Dining Room Table Rug Placement

Dining room rugs should be large enough to cover the entire area under the table and beyond.

Dining room table rug placement.

Table and all four chair legs on the rug. In your dining room consider if you want your rug to be the focal point. By placing your dining table on top of a well proportioned eye catching and color coordinated rug you are effectively marking out the boundary lines of where you eat. In the case above the rug placement goes nearly to the edge of the room.

Learn more about these layouts below. If you do choose one in a bold colour or pattern. To find the best size for your set measure your table and add 4 feet to both its length and width to accommodate pulled out chairs. Doing this will make it easier to measure and pick the right rug for your space.

The key is to make sure the chairs still sit comfortably on the rug when. A loose rule of thumb to follow is that your rug should be extended at least 24 inches around the table. However all the legs of smaller pieces should be on the rug. 5 x 8 use a 5 x 8 rectangular rug in smaller dining areas.

All legs on the rug. This rule allows the back legs of the chairs to be on the rug even when being used. Let it be the supporting player. In a living room for instance all of the furniture should be on top of the rug.

It s a simple technique and requires no permanent dividing structures but it has a huge impact on the way an open plan room will look and feel. 8 x 10 or 9 x 12 these rugs will generally accommodate 6 8 chairs. In a dining room the rug should be large enough for the chairs as well as the table. You ll want to center the rug under your dining table and then make sure it s big enough to accommodate all of the chairs.

Extend the rug 24 inches around a table it is much easier to maneuver dining chairs if there is at least 24 inches of rug extending from the edge of the table on all sides as shown in this design by d2 interiors. If there is already a loud feature in the room like art or a pendant choose the rug in a colour or pattern that s more subdued. If this isn t possible it s okay to have the front legs of major upholstered pieces on the rug and the back legs off. If you choose a layout with the sofa on the rug the rug should extend at least 6 on each side for proper scale.

The dining room eating spaces typically offer the least flexibility for rugs since the objective here is to have something that grounds the room and ties the table and chairs together. There are three main layouts. We did this when we replace the wall to wall carpet with hardwood floors.