Sizes and placement

Standard sizes

• 4x6
• 5x7
• 6x9
• 8x10
• 8x11
• 9x12
• 10x14
• 11x16
• 12x15
• 12x16
• 12x18
• 12x22

Runners in select collections: 2.5x10, and 2.5x12 through 2.5x16. Custom sizes are available in most collections.

Getting the proportion right

A rug is the most direct way to give a large room a center, and proportion is what decides whether it works. A rug that is too small for the space will not hold attention and makes the room read smaller. A rug that is too large does the same thing, because it crowds out everything else in the room.

Living rooms

Center the rug among the seating, in front of the sofa and chairs, and let it run longer and wider than the furniture around it. Keep it close to the seating rather than adrift. The alternative is to run it halfway under, back legs off and front legs on. Avoid placing it under tables or cupboards, which end up unbalanced. With a large rug, put all the furniture on it.

Watch any door that opens into the room, and make sure it clears the pile.

Dining rooms

A rug under a dining table adds texture and color, softens the sound, and makes the room warmer. It needs to be larger than the table in proportion, and the design matters more than usual here: the table and chairs cover the center, so the border is what people actually see.

Leave enough room on every side to pull a chair back without a leg dropping off the edge.

Bedrooms

Run the rug under the bed and stop it before the nightstands, so it frames the bed. Or use two smaller rugs, one on each side, so there is something underfoot getting out of bed.

Hallways, and wall to wall

Hallway dimensions are usually specific, so talk to us and we will work it out. Wall to wall can be done, with careful and precise planning.