5x7 Black and White Area Rugs

How a 5x7 Black and White Area Rug Can Highlight Your Room Decor

A black and white 5x7 rug can highlight your room’s decor in several different ways. First off, when you’re designing a room, it’s important to look at it with a unified vision. The room should be unified in tone, style, theme, and color palette. When you look at your decor and rug within this perspective, you’ll naturally use items that work towards those goals and each piece will shine as a part of the grander design. 

Decorating With a 5x7 Black and White Area Rug

Black and white is a classic color combination that tends to pop up in a variety of styles. Picture the old black and white tiles of old or the modern geometric prints using black and white shapes as their primary pattern. Even beyond those two extremes, there are plenty of designs out there that fit into styles like farmhouse, boho, contemporary, traditional, and other styles. At the end of the day, you certainly have your pick of how you want to decorate with your 5x7 black and white area rug!

Choosing Which 5x7 Black and White Area Rug is Right for You

Since there are so many options out there for black and white area rugs, you may be wondering how to find your perfect rug. Start off by thinking through these important topics. 

Position: Step one is to determine your room’s layout. Within that, decide where a rug best fits within that layout. Since each room is unique, there are no hard-set rules, but there are some guidelines that will give you some ideas. 

Living Room: To set up your main seating area, center a rug within that space. Since you’re looking at 5x7 black and white area rugs, you likely have a small space to fill. In that case, place your rug right in front of the seats or under their front legs. 

Bedroom: Rugs of this size often work well in smaller bedrooms or rooms with a twin bed or smaller. Layer a 5x7 rug partway under the foot of the bed (close to the foot of the bed or closer to two-thirds of the way beneath it). Another option is to lay a rug along the side of the bed or in the middle of the room itself. 

Office: This size rug is often great for sitting beneath your desk or establishing a seating area for guests and clients within your home office. 

Kitchen/Bathroom: If you have kitchens or bathrooms with more open floor plans, you can use a 5x7 black and white area rug within these spaces too. Just be sure the rug isn’t too large or too small for that space. 

Outdoors: Dress up your outdoor spaces with an outdoor rug if you want to carry your style throughout all your spaces. For layout ideas, refer back to similar indoor areas. 

Size/Shape: You’ve already decided that 5x7 is the size you’re looking for, but now that you’ve thought through your layout, this is a good time to reevaluate if 5x7 is the best size. For a step down in size, look at 4x6 rugs. The next size up would be a 6x9 or an 8x10 if you really need to think bigger. As for shape, use whatever shape fits best within your ideal layout and layers well with your furniture/accents. 

Pattern: As stated earlier, there’s a lot of variety out there for 5x7 black and white rugs. You can find patterns that are vintage, modern, or anywhere in between. Fun choices like polka dots, stripes, geometric shapes, and others even transcend style and appear in multiple types of interior design styles. When you choose a design for your rug, look at your existing decor for any shapes, imagery, or theme that you can carry over into the rug. These subtle details will make your room feel masterfully designed. 

Color: When you think of black and white 5x7 rugs, perhaps you think of pure black and pure white. That’s certainly an option, but you can also find these two colors in a variety of shades like off-white and faded black. Then, there are other colors you may choose to include like grey, blue, green, and others. Your rug’s color palette should ultimately connect to the entire room’s scheme and convey the same tone.

Shop for sizes similar to 5x7 black and white rugs such as 5x9, 5x7, 5x10, 4x7, and 5x6.

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