Is this the area where the rug will go? If so, it doesn't seem too large. However, a kilim on a wood floor, even with a rug pad underneath, does tend to slide around and get wrinkled. It just doesn't have the weight and bulk to stay in place.

Thanks Ingrid, I hadn’t considered that! I do like traditional rugs but I’m drawn more to the look of the kilim rugs I’ve seen which is how I ended up going in that direction. My husband’s concern about the size was that the chandelier (which will eventually be replaced) is way off from the center of the rug. It also felt a little tight the way the rug butts up against the built-ins, but I do think 8x10 would work for our six-foot-long table. I was thinking we’d need to do 6x9 as a compromise, but if we can get away with 8x10...

Thank you Olychick! Here's a view from the other side so you can see why the rug is placed close to the built-ins:

The bumped out wall on the left is built around the chimney that runs through the house, which cuts up the space in a weird way. That said, I initially had the same concern that 6x9 would be way too small. Our table is 3 feet wide by 6 feet long.

I like your idea of using a medallion to cover holes if we move the light. We're about to refinish the table but hopefully I'll have a chance soon to bring it into the dining room and see how it really looks, instead of just measuring over the rug.

Also, here's a picture of the rug after I folded it into a 6x9 size, just for comparison:

I vote for 6x9, with the caveat that the table and chairs have to fit on it. That 8x10 is too big.

But, what about putting the rug in your living room and not having a rug in the dining room at all. Spills are a lot easier to clean off wood than carpet.

From your pics, it looks like the rug could be pulled down from the built-ins enough without running into the wall at the other end. Looks like you just need to ease it away from the built-ins an inch or two.

There is no way a 6x9 could possibly work with a 6' table! Here is a houzz article (and there are many others you can find) which says you need 24" for each chair to pull out and still stay on the rug. 6x9 would give you only 18" on the ends and on the sides...your chair legs would always be getting caught up on the edge of the rug - it would be a nightmare. And would look too small, too.

The 8x10 just meets the bare minimum size you should use for your size table.

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Try authentic kilims from kilim.com

Go on ebay and try to look by size - I'll bet you can find a real kilim that is longer and narrower to fit your room and your table. It takes a lot of sorting and hunting, but there are good quality rug dealers on Ebay and not all are wildly expensive (especially for an odd size or a less popular color/style.)

The 6x9 is too small for the room even without a table and chairs. I agree with Olychick -- just ease it down away from the built-ins a bit. With the bay window and built-ins, even trying to exactly center everything is going to look a bit wonky, especially if you look at it bit by bit. That's not all that uncommon for rooms whether y architecture or bu furnishings. You are going to have to fudge here and there and find the best balance for the furnished room.

In your search for another rug, use the term 'flat weave'. I have 2 turkish kilims that I no longer use mainly due to the problems ingrid mentioned. Ours was in a high traffic area and we were always catching the edges as we walked over it.

That is a beautiful rug and it's worth trying it with table and chairs in place before making major changes or buying another rug. My dining room rug doesn't quite center under my chandelier, due to built-ins, but with the table centered under the light fixture no one notices the location of the rug.

I wouldn't worry about the areas where fringe and edges of the rug touch the walls. Placing a pad under the rug will help keep the edges in position.

Thanks everyone, I'm glad to hear the rug didn't look too enormous in these photos. Mostly because it means maybe I'll keep it after all and I can stop searching for a new rug :)

What would be considered a "high-traffic area" where a kilim would not be ideal? We won't be eating in our formal dining room most of the time. At most I'll be cutting through the room several times a day to get to the adjoining sunroom and living room. And I'm sure my dog will run around in there, but I'm more worried about him treating the rug's tassels like a chew toy than anything else.

I think it looks fine. Once there are a table and chairs in there, it won’t be obvious that it is off center. I just went and looked at my oriental style rug in my dr and it is also off center due to the size of the room. The table isn’t centered on it, it’s off by several inches, and I had never even noticed it. The fringe is actually folded under on one edge to clear a heat register in the floor.

My kilim was in the FR and 'high traffic' for me was walking from the kitchen and thru the FR to get to the laundry room and office. In hindsight I should have tried a thick pad under the rug since it was lying on carpet. Even with the legs of the sofa on the edge of the carpet, plus carpet tape, the kilim still tried to 'walk'. (I no longer live in that house)

I don't think a thick pad will work in your case due to the indentation and puckering the table and chairs will create, but you could try a thin pad with some carpet tape between the rug and pad to help hold the edges in place.

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback and advice on the rug! So, we made a bit of an impulse purchase last weekend when we found a rug in a non-standard size on eBay. It arrived today. I personally like this size better than the first rug and I like the color and overall look of it. But I'm wondering if it works with my paint colors... (not that it matters, because I'm not about to repaint over the fresh paint in here).

Anyways. The moral of the story is: there's always a rug in the size you want if you're willing to take a chance on eBay.

Yay! Glad you didn't compromise.