Three Popular Area Rug Shapes

When choosing a nice area rug for any room in your home, it's important to choose one that is not only the right match for your decor, but the right size and shape as well. Many times a square rug is not quite right for a room, and other times nothing else will do. Fortunately it's easy choosing an area rug that is the right shape! While there are many different shapes of area rugs, the top three popular area rug shapes are oval, round and square. Here we'll go over the best rooms for each of these shapes.

Oval Rugs: This shape of rug is most often found in rooms where you want a soft, relaxed feel, such as in bedrooms and dens. Because they don't have any "sharp" corners, they create a sense of calm and serenity. Oval rugs are also great for entryways, because they welcome guests to your home and make them feel more welcome.

Round Rugs: Most often found in smaller sizes, round rugs are great for small rooms such as bathrooms and pantries, and have a super useful feel. They are great for keeping your feet warm on cold bathroom tile, and ideal for marking where the laundry hamper goes. And an extra bonus is that the smallest ones are great fun for little ones to play with!

Square Rugs: These are by far the style of area rugs most easily found in stores. Expensive, antique rugs that have been hand woven are almost always square, making this shape one that reminds people of luxury and wealth. Great for areas such as studies and dining rooms, they are great for encouraging orderliness and efficiency with their straight lines.

When choosing an area rug, it's always a good idea to decide what feel you want the room to have, and choose an area rug shape that matches. Oval for relaxation, round for usefulness, and square for efficiency. And of course, be sure to get the right size for your room! The area rug should accentuate the room, not overpower it or be too small to be noticed.