is rug going to be too big for very small living/dining combo?
I have a very, very, small living/dining area, in total the room is about 12' x 15', including a small hallway connecting to the kitchen area. The living area by itself (just sofa & furniture) is about 7x12, and the remaining dining area (white table and chairs) is about 6x12.
I'd like to replace the white shag rug with a reddish persian style rug.
I want to define a strong living room space and I'm of two minds:
1) Smaller - get a new rug about the same size as the current white rug (ie. about 6 1/2 x 4 1/2) and keep the same placement; in this case, just the feet of all the furniture would sit on the rug; or
2) Go big & cover whole living area with a larger rug, like 8x6 (or even 9x7) and place it in opposite orientation, so the long end runs from the sofa all the way towards the beige curtain panels; in this case, the sofa, dark grey chair and cabinet would all be on the rug
The challenge is that the living and dining areas are very close to each other, and i'm not sure if i can have a big rug without it looking odd in close proximity to the dining table.
Is option #2 going to be too big?
Thanks all.
cheers
jm
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7 years agoThanks. The concern is that a larger rug would go all the way to the baseboards (wall with painting on it), and come up right next to the dinning table. Not sure if that will make the space look cramped, or if it'd pull the living area together? I 've added another pic so you can see how close both living/dinning areas of the room are.
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