What size area rug?

[stellarose]

What size rug do you think this red rug is?

I am making some advance purchases of rugs to get the sales this weekend. I want to put this rug into this room below. This is the second living room. More of a family room. It's just off the kitchen and the door on the left of the room is the master. I was thinking of doing a warmer brown color on the wall and then having a nice shag rug with possibly two love seats and a coffee table in the middle. So sort of a reading/socializing area.

(Rug I want to get):www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/anji-mountain-solid-shaggy/confetti/157AMB0452-508.html

I am thinking the red rug is 8x5 and is plenty big for the area I want to create. There is a 4x6 option, but I think that will be too wimpy in the space. WDYT?

[thatgirl2478]

I posted on your MM thread - but I think it's probably an 8x5 (the cabinet looks like IKEA Expedit which is 58" long and the sliding glass door looks like it's probably 8' long - which is pretty standard).

I would stay with an 8x5.

[stellarose]

That's what I was thinking too. Forgot about using the ikea cabinet as reference.

I think with the visual you will get from the multi color rug that an 8x5 will be sufficient. I think the 8x10 would be too much in the room. Plus the 8x10 only comes in Kakao....which is the best color name. (if you've seen Portlandia)

[thatgirl2478]

LOL - love Portlandia . 8x10 would work too - but I wouldn't go smaller than 5x8. I'm a fan of bigger rugs though!