How to Choose a Rug For Your Home

0:01 if you're trying to redecorate any room in your house rugs can be a big part of what can make the room look really pulled together it's something that interior designers use and I'm going to try to help you see how to choose the right rug for your space we're going to talk about why you want to choose a rug how to choose a rug and where to find one so first let's start with why to choose a rug rugs are a great way to help set the color palette in your room it still is a really great way to make your space feel more cozy and if you have an open floor plan it's also a great way to define areas in your large room so the two reasons why you want to choose a rug are because it really changes the way your room feels and it can really help you with your color palette how to choose a rug so the first thing I'm going to talk about is you

0:47 need to figure out what size you want to use and one of my favorite ways to do this is to use a floor planning tool and Pottery Barn has a free one all you have to do is go in and set the dimensions of your room and you can try out rugs in there to see how it's going to feel in a bedroom there are a couple of different ways to determine the size Rug there's full coverage in the bed bedroom that means it's going most of the way under the bed and if you have seating in your bedroom the legs of whatever your chairs are are on the rug and when you step out of the bed you land on the rug that's also the most expensive option because it's the biggest rug the second option is beside the bed you can put rugs on one side of the bed depending on where your rug is placed or on both sides of

1:33 the bed but it's really important in a bedroom that you are able to step out of bed onto the rug the third option is to put the rug partially under one end of the bed what you don't want to do is put it under the very bottom of your bed where there's no way your feet are going to hit it because then when you walk into the room what it looks like is I couldn't afford the rug that I wanted so I got this little one instead you can find really affordable rugs so I encourage you not to size down in the bedroom in the living room you want to get a rug that is big enough where all of the pieces of furniture your couch your chairs have at least their front legs on the rug in your dining room the size Rug depends on the size of your table you want to have your chairs that are when they're pushed into the table

2:19 you want to have at least 18 inches behind that where the rug extends so that when you push your chair back away from the table it doesn't fall off the rug the second thing I'm going to talk about is the material rugs come in lots of different materials and the material is one of the things that drastically impacts the price of the rug wool rugs tend to be the most expensive but for that reason they're also the most durable and believe it or not one of the most easy to clean you can find wool rugs that have been around for centuries there are lots of different weaves of wool there's hand knotted which is not a very soft kind of weave or there's tufted wool rugs and those are more soft under your feet there's also so a lot of synthetic rugs and this is where you can really find some Bargains because you can get a really big rug for sometimes

3:05 just $200 but they don't last as long and they don't wear as well so you have to factor that into your decision if a rug is something that you want to move from house to house consider getting one that's a little bit more expensive and I'm going to talk a little bit about washable rugs I'm sure that you've seen ruggable I'm not denying they make some pretty rugs but I don't like to put a washable rug under Furniture because I don't want to move my furniture every time I need to spill something on the rug I'd rather get out my little green machine and clean it so I don't like washable rugs for any place except for the bathroom and in front of my kitchen sink where I can easily pull it up and put it in the washing machine now I'm going to talk a little bit about color if in many cases

3:52 a rug might be one of the first things that you choose for your room especially if you're going to use it to help set your color palette one of the things you want to consider and I have a client that's really struggling with this is you want to make sure the rug complements the furniture that you plan to keep so if you have a neutral couch let's say and you're looking for a rug for your living room that leaves the options pretty much wide open for colors of the rug so you can pick one where you really love the color and let that set your color palette but let's say you have a piece of furniture that has a very specific color to it in this case she has a mineral green couch and it's new it's in great shape it's it's not always a good idea to order a rug online if you have a really tricky color sometimes if you can order a sample I

4:39 know some rug companies like rugs direct will send you an 18inch sample of the rug or if it's a retail store where you can go in with a pillow from your couch or from your chair or from your bed so that's the how you want to First figure out the size then figure out the material and then start looking at colors now let's talk about some of my favorite places to to find rugs and it really depends a little bit on the price a couple of places where I really love to shop for rugs are rugs direct and boutique rugs at many websites have options where you can actually take a picture of your room and try the rug on in your space right there on the website you upload your photo you choose the rug and it'll show you how it looks in your room I also really like Pottery Barn if you have a little bit extra to spend on

5:24 your rug and I love to find rugs on Etsy because you can find one-of-a-kind rugs on there let's talk about when to choose a rug I think rugs are one of the first things to choose for your room because it can really impact your furniture placement and if you're buying new pieces you want to buy things that coordinate with the rug especially if you're using it to set your color palette so if you have any questions about rugs for your specific room leave a comment below because rugs are one of my favorite things to choose for a room I think they can make the biggest impact