How Do You Measure An Area Rug For A Living Room?
Adding an area rug to your living room or family room will add comfort underfoot and protect hardwood or tile floors. Area rugs also serve to pull your room’s decor together or inspire it, whether over a hard surfaced floor or wall-to-wall carpeting. Area rugs also help to clearly identify or separate your rooms or furniture groupings. Measure the room before you begin searching for your new rug to avoid disappointment and wasting money. Decide on the purpose of the rug before you measure so you can take the proper measurements. Do you want all of your furniture to be on the rug, or would you prefer the front legs of your furniture and chairs to be on the rug only? Measure the perimeter of your furniture grouping if you’d like all furniture on the rug. This is the best method if you are trying to create two distinct groupings or visually separate two rooms. The rug should extend about six to twelve inches past each piece of furniture, but no more than two feet. Use the same perimeter m
