Selecting a custom made rugs can be daunting. An investment asset, we may know which styles of couch or coffee table appeal to us but purchasing a rug often feels more like selecting art than selecting furniture. Select an eye-catching rug as the focal point of your living room design scheme, or consider other aspects in the area and select something complementary to them.

Here are a few helpful hints and strategies which could assist in finding the ideal rug for your home:

1. Choose Rug Size and Scale 

To ensure that the living room rug you purchase fits perfectly into your space, start by taking measurements of your floor area. A rug that is too small could make the room appear less elegant than it really is or make furniture appear out of proportion; our best advice would be for the largest rug that will fit. It should surround the seating area extending at least 12 inches past each side and resting behind the front legs of a sofa for optimal results.

Your coffee table requires an appropriate boundary on all sides, with front legs of occasional chairs ideally sitting atop it as well. Be sure to provide at least 12 inches of space around its edges so your beautiful flooring can also be appreciated!

2. Plan the Area

Along with measuring your space, it is also helpful to outline where the hotel rugs will cover on the floor in order to get a sense of its size and scope. Obviously you don’t want it completely covering up your floors, yet large enough to act as an anchor in the room and be placed directly underneath any primary fabric elements such as sofas, chairs or even both if possible. When purchasing items make sure that they meet this criteria by measuring them thoroughly.

Before beginning to design a living room, model its scale first. Taping newspaper or brown paper together creates an area which corresponds with where a rug you think would best work in the space before purchasing one. Instead of having furniture directly in front of a sofa in the living room, it would make more sense if all furniture was placed either entirely on top of or partially beneath its legs – this way creating an atmosphere that feels harmonious and balanced in one space.

3. Sample Selection and Mood Board Creation

It is unlikely you will purchase a designer rugs solely – most often it forms the core of your design plan – without considering other elements such as furniture, wall color and textures that surround it. So collect samples of living room furniture, wall colour and any objects’ colours, tones, textures or styles within its vicinity before choosing a rug to go on its own.

An ideal way to ensure your rug work with other items in the room or samples of other pieces that would go there would be to bring in samples of them, however if that isn’t possible then create a basic mood board with pictures and descriptions of everything present in it and compare their colours and textures against one another.

Create a mood board outlining all of the8 surfaces, shapes, fabrics and finishes you plan on incorporating into your living room design concept and want to match a rug to it. While shopping, keep this in mind so your chosen silk rugs fits comfortably within its surroundings.

4. Think Practicalities

Practical considerations play a critical role when selecting a living room rugs for interior designers to complete your decor. While this aspect may seem less exciting than choosing patterns, textures, and hues, remember that difficult maintenance or cleaning requirements could quickly detract from any otherwise spectacular rug that has not been chosen to complement its material or color choices.

• Anton Rubtsov
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