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Dan Thomas
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Area Rugs
The most common area rug size is the 4' x 6 ' and the 4 ' x 9 '. This size
area rug works great for
under coffee tables, perhaps on a hardwood or
laminate floor.
Another larger size is the 8 ' x 10 ' area rug. Depending on your room they
will cover either a large amount of floor space or perhaps the whole room.
In deciding to use an area rug you must know the size of the area to be
covered. Smaller area rugs are great for areas such as hearths, beside a bed,
by the kitchen sink or they can be used to just ad color and warmth by using
color.
In a living room you most likely would place the area rug in front of the
sofa and under the coffee table.
If you are thinking of placing an area rug on hardwood floors you would
want to make sure that you leave a border of hardwood floor about 8 inches or
20 centimeters around the area rug.
It is acceptable to use more than one area rug. If you a placing an area
rug in the dining room make sure that if you pull out the chairs them both
feet of the chair remain on the rug.
