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Is 8 x 10' area rug large enough

7 years ago

New 86" sofa coming soon. 8 x 10' rug (not yet chosen) would fit nicely in space centered on sofa & under front feet. PROBLEM IS ... one end of sofa will have 2 30" wide chairs in front of bay window (small table in between). 10' rug will leave 2-3' of blank floor in front of chairs. Wondering if a longer rug is needed. 9 x 12' rug would go almost to wall behind sofa...ALSO - what are "guidelines" regarding end tables & rugs?

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msrmom
7 years ago
Hi. Without a picture its a little hard to tell. Is this rug over wood/stone floors or carpet?

If the 86" sofa is centered on the 10' side of the rug then it sounds like the bay window chairs are about 5' from the end of the sofa. Too far for one conversational grouping - in which case they are another grouping and the bare floor is fine. But if they are supposed to be part of the same seating group they ought to be partially on the rug. Maybe try the 9x12 (its ok if the sofa is all the way on the rug) and pull those chairs a bit closer off the wall.
swampy6 thanked msrmom
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