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A rectangular living room rug can highlight your room’s decor by contributing to your living room’s color scheme, tone, and style. One way to really tie your rug to your decor is to look at the rug’s pattern for motifs, imagery, and shapes that have similarities to your other decor. As an example, if your rug features geometric shapes, then you can use shapes elsewhere in the decor like on the pillows, poufs, wall art, etc. By finding connective factors with the imagery and color palette, you create a cohesive room where each element can shine.
When you’re decorating with a rectangular living room rug, you’re not limited to one particular style or size. Each living room is unique in its style, furnishings, and footprint, so naturally there are so many choices for living room rugs. There’s no need to settle for a rug that will just be “okay”; there are enough rugs out there to choose from that you can decorate with one that’s just right for you.
As you shop for your perfect rectangular living room area rug, consider these key areas to guide your search.
Position: Early on, you should decide on the room’s layout and how the rug will fit into it. There’s no singular way to do a room’s layout, so take these ideas as guidelines to get you started.
Small Living Rooms: In smaller living rooms, 5x8 and 6x9 rugs are often the right size to line up with your seats. You can have the rug float in front of the furniture or sit under their front two legs.
Medium/Large Living Rooms: In slightly larger living rooms, use an 8x10 rectangular living room rug with your main seating area. With this sized rug, you’ll likely place the front legs of the seats on the rug or have the rug go a little further under the chairs.
Large Living Rooms: In big spaces, you have the option of having the rug go all the way under the furniture and if the room is large enough, the rug can extend a little behind them. Try a 9x12, 10x14, or 12x15 rug depending on your room’s size.
Pattern: Rectangular living room area rugs are popular in all sorts of homes, so you’ll find that they come in a wide array of patterns and designs. When it comes to choosing a pattern, find those connective thematic elements that were described earlier. Also, be sure to choose a pattern that isn’t too busy or too plain for that space.
Color: Finally, color is a key component in defining a rug’s style. Neutral hues like black, white, grey, and beige are popular in many different styles, so with those tones, the pattern will really help define the rug’s style. This actually applies to other colors like blue, red, yellow, green, and any other color out there as well; color and pattern work hand in hand to define the rug’s style. Outside of that, be sure to choose colors that strike the proper tone. As an example, burnt orange is very different from sunset orange. The shades and vibrancies of the colors play a big part on the rug’s tone, so don’t underestimate the power of color!
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