Decorating
The Most Common Decorating Mistake Is a Rug That Is Too Small
If the front legs of your sofa and chairs are not on the rug, the rug is one size too small.
A rug's job in a seating area is to draw the furniture into one visual group. When it is too small it does the opposite: it becomes an isolated island, and the eye reads the gap between rug edge and furniture as wasted space, shrinking the room.
- Living room: at minimum the front legs of every seat on the rug; ideally all legs.
- Dining room: rug extends 24-30 inches (60-75 cm) past the table on all sides so chairs stay on it when pulled out.
- Bedroom: rug extends 18-24 inches (45-60 cm) past the sides and foot of the bed.
Put this into practice
- Room Size and Furniture FitWill this furniture actually fit my room?
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