How to Arrange Furniture on a Rug?
A rug can pull a room together or make it look unfinished, and the difference usually comes down to size and leg placement. This guide sets out the three arrangements that work, all legs on the rug, front legs only, or the rug floating within the group, and explains which suits typical British room proportions. It gives the actual measurements worth knowing: how far a rug should extend past a sofa, the border of bare floor to leave against walls, the 40cm gap between sofa and coffee table, and the 60cm of rug needed on every side of a dining table so chairs do not catch. Bedroom options cover a single large rug, a rug at the foot of the bed and matching runners at each side. It closes with open plan zoning, layering a decorative rug over a neutral base, and practical points such as underlay, door clearance and pile height....
