Living Room Rug Size Calculator
Stop guessing and stop returning rugs that are too small. Enter your room size, pick how you want your furniture arranged, and get the exact rug size that will actually make your room look pulled together.
Automatically set to a sensible default per style. Adjust it here if you want more or less bare floor showing.
Your Recommended Rug Size
How Rug Size Changes by Style
For your exact room, here’s how each arrangement style changes the recommended size.
What This Actually Means
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Expert Suggestions
How to Achieve This
Standard Rug Sizes You Can Actually Buy
Custom sizes exist but cost significantly more, so it’s worth designing your layout around one of these. Sizes that fit your room above are highlighted.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Measure your room, subtract about 18 inches from each side for wall clearance, then round to the nearest standard size such as 5×8, 6×9, 8×10, or 9×12. The exact size also depends on whether you want all furniture legs, just the front legs, or no legs sitting on the rug.
At minimum, the front legs of your sofa and chairs should rest on the rug. This is the most common and versatile approach. For a more formal, unified look, all legs on the rug works best in larger rooms.
A common rule is 12 to 18 inches of bare floor around the rug in average rooms, and up to 24 inches in larger, more open spaces. This creates a visual frame instead of the rug feeling like wall-to-wall carpet.
Yes, and it’s the most common rug mistake. A rug that doesn’t reach at least the front legs of your main furniture will look like it’s floating disconnected in the middle of the room. When choosing between two sizes, the larger one almost always looks better.
The most common retail sizes are 4×6, 5×7, 5×8, 6×9, 7×10, 8×10, 9×12, and 10×14 feet. Custom sizes exist but cost significantly more, so it’s worth designing your layout around one of these standard sizes when possible.
Estimates are for general planning purposes. Always double check your own room measurements with a tape measure before ordering a rug.