Placing A Rug Under The Whole Bed Frame

How to place a rug under a bed.

Placing a rug under the whole bed frame.

Anchor the rug beneath the foot of the bed by tucking at least a foot of the rug under the bed. For this you can use a padding for rugs and even special grips that they sell for the padding. Some people don t want to use a large rug under the bed but still want a soft place to land when getting out of bed. Depending upon the size of the room there can be more rug extension around the bed but not less which would make the rug look insignificant being covered mostly by the bed.

A general rule of thumb suggests that an area rug should always extend at least 18 inches to 24 inches from the sides and from the foot of a queen size and a king size bed. Ideally your rug will be wide enough to extend at least a few inches on either side of the bed s width. One of the most common ways to break the rugs under beds rule is by using a smaller rug and positioning it near the foot of the bed. For an area rug to look balanced under a bed it should be large enough to extend beyond the sides of the bed at least 18 inches for a king or queen bed and at least 12 inches for a full or twin bed.

A 12 foot by 15 foot rug will look balanced under the longer california king size bed and this size area rug will even fit under nightstands. As far as the under bed rug i like pelts either natural or faux instead of a rug that goes all the way under the bed. Make sure that the rug itself doesn t slide. If the head of your bed meets the wall the rug should start about a foot away.