Seems like the larger size will work, but depends on furniture and layout. Are you keeping all of the same furniture? Once you have the layout, you’ll be able to measure to see what size works. Your “new room” is beautiful!

Thanks Susan. we are well beyond budget so are taking new furniture slowly . for now, Only the sofa will stay for a bit.

i have read though from some of The professionals here that rug size should largely be considered against the rooms size vs furniture, but of course is a mix. Do you think the 10x14 looks too small?

Following the rule that the front legs of all the furniture should be on the rug, the current size works. And if you will be changing out some furniture in the future, better to wait until that happens before purchasing a new rug.

I think the 10x 14 looks small. I think you could go bigger than 12x16 if you wanted to.

It's difficult to get anything wider than 12', but some carpet is made in 13' widths. In this case I think wider would be better. Go to a carpet store and ask them what they have in wider widths. You can have that cut to 16' on the other dimension and edges bound to make an area rug.

Besides the size of the room, the rug is dependent on the layout of your furnishings. Some rugs can be ordered in custom sizes.

Agree with kandrewspa, you can have broadloom cut and serged to a custom dimension. If you can find a broadloom store that sells remnants the price can be very reasonable for a quality rug.

Thank you! i always assumed that these custom rugs can still be a few thousand dollars for a size this large. does anyone have a ballpark $/sqft for a very high quality broadloom?

You might have a room big enough (now without the stain border) to handle two discrete sitting/activity areas. Maybe you can use your old rug plus another. Where are you putting the TV? Where will the sectional go? I really like what you did with the fireplace.

I only know the price of the ones I have, which are nice wool broadloom but not, say, Stark price range. This was several years ago, so with inflation it will be more. My rugs are smaller, say 11 or 12 X 13 or 14 . With the serged edging and a felt pad, plus labor to measure, deliver and put in place (including furniture being moved) I think they were in the $1400 range. So $10 square foot?

Stark 100% Wool Melton Wilton weave bound in a 10+ x 10+ foot custom size was about $3800 a few years ago so by extrapolation something 12x16 could be about $7000.

A tufted 90% wool 10% wool bond would be between $5000-6000.

This are both imported from Italy.

The 100% wool Wilton weave is going to wear more or less like a Persian rug in my experience. although it is not hand woven.

This sort of rug is obviously an investment. Not for people who like to change things a lot, unless they have high budgets.

Figure out where the furniture is going first. The front legs need to be on the rug, but you can also have two seating areas in a room this large. Our Great Room overwhelmed me when I first walked into my house without furniture. But we divided it into two seating areas. One has a 9x12 rug, the other an 8x10, so the right answer isn’t immediately apparent.

Go to a local carpet place to price out a bound custom cut piece. The prices from @palimpsest seem very high to me.

Great floor! And good redo of your fireplace.

The prices I referenced were based on actual quotes, so they are high, but they aren't high guesses. I quoted this because the question was about "very high quality broadloom" and I would put 100% wool Wilton weave imported from Italy in this category. That doesn't mean that there aren't a bunch of decent quality tufted broadloom options out there for less. I guess you have to define very high quality--which can mean different things to different people, and what a very high price is, which can also mean different things. I think those quotes are expensive but that's what they were.

Rugs from RH are hand knotted, but in this size you can also pay $5000-7000 pretty easily too. And there are lots of less pricey options there, too.

The thing to do when getting broadloom cut is to optimize what you are getting. If the mill width is 13.5', you might as well size it as close to the mill with by as close to whatever running yard amount works for the room:

If you got a 12x16 exactly for example, you would be wasting 1.5 feet along the length and you might have to buy 6 running yards (18 feet) to cut it down to 16. So there would be waste at the end. Some carpets you can by in increments of yards though.

But if a 13.5 foot width by slightly under 15 foot length would do the trick, then you would be utilizing everything you bought. The less expensive the carpet the less you have to be concerned about waste, money wise.

The binding also adds to the cost. The least expensive option is to use twill tape that matches or blends with the pile, color matched serging is more expensive, and decorative binding more expensive again.

I just had wool custom-bound rugs priced. An 11’ x 10’ ranged from $1700 to $3200 and these were all lovely, high quality wool rugs. That seemed reasonable in price to me.

I think the 10 x 14 is too small and 12 x 16 would elevate the look and feel of the room. BTW, you've done a beautiful update with the fireplace and floors. A couple of ideas: since you love the rug you have now, you can consider layering it on top of a relatively inexpensive low pile, plain 12 x 16 until you've lived in the space and figured out what you want to do about the rest of the furniture. Or, if only the sectional is staying for now, you may want to turn the rug, make the TV and seating it's own group. You can then add chairs and side table closer to the fireplace and make a separate small seating group without a rug.

That's why I mentioned remnants of wool broadloom. In exchange for a smaller selection, you pay a lower price. Of course, the binding and padding would be the same price. I'm fortunate to have a retailer who sells remnants nearby. Remnants doesn't mean tiny pieces, there could be a hundred yards at a remnant price. It's also a way to get a discount on installed carpeting.