For a large living room 8 x 10 feet.
How to size a rug for your room.
What rug sizes to consider first let s talk about rug sizes.
For areas of the home that have no furniture such as hallways and foyers rug size is determined based on how much floor space to leave exposed around the edges of the room.
An 8 x10 rug works best in an open floor plan or any room that is at least 3 feet larger than the rug on both the length and width 11 x13 room or slightly larger.
You might think that the size you choose depends on the size of your living room but as we ll show you below you can actually opt for any of these sizes in the same room.
Usually anywhere from 12 inches up to 24 inches.
In most cases you ll be choosing between a 6 9 8 10 or 9 12 area rug.
This means that the ideal rug pad for a rug will be 2 shorter and narrower than the rug.
Keep in mind that rug pads can easily be cut to size.
A good rule of thumb for choosing the right size rug pad is to leave 1 of rug overhang on all sides of the rug pad.
For larger areas a bit more of the floor can show.
For an average sized living room 6 x 9 feet.
If you have a smaller living area the best layout leaves at least a 12 to 18 inch border of flooring around your rug.
For example the perfect rug pad for a 5 x 8 rug is 4 10 x 7 10.