Rugs and position - photos

[MrsWhisker]

Is it such a crime to have a rug slap bang in the middle of the room with no sofa legs on it?

I've bought a rug and it's a bit small so no furniture legs can sit on it.

I bought two actually but putting them together looks a bit rubbish because of the obviousness that it's two rugs.

We've just moved so it is all a bit chaotic.

[trickyex]

The two together looks better IMO. Could you fasten the back with carpet tape? Think its quite easy to disguise on a fluffy rug.

[taptonaria27]

Two together looks loads better, I cant see a join in the photo so hopefully as pp said, you can disguise it

[Cuddling57]

They both look great.

[Wynston]

The legs of the sofa on the rug would drive me crazy i like it just in the middle.

[Lulu1919]

We have our like first pic

[Marsbardelight]

First one looks better

[MadamShazam]

I like the first photo aswell. I had no idea that it wasn't done to not have you furniture legs on your rug! 😂

[HollowTalk]

I prefer the first picture but please for the love of god centre the chairs and the sofa!

[BonnesVacances]

I've been in this exact position. First one is fine with the one rug, but move it closer to the sofa so it sits just under the legs or in front of. It'll look a bit better imo. And the other edge will line up with the edge of the armchairs.

[ParadiseLaundry]

I prefer the two rugs together. I think it looks so cosy when the sofa legs are on the rugs.

[GarethSouthgatesWaistcoat]

I like the second one

You could try angling one of the armchairs over a corner of the rug to make the layout less symmetrical. Play around with the position of lamps and side tables until you're happy.

Some of the tutorials recommend using single sided carpet tape to join two rugs as it can handle footfall better than duct tape without coming apart. You could also look at IKEA Stopp or Stopp Filt rug underlay (latter has better reviews).

Two other tips - use a less sticky tape to hold the pile back where you're joining the rugs. This way you can get a really tight join without the pile interfering.

Once joined underneath using carpet tape etc carefully flip the rug right side up, remove the temporary tape and brush the pile over the join. Hoovering might help to merge the pile (or not!).

[MrsWhisker]

@hollowtalk, do you mean centre them in relation to the rug? To each other? The room? Everything?

I'm cack at this. Trying to make new home homely. 🙄

[HollowTalk]

I meant centre the sofa and chairs along the edge of the rug, so there's an equal amount of rug each side. Did you decide whether to go with one or two rugs?

[palacegirl77]

Where is your TV? I would angle both chairs into the room instead of sideways on, and I think one rug looks best!

[MrsWhisker]

TV will be opposite the sofa.

[silentlight]

Two rugs much better! The single rug looks too small and makes the room seem smaller too. The large rug makes the whole area look cosy and will look much nicer if you add a table in the future.

Just stick the joint together and fluff the rug up.

[dsmith1980]

Second pic for me, looks lovely :)

[doodleygirl]

First picture looks so much better