It needs to be much longer and can also be somewhat wider. You want drama at the entry, something that will set the stage for the rest of the house. Measure out the 5 x 8 and if you have six inches of bare floor on either side and the end that will be okay for an entry rug.

Thank You Ingrid! In looking at the cosole tables, I'm thinking maybe the one I picked out may be too large. I did find a couple of others. One is W 37" / D 15.75" / H 34", and the other is W 41" / H 34" . Do you think one of those sizes may be better?

It's a lovely rug and might be okay, once you put the console table alongside of the rug and hang some art and/or mirror as it will fill the space much better.

I agree with Jck....where is the rug from, it is pretty!

I bought the rug from Overstock.com.

I love the rug. The colors are very rich and it 's a really nice quality.

I did think of running the rug the other way. That may not be a bad idea.

Rug did not show up. :-))

you need a runner. 3'-4' X6-910', give or take.

check here. If you like anything , let me know and I'll give you my code for a discount

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here's one that's 2.6 x10' or a 3x12

I'd also do a little table or bench and art or mirror, along your wall.

Why don`t you get your console in place and let`s see how much space you have to work with. Pretty rug, but looks a little small right now.

I agree that it should be a runner. If it doesn't come as a runner and you feel like 5x8 would be too large, it's really inexpensive to have a rug cut. You can ask a local carpet store, they usually have a contact.

it's about $100 bucks to get a remnant piece and have it cut and bound on the edges. But you're limited to what you can choose. they're usually solids.

finding one on Houzz or Wayfair for 100-200, is a better option. I actually just ordered a beautiful deep blue overdyed wool rug runner on here. Wasn't that expensive either.

Ebay has a lot of Persian runners of the size you need. Check there too!

Here is one for example:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ca1930s-VGDY-ANTIQUE-PERSIAN-LILIHAN-MALLAYER-SAROUK-4-2x6-9-ESTATE-SALE-RUG/312028810829?hash=item48a65dce4d:g:GRgAAOSwhqhaCLqU

Or this is one of my fav rug sellers on Ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/42x610-Blue-Nice-Genuine-Persian-Mir-Sarouk-Paisley-Hand-Knotted-Wool-Area-Rug/312029756047?hash=item48a66c3a8f:g:rC0AAOSwGh5ZxGAd