It might be worth buying the higher end rug in a 5 8 and layering it over a much less expensive 8 10 neutral fiber rug.
Rug too small for living room.
For smaller living rooms you have two options.
For mid sized rooms go with a larger rug like an 8 by 10 and place your large anchor.
According to loloi you have three main options for living rooms of various sizes.
This way it doesn t look like the room is crowding the rug.
For some reason this doesn t look awkward or too small probably because the seating area already feels grounded and intimate because the room is smallish and the wall is helping ground everything.
Use one large area rug to make a room look bigger instead of placing several small rugs.
With this layout the rug should extend at least six inches past each piece of furniture.
This works especially well if a sofa is up against a wall.
In a smaller space you can also opt to have only the front legs of the furniture sitting on the rug.
If your living room is smallish and your sofa is up against a wall then you can float a 6 9 rug in front of it.
You can go with a smaller rug like a 5 by 8 that can float in the.
Several rugs make a small room look crowded.
The ideal size for this option is a 9 by 12 foot rug or larger.
Design by kristen hutchins via hgtv.
Almost any rug that feels just a bit too small can be stretched into service with a layer beneath that s at least a bit larger.