Rug size for dining room

6 years ago

So I have Saltillo tile throughout most of my house. I honestly am not a huge fan as I tend to lean towards a more modern style, but it is what it is at this point. I am needing some change so I am about to start repainting and redecorating alot of the rooms. I was thinking of getting a rug to go under the dining table, but I'm not sure of the size. Everything I read states I may need a bigger rug than I can fit in my space. I have been looking at trying one of the washable rugs from Ruggable.com, but nervous to buy the wrong size. I have taped off the size of the 6x9 rug I was thinking about. I could technically fit an 8x10 rug in the space but the rug would run to about 2 inches away from the walls and then the dining table couldn't be centered on the rug anymore so I feel like that wouldn't look right. I just wanted some other opinions on rug size. I'm including some photos of my space as well as the rug and chairs I'm looking at getting.

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Sammy
6 years ago
Why don’t you center the table?
Josh Harrell
Original Author
6 years ago
the table is centered under the light currently. This also allows a walkway on the one side of the table to get into the kitchen.
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
6 years ago
A rug that size is going to be a PITA. For one, every time someone pulls out or pushes in a chair, the chair legs will catch on the edge of the rug. Also, the edges of the rug are in the walkway, so when you walk into the kitchen you have one foot on the rug and the other on the tile floor.

Optimally the rug should be 3' larger than the table on all sides, but that's going to be weird in your space. The area is quite small, so if you really want a rug, then use a wall-to-wall carpet. Maybe sisal or seagrass, or a lookalike that mimics a natural material.
houssaon
6 years ago
I think you are better off without a rug.
Josh Harrell
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks for the advice, I'll probably just avoid the rug altogether. I think I just really don't care for the mexican tile and wanted to just cover up as much as I could. I just need to save up enough to replace them with something I like better.
Maureen
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Had a thought, not sure if it would work. Could you place your bench on the half wall and use smaller sized chairs that provide an interesting feel (5 ideas below).

With table not being centeted, you would have to use a swag chandelier, but placement will allow for better traffic flow and a rug could work better (3 style ideas below).

I’d add new blinds and on wall next to window on way to kitchen, a small console table with art above will help balance room and create interest.

If table can’t be moved, hope the decor examples help anyway. Consider the look and feel you want for the room before buying.
Jennifer Hogan
6 years ago
I thought about ruggables, but after reading independent reviews on Amazon I nixed the idea. On Amazon there were only 49% 5 star - those include many who just got the rug - havn't washed or used yet. The longer people use the rug the less satisfied they are with it.

Placing it back down on the backing material seems to cause angst and the edges curl after washing.
Jennifer Hogan
6 years ago
Agree with Diana - can't pull the chairs away from the table without going over the edge of the rug - chairs will get hung up on the edge.