Top tips to help you choose a rug

Want to give somewhere in your home an upgrade that combines beauty for your eyes and comfort for your feet? Here are some tips to help you choose which rug or rugs will suit you best.

A child lies on a rug on the floor drawing on a roll of paper which has one end on a black NORDVIKEN extendable table.

How big should your rug be?

In a seating area, a really large rug can sit underneath your sofa and armchairs. Or you could put just their front legs on a more medium-size rug. With a smaller rug, you can put your seating around it. In your dining area, it’s best to choose a rug that’s big enough for your chairs, including when they're pulled out from the table.

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Two HAVSTA coffee tables sit on a rug with a HÄRLANDA sofa, two pouffes and two rattan armchairs at the edges of the rug.

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It's easy to make a bigger rug

If you want a larger rug, you can make one by putting two rugs together. Rugs help you create different zones in a room, like a TV zone or a dining area. So putting two together also helps you make a bigger zone. Or you could even go for a wall-to-wall carpet feeling by putting a lot of rugs together.

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SVALSTA nest of tables, a set of two, stand on two rugs placed together in front of a VIMLE sofa under a RISBYN pendant lamp.

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Pile or flatwoven?

Pile rugs feel soft and cozy and many help reduce noise in your home because dense, thick pile absorbs sound. Flatwoven rugs are thinner which makes them a good choice in your kitchen or dining area because it's easy to move your chairs in and out and also to vacuum up crumbs.

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A woman’s feet stepping out of bed onto a dark gray LINDKNUD rug. She is wearing light blue pajama bottoms.

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How to pick a rug you love

Do you want to go for a bold style statement or make a big splash with your favorite color? Or do you want something low-key that blends in with the rest of your home furnishings? There are a lot of options in the IKEA range to help you find a rug you love.

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Seating in an L-shape, beside a VONSBÄK rug, with covers that reach to the floor and lots of cushions on top.

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Protection against slipping

An anti-slip underlay does more than cut the risk of anyone slipping. It also helps keep the rug in place when you’re vacuuming it. The thicker STOPP FILT rug underlay with anti-slip, shown here, also makes thinner rugs feel softer and protects both the floor and the rug from wear.

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Two LOHALS flatwoven rugs on a floor. One rug has an upturned corner showing STOPP FILT rug underlay with anti-slip under it.

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Rugs that help your kids play

Kids love to play on the floor, so with a rug, you can make your kids' room cozier, and make playtime more comfortable. Some rugs even have patterns that your kids can use in their games. IKEA children's rugs are designed to match the rest of our children's range, too.

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An UPPTÅG rug with a large boat motif lies near a bed. Toys including a wooden train set have been placed on the rug.

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