Hello. I think a round rug will well look.

Either would look good. Most people don't have the room for a round rug that fits correctly with a round table and their other furniture.

I would personally do square... round table arched openings... makes me lean square more than round. Round would equally look nice just personal preference... I agree with above that it will take more space being round. All in all, be sure the legs when one pushes back to get from the table that the legs stay on the area rug.

A photo of a round with a round.

After reading posts, it seems a square would be nice and allow chairs to be on the rug for sure. The openings are not arched but are openings of at least 8 feet, so no need to repeat the arched in a round rug (so to speak).

It may be more difficult to locate a square rug....persistence will pay off!

I misunderstood, "Is open to family room and kitchen (two walls and two arched openings) but desire to keep informal".

There is a site that offers free returns that people here often use.

Do you have a photo of the table? I'll look up the site in my file for the online rug store with free returns.

Esalerugs.com

In the search you need to type in, "square rugs". Then 64 pages of them will pop up.

No idea what your table or floor, etc looks like. They do have some nice looking rugs and most importantly free returns!

our dining room needed an odd sized rug to avoid covering a floor register (old house), so we went to a rug store and had broadloom bound to make the exact size we needed. they also sew on borders. you'll have close to infinite choices (at a great price) if you go this way.

That's a great option.

Porter Edun,

You did not misunderstand. I wrote "arched" openings not knowing how to describe the 8 ft openings on two walls. :)

I do not have table or chairs yet for the room. This is a new build and lots of new furniture to look for and choose.

Thank you so much for your input and help!

Ninigret, I have thought about buying a sisal type rug that can be cut to square and bound.

I like the sisal... the round above looked nice with the table... sisal that is. Get the table first in case you end up with 54 with a leaf or ........... Many very nice round tables. We have the Oslo from Arhaus in the 72" and I've loved it for 9 years!

ASOLO 60” WORN BLACK DINING TABLE

Not Oslo and it's 71". Comes in two sizes. However, mine is not worn in appearance so maybe it's changed a bit over the years and it's not as dark as shown in the photo mine is a dark brown with no red tones??? They probably changed it up over the years. Was happy to see they are still selling it so it must be a favorite.

Well, good luck and you are welcome. Post if you need any votes regarding conundrums over tables or other.

Noooooooooooo to round.

HAve a huge kitchen with huge dining island and eat in round beakfast table. Up until now I had a round rug under my round table. looking for a change in color of the rug. Should I go with round rug or square rug. Please advice