Here's what I'm working with. Our bed is not changing and it's a bully, nightstands are not changing, bedding gets changed out a lot and I'm not married to anything. Room is 15' 3" x 12' 6" plus a small entry alcove.

These are not so much inspiration and just visuals to help me see ideas and scale.

This one obviously is a lot lighter visually (also probably not a king) and I'd never see that much of a rug under my bed

And this is a rug I found, kind of a modern Kilim, that really speaks to me. More $ than I want to spend though so I'm still looking around.

OR.... do I just stick with smaller 3 x 5 bedside rugs and possibly a runner at the foot? Not drawn to the idea of 3 matchy rugs, 3 vintage Persians would cost more than the Kilim and could take some time to find 3 that work with each other.

Thoughts?

What's under my bed? Dust bunnies and dog toys. Our bed is very heavy solid oak. It would take 3 or 4 people to move it without scratching our hardwood. We make do with a small rug on each side of the bed and let the roomba go to town.

I have a 9x12 rug under a king sized bed. The ”top” edge of the rug begins in front of the nightstands. It extends probabaly 3 feet on each side of the bed. Then it extends 3 or 4 feet from the foot of the bed. Similar to the picture below. There is nothing under the bed. The Roomba does the cleaning under it. Because it does not touch at wall on any side, I don’t have the problem with dust building up on the edges.

nekotish our bed is solid ash and weighs a ton, too. But I put big felt pads under the feet before we set it up and it will slide with 2 people moving it.

bbstx that's how I'm envisioning a rug would be positioned in my room, too. My robo-vac doesn't get into corners well - where the feet of the bed are close to the wall for example - so I am still down on hands and knees with the brush attachment of my canister to handle that - fun times.

DLM, if all you are having to get up is dust around the feet of the bed, close to the wall, could you do it with a Swiffer duster? If you didn’t want to get on your hands and knees and drag out the vacuum, perhaps you could use one of the long handled Swiffers that bend.

We had two side rugs such as yours that were probably a little bigger and I slid part of them under the bed so as to give the illusion of carpeting right under the bed. I just preferred that look rather than wasting a whole rug that was not seen. But I also didn't like the look of seeing the hardwood under the bed.

We have a 9x12 rug under a king in a room that is really too big for the space. between the top of the rug amd the bottom of the bed are the leaves to our dining room table, Cricket’s secret stash of sog toys that Betty can’t have and a collection of dist bunnies. I clean everything out from under there at an embarrassingly sparse frequency.🐶🐶

My rug is 9x12 and fully under and around my bed with about three feet of wood flooring around three sides. Nothing underneath and i use a canister to vacuum under it every other week. Here is s rough mock up of the rug you like

here is one on black similar to your present rugs

if you look at rugs on rugs.com can virtually try their rugs out in your room

We have carpet in the bedrooms. And like Lynn, I have the under the bed storage boxes to keep the stubborn dachshund from diving under there when it's time for us to depart.

I purchase rugs from a reputable dealer. Most are old or antique....very low priced. Avoid the ones listed as distressed. Link to Beautiful Persian rugs....

My bedrooms are carpeted....but I would not hesitate to put a large Persian rug under my bed. ♥

You really want to know? Concrete, the bottom covering of the bottom mattress hanging half way off, cat toys , two stylus, and who knows what else. I sweep under there every few days and can't get some of it.

For the time being there's a large area rug that doesn't go completely under the bed, and runners on each side of the bed.

Why the concrete and shredded mattress? We had a minor flood in the master bath a few years ago and it drained into the bedroom which was carpeted. And I do like bedroom carpet but wouldn't get it again.

DS was able to rip the carpet out of the bedroom. It was one of those "I'll think about it tomorrow" events and I wasn't mentally ready to start replacing flooring in all the bedrooms so they'll match. Carpet was/is in good condition.

"Tomorrow" has come and gone and I'm still visualizing how much of a PITA it will be to move all of DH's blasted file cabinets. Six four drawer legal size sets, full of legal files that weigh a hundred pounds each, two computers, not DH's office computer, a tall and heavy wooden chest of drawers, a tall and wide wrought iron book shelf. And that's just one room. I'll think more about it tomorrow.

The shredded bottom cover where there are now great hiding places for little furry animals? I'm sure you can guess why. :) The thing is, I do need a new mattress set but not if it will get shredded.

I have carpet. So, no help there. But, i have had homes with wood floor in bedroom, with rugs on either side. I didn’t like it, because I’d either land with my feet half on the floor, or things would slide under the bed anyway.

My dream was a rug about 5-6’ wide and 12’ long, going UNDER the bed but not under the legs of the bed. It could be slid out on either side for vacuuming (or for pulling out the dachsund who doesn’t want to go to the vet).

Haha Roarah I've already done that - esalerugs and rugs,com are the same company. The scale is off on the pattern - pretty sure it isn't that big.

nicole I'll check that link - thanks.

oakley I don't have a cat and there's a small section of the lining under one of our sofas that's torn. No idea how.

Years ago I used to keep the dining table leaves under our bed, or one anyway the other stores in the table, but it was always so gross to use so now I stand it up in the back of the guest coat closet in a flannel storage bag.

bpath that's an interesting sizing idea.

DLM, I don’t know why this isn’t standard, but my grandfather had a storage thing made for the table leaves. The slots are lined with thick flannel, and they just slide in. The whole thing does stand upright in the closet, but it could be in a storeroom, basement, anywhere anywhere. What do manufacturers expect us to do with the leaves? Kind of like my steam mop that doesn’t stand up by itself, or cords on appliances with no way to store or wrap them so they flop around, they just don’t think beyond the product itself.

We have an area rug and recently purchased a Dyson stick vac which makes vacuuming under the bed much easier. One can crawl under the bed and clean under the edges of the rug but we also send the rug out for cleaning periodically which offers the opportunity for a deep clean.

I have always felt that a rug under a bed would be dust repository so only a small oriental look throw rug on one side, nothing covering the hardwood under the bed. That said, I would like to have a custom wood base with drawers under my bed with a small opening under the headboard area as there is a hw baseboard there. With felts under all the rest, I should only have to pull it away from the wall just enough to clean that area, but hopefully the rest would remain dust free. That's my plan at any rate - as I get older getting the dust from under the entire bed is a chore I want to do away with as soon as possible.

Oakley, in my somewhat limited experience, the people replacing the carpet move all of the ”stuff” out and then put it back when they are finished. You don’t have to do it. It is part of the installation price.

Nothing. Oh wait! I do have a light! Haha!! We have an adjustable bed and there is a light somewhere under there along the base. Why does someone need a light under the bed??? Maybe for those lost puppies?! We never use it, but you access it with the remote.

We have wood floors. I will never have carpet again, as long as I can help it. LOL

I'm able to vacuum under the bed and I do have a "roomba" (different brand) too. I have a baseboard cleaner thingy that has a long handle and a pad at the bottom (changeable) that dusts. It works great. I slide it in across the baseboard from one side and then do the same from the other side.

I have broadloom so I'm no help. I like the look of the positioning of the rug that @bbstx posted.

You can get sliders that work on carpet. No way would I not have wall to wall in a bedroom. I have table leaves under my bed. What I can't see doesn't bother me.

arcy we had those sliders in our rental while we built and they didn't work well with our bed. I think it's the weight.

@Tina Mariee what is this baseboard cleaner thingy - I need one.

@DLM2000-GW best i remember, its called baseboard buddy. A feather duster with a long handle might work too!

I have rugs under all of our beds. I vacuum them and get the baseboards with one of these OXO Good Griips Microfiber Extendable Dusters. I bought a total of three dusters (one pole) and vacuum it as I'm cleaning. Once done I toss in the washing machine.

I currently have stupid beige carpet, but when I didn’t have stupid beige carpet, the rug size and placement was like this one you posted:

I don’t like anything stored under beds, so ours is bare. Except for stupid beige carpet.

I use the microfiber thingy with fingers (that I bought to dust between the stacked washer/dryer) to dust the hardwood and bb under the head of the bed. I cannot pull my bed out, either, and the vacuum does not fit…

Unfortunately I have carpet and cat hair under my bed. Just haven’t been able to work myself up to have the hideous carpet removed and replaced with wood floor. In the meantime I have a good chunk of the carpet covered with this rug.

I have below in my guest room because the carpet is perfect but boring beige.

I used to store this big, flattish storage bin for wrapping paper rolls under the bed, but then we got a new bed that didn’t look right with a dust ruffle, so now it is empty under there. I have an area rug under the bed (can’t remember the size, but the bed is a king, and room is 16’ x 17’ if that helps. I (and the cleaning lady) just shove the vacuum attachment under there and hope for the best. 🤷‍♀️😂

Nini - gorgeous room! Makes me think my bedroom is way too cluttered!

@nini804....wow! Love your bedroom. ♥ Great staging....great taste!

The queen sized bed is completely blocked out underneath, sealed off from the outside with a platform scribed to the floor. Might do the same with the twin beds in the other room when the time comes.

We had a platform bed for a while in our first little house and it's nice to never worry about what's underneath!

2katz, I love the blue striped cover on your bed. Where did you find it?

@Oakley - got it last year at Kohl's. It's reversible but the simple stripe is more palatable with the pattern in the rug. I don't have anything too special in my bedroom because we share it with the cats.

Thanks, 2katz. I like the clean lines and thickness, rather, non thickness of the blanket. Is it a blanket, quilt or bedspread? I need something lightweight for my bed.

And your room is just fine. It looks lived in and cozy. I've had at least 2 cats at a time my whole life, but this bunch I have are the most destructive there are. No cat has ever gotten under the bed before and ripped up the bottom of the mattress cover! lol

@Oakley - it’s kind of a quilt. Its what I have on the bed on the summer in MN.