What size rug for dining room?

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How to Choose the Right Dining Room Rug Size - Living Cozy

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How to Size a Rug for Your Dining Room | Rugs Direct

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Dining Table Rug Size Chart To Improve Your Dining Room - Spoak

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Answer

Here is the best size rug for a dining room, based on the dimensions of your dining table:

• For a 2-seater dining table, use a 4'x6' rug1.
• For a 4-person dining table around 3'x3' or 3' in diameter, use an 8'x10' rectangular rug or an 8'x8' square rug13.
• For a 6-person dining table at least 5'x3', use a 6'x9' or 8'x10' rectangular rug13.
• For an 8-person dining table around 3'x6' or 4'x6', use a 9'x12' rectangular rug13.
• For a 10-person dining table measuring 4'-6"x10', use a 10'x14' rectangular rug1.

The rug should be 18-24 inches larger on all sides than your table12. This allows chairs to be pulled out while remaining fully on the rug. Round tables look best with round rugs, while rectangular rugs work well for oval tables3. The rug should be at least 2 feet smaller than the room on each side2. Common rug sizes for dining rooms include 5'x8', 8'x10', 9'x12', and 12'x15'3. The average dining room rug size is 9'x12'23. Measure your room and table carefully, then shop for the ideal rug size to fit your space and create a cohesive, functional dining area1235.

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• 00:00 Even if you have the most beautiful rug, it all falls by the wayside if you don't have the right size of rug. Area rugs define your space. In a dining room the rug centralizes the table and chairs acting like a foundation, a base or a landing for your furniture. But the most important thing about a dining room rug is the size. Let's discuss the number one rule! With dining rooms, the key is to have comfortable space for your chairs to move in and out beneath the table without getting caught on the rug. Here's a dining room with a three foot by six foot table in the center of the room. And here we have an area rug that sits under the table comfortably. But you'll notice that the chairs are sitting half on and half off.

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• 00:45 So this rug is too small. But here we add 24 inches to each size of the table. It's important that you add to each side of the table not just two feet to the length and width. This will give you the minimum space your rug should cover and will allow space for your chairs to move in and out without getting caught on the rug. So in this case we need an area rug that spans the space of 7 feet by 10 feet. This size might be difficult to find so I'd round up to an 8 by 10 area rug. This rug here, albeit beautiful, is too close to the table size. You can see that the chairs are already on the edge of the rug.

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• 01:25 So if you were to pull out the chair, sit and then adjust the chair closer to the table, you'll be sitting half on and half off the carpet making it awkward and uncomfortable. Unlike these images here... there's plenty of room around the table for the chairs to move in and out. So here's your take away: In the dining room, the rug centralizes the table and chairs acting like a foundation or a landing for your furniture. It's not enough to have a rug that just fits your table and chairs. The rule is to always add 24 inches to each side of your dining room table to allow you to move your chairs in and out freely without getting caught on the rug.

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