No one can tell you what size rug without knowing the dimensions of the room. The photo doesn't give enough information.

Post a floor plan with all dimensions noted--walls, windows, door openings.

I only want the rug under the bed so why do the windows or size of the room matter?

Well without knowing the width of the alcove, and the size of the bed and of the room it's difficult to determine. But if you don't want to tell us, then just take a guess, because that's all anyone will be doing here.

Nope. Based on the location of the bed in the alcove this room calls for wall to wall carpet. An area rug is not going to work in this situation.

" My bed, California King, ( 72 wide, 84 L ) will sit in an alcove and I need a rug" My room isn't ready but it's exactly like this"

"I bought new end tables........., what size?!"

The image above? I've never seen a bed more poorly placed in a room. Ever!

How big is the room above with the alcove, and where exactly is the alcove within this bedroom .

What are the other two sides ? Windows?

UNTIL you show a drawing of the entire room, walls and windows each having a dimension,

Nobody can answer your question.

This below will turn out to be 100% wrong, as well.....

"I only want the rug under the bed so why do the windows or size of the room matter?"

You do not want it only under the bed, you want it proportional to the room on whole. ALL of the room "matters".

I understand all the room matters, the room is about 26 feel long from the bathroom door to the opposite end and about 15 feet wide. 11 foot ceiling. The bed is in about 12 feet of the room. It’s meant to be a combination retreat /bedroom I think.

Sorry the double door to the right goes into the entry hall. There are 3 evenly spaced tall windows on the outside wall opposite

Pictures of it, we only moved in a month ago so still getting stuff put away

Congrats on your new home. I hope you're enjoying it.

You have several armoires and I would see if you can line them all up on one wall together if you can. Currently, the one by the bed seems to crowd that area, so I'd get it moved to the other side if you can.

Now for the rug... without exact measurements it is hard to say with certainity what size you need, but here's some things to consider. It looks, however, like you should be able to use a 9'x6' rug, with the 9' being the width of the bed and the 6' the length of the bed. Place it so it extends about a few inches out from the bench. It doesn't appear that an 8 x 10 rug would work. If you should have room for a slightly bigger rug you can do a custom rug, which can be pricier than standard sizes. Some (not all) carpet stores will cut a piece of carpet to your size and hem the sides, which can be a cheaper options depending on what carpet you select. You won't see much of the rug's patterns as most will be under the bed, so don't select spend gobs of money on a beautiful rug - save that for something else.

Random thoughts:

• Bev gave you some drawings of rug size options for a king bed. Pick one of them; don't get a 6x9 rug, it will be much too small.
• It's amazing how much bigger the room looked in the first photo.
• What is the item to the left of the armoire on the far wall?
• seems like there's too much furniture in the room--do you have closets?

Normally for a king bed, you need at least a 9 x 12 or a 10 x 14, but the alcove does make this difficult. I understand the dilemma after seeing your photos. Doesn’t look like you can get either size high enough up on the bed - up where the pillows start - so that when you get out of bed, your feet are on the rug . That should be your goal. May need a custom width….? There are patterned wall-to-wall carpets - binding is inexpensive, or some stores will do custom border rugs with a border of two colors. I think Carpet One stores still do those, although it might not work here. Your wood floors are really pretty, and seems a shame to cover them up with wall-to-wall.
And I’d hate to co

Emily. They aren’t all armoires. Our bedroom set was a pier unit hence the 2 pieces at the end, light piece and triple mirror on the floor. Was too big for the arched area so am trying to sell those pieces. If we put it all together on that wall it really makes the room awkward plus a long walk to the bathroom, lol. The dresser and one armoire we are keeping. When the pieces sell I may move the other one

Here is how it looked in the house we moved from

Can you place something else in the alcove and move the bed to another wall?

Place the dresser in the alcove.

Depending the clearance dimensions you have two alternate locations for the bed.

You mentioned you will be selling pieces and if so, only test locations of remaining pieces. I’d give up proximity to bathroom to achieve the optimal layout. You are probably anxious to get room settled, but when we moved in I had quickly determined where our bed would go. A few years!!! later it dawned on me there was a better option. Testing might help get a better sense both functionally and visually.

Read previous: )

and note please...

You have options with above, to use ....the TWO ARMOIRES , one on either side of bath entry above in drawing, flip chair and ottoman to other side of bed..and you add a console to niche or use whatever was behind the bed as your previous set up FOR a console.

You don't toss furnishings without a p.l.a.n and planning to stuff a new bed into the niche? Sorry...not the best: ) of looks for an overly generous space.

Here the tweak below, Larger rug, 12 x 20 rug and both your armoires, dresser at the left entry wall.

Actually, nothing left to "sell " unless you want to. And you could have kept the regular KING bed....added a headboard.

A cozier more welcoming space will come from the larger rug, and avoiding the vacuous effect of a lot of case pieces in view, with no major SOFTNESS of a beautiful bed at center. It will provide the room a "waistline"/center it dearly needs.

Thanks, Jan, for showing how not placing the bed in the alcove works better.

FYI - your room - "not being ready to be photographed" -looks better than the photo of the bedroom that you initially posted. We all (at least most of us) understand how rooms look during the "moving in" process. It takes a bit to get settled.

Also - the photo you originally posted is a distorted view of the size of the room - I assume it's an MLS photo.

Question - are there three windows along the wall across from the entry door? Looks like there is a window on both sides of the dresser + one over the the chair.

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Three windows , DAMMIT my mistake in the piece it together info of her words, her pics and all.

window far left and far right.AND MIDDLE NOT SHOWN

ANSWER?

Window treatment/ curtains as wide as the Cal King bed and side tables.......would STILL be better than the bed slammed in a niche!

For real help......drawing, measure, etc accuracy, is worth fifty thousand WORDS.

MEA CULPA.

Actually, she said "three evenly spaced tall windows on the outside wall...."

Which just goes to show that without all the information, it's almost impossible to give advice.

I wonder if you could change the entry so that you came in from hall to alcove area and the put bed in the “sitting” area.

You are correct Diana! Scouring every word, while attempting to scroll pics! A drawing and dimensions helps us help the OP.....on the first try.

also with 3 windows the bed would not be in the center of the room, so which side?

Jan just told you--put curtains on the center window and place the bed in the center of the wall. Re-read her post.

Thanks for all the suggestions, we will definitely try to implement the ideas

@Lainey Stern

and to all who may pass..........as this woman ( yes, me ) WILL go to her grave screaming ?

No room is "sort of like", about "this much by that much"

If you want the really accurate answers? The real possibilities? You get the big tape measure.

All the walls, all the windows, how much space left of a window , right of a window, how DEEP is the niche?

What size are the matching armoires?, the dresser?!

When you take the time to do this? You are the beneficiary.....WE will not be sleeping in the room. We are not IN your room.

Measure it, print it, fill it in and scan and post.

xoxoxoxoxo

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You still have not come back with exact.........feet and inches.

Which might get you even better and more exacting information in return

Jan when did you start signing xoxoxo 😂 everyone needs an xo these days so nice touch.

LOL!!!!!!!!

Probably a humorous reaction to being labeled MEAN girl? hahaaahahahaahah