the dining room, or with the pieces in any other room.