Inspiration/Prestaged Measures

What size rug should I get?

Find the right proportions for a living room, dining area, bedroom or hallway. Enter your measurements and get three considered options — from the smallest that works to a more generous expression.

1 · Choose a room

2 · Enter measurements in centimetres

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Sofa type
Prestaged recommends
200 × 300 cm

Lets the rug carry the seating group and gives calmer proportions.

Sofa 220 cm · Room 380 × 520 cm
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To-scale plan: 200 × 300 cm rug (long side across the room) in a room measuring 380 × 520 cm.
Alternatives

Why this size?

The long side of the rug is about 80 cm wider than the sofa, leaving room for the front legs of the sofa on the rug.

Ideally let the front legs of the sofa stand on the rug. A rug that stops just in front of the sofa often makes the furniture feel separated.

Common mistakes
  • The rug stops in front of the sofa.
  • The rug is narrower than the sofa.
  • The rug is sized only around the coffee table.

Prestaged Measures gives guidelines for proportion and placement. The room's architecture, furnishing and the rug's exact shape may mean a different size suits better.

The sizes are common retail measurements, not a complete market standard.