Know how to arrange furniture on a rug. There are basically three ways you can arrange furniture on your rug.
-All on:
The rug is large enough to place all of the furniture legs on top of
it. This creates a more luxurious feel. For this, bigger is better. Just
be sure to leave at least 12 to 18 inches of floor surface on all four
sides of the rug’s borders.
-All off: If you have a small
room, keeping all legs off the rug is a great cost-effective choice.
You don’t want to pick too small a rug, though, or it may look
insignificant, like an afterthought. The rug should appear as though it
could touch the front legs of each of the seating pieces. This approach
is best suited when you’re layering a pattern over a larger solid or
textured rug.
-Front on: Put just the front feet of all your seating pieces on
the rug to tie the arrangement together visually and create a
well-defined space while lending a feeling of openness.
Resist the urge to be too theme-y. For example, the Cape Cod look
is a very popular request. You know the hallmarks: beadboard, a blue
and white nautical palette, some sailboat paintings. But this has been
done so many times, it lacks individuality. In this room the coastal
vibe was achieved through a palette, artwork and materials that give the
effect without drawing on the obvious clichés.
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