According to loloi you have three main options for living rooms of various sizes.
Rug too small for living room.
For smaller living rooms you have two options.
This way it doesn t look like the room is crowding the rug.
Design by kristen hutchins via hgtv.
If your living room is smallish and your sofa is up against a wall then you can float a 6 9 rug in front of it.
For mid sized rooms go with a larger rug like an 8 by 10 and place your large anchor.
This works especially well if a sofa is up against a wall.
The ideal size for this option is a 9 by 12 foot rug or larger.
Several rugs make a small room look crowded.
Almost any rug that feels just a bit too small can be stretched into service with a layer beneath that s at least a bit larger.
For some reason this doesn t look awkward or too small probably because the seating area already feels grounded and intimate because the room is smallish and the wall is helping ground everything.
It might be worth buying the higher end rug in a 5 8 and layering it over a much less expensive 8 10 neutral fiber rug.
In a smaller space you can also opt to have only the front legs of the furniture sitting on the rug.
You can go with a smaller rug like a 5 by 8 that can float in the.
If you use a cowhide.
A rug that is too small forces your furniture to be closer together leaving the room feeling unbalanced and creating the feeling of wasted empty space kirk recommended using painter s tape and exact measurements to create mock outlines on your floor so you can envision how the rug might look in your space.