Rug size visualizer

With the front legs on the rug, a 200 × 300 cm rug suits most three-seaters: it reaches past both arms and leaves room for a coffee table in front. In US sizes that's a 6 × 9 ft rug for a standard 84-inch sofa, with 8 × 10 ft the roomier choice. With all the legs on, go up to 240 × 340 cm (8 × 10 ft). A rug floating in front of the sofa can be 160 × 230 cm (5 × 8 ft), as long as it's at least as wide as the sofa.

Lay the rug under the lower two thirds of the bed, starting just in front of the nightstands, so it reaches at least 40 cm (16 in) past each side and the foot. For a European double that's a 200 × 300 cm rug, for a US queen a 6 × 9 ft one; a king with all its legs on the rug needs 240 × 340 cm (8 × 10 ft, since a 10 ft side across the bed clears a 76-inch king by nearly 2 ft).

Front legs on is the common choice: it ties the sofa and the coffee table together without needing a huge rug. All legs on suits a big room, where the rug frames the whole seating area. Floating works when the rug is small or the sofa is against a wall with little space in front. The tool shows all three in the same room, so you can judge them.

Leave about 30 cm (12 in) of bare floor between the rug and the walls, or a bit more in a big room. A rug that runs wall to wall reads as carpet, and one that's too small makes the furniture look as if it's slipping off. The tool flags a size as too big when it leaves less than 30 cm to a wall of the room you set under More options.

In Europe, rugs are mostly sold in 120 × 170, 160 × 230, 200 × 300, 240 × 340 and 300 × 400 cm. In the US, in 5 × 8, 6 × 9, 8 × 10, 9 × 12 and 10 × 14 ft. The tool snaps its answer to these, since a rug that's 10 cm too short for the rule is rarely worth passing over if the next size up doesn't fit your room.

Yes. Upload your floor plan and UploadFloorplan turns it into a 3D room with its walls, doors and windows. Drag the sofa, the bed and the rug in at their real sizes and see how they sit together. A free account is enough.