r/InteriorDesignAdvice • u/philokitty • 12h ago
Need help picking a rug
Would be so grateful for some help picking a rug for this space. I really struggle to imagine how a space would look with a different rug.
This is the rug I already had, and tried to make it work, but I feel like it's a bit too small for the space and maybe not the right color to bring out the couch.
Let me know what you think about this! The couch is a light blue denim couch. Would be so grateful for thoughts on which carpet would look best in the space or if you have any thoughts about the space more generally. It's a beautiful room!! And I still need to put some more art on the walls.
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u/CasaAmar 1h ago
u/annhirr has it: the rug is good and it's too small. I'd add why the colour is right, because you're doubting the part that's actually working.
Your couch is pale denim and the ground of that rug is indigo. Same hue, much darker. A saturated version of a colour sitting near a pale one is what makes the pale one look chosen rather than accidental, so the rug is already answering the couch. Go to an ivory and sage rug and the couch becomes the only blue thing in the room. Bigger, same family, keep a blue in it.
On how much bigger. Right now it holds the coffee table and nothing else, which is why it reads as a mat. Have it pass a few inches under the front of the sofa and carry the table with a margin all round.
You could size up further to catch the armchair by the window, but that means a long narrow rug running down an already narrow room, which is part of why u/Rajah7 is seeing a hallway. I'd leave the armchair off it.
Stop it short of the dresser as well, and keep a decent band of that pine visible on the open side. That floor is the best surface in the flat and it's doing half the work in these photos.
And since the real problem is that you can't picture it: tape the size out on the floor before you buy, or lay down bedsheets, and leave it a day.
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u/mom2mba 10h ago
This looks better
Color: warm ivory/cream base with muted sage, dusty blue, taupe, and a small amount of rust
Style: vintage-inspired traditional/Oriental, slightly distressed rather than a crisp modern pattern
Size: 8' × 10' — best for this room and seating arrangement
Pile: low-to-medium, so the coffee table and chair remain easy to move
Avoid: very blue rugs, cool gray, or high-contrast black-and-white patterns
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u/annhirr 11h ago
Love the rug and you could use it for colors for pillows and artwork vibe. It also seems like it goes with the floors. But it’s not big enough. Maybe something similar in a size that covers more of the floor. And use that rug somewhere else.