November and December are the months for refreshing your living room: the holidays arrive, summer visitors come around, and the desire for a change is strong. But there's one mistake that's repeated with every online purchase: the "stamp" rug, too small, that looks like it's floating in the middle of the room, or the sofa that looked perfect in the photo but is too bulky in real life. Choosing the right size isn't a matter of taste, but rather a matter of a few basic measuring rules. Here are the most useful ones and how to check them before you buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A rug in the living room helps to "anchor" the seating area: it unites the sofa, armchairs, and coffee table into a single ensemble. If it's too small, each piece of furniture will look isolated and the room will appear smaller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the IKEA Spain guide<\/a>, The front legs of the sofa should be inside the rug, and ideally the rug should extend about 20 cm beyond each side of the sofa. IKEA UK guide<\/a> He sums it up in another easy rule: at least one third of the sofa should be on the carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are the standard sizes you'll most often see in stores:<\/p>\n\n\n\n IKEA Canada publishes a size chart by sofa type<\/a> It ranges from 133\u00d7195 to 250\u00d7350 cm, in addition to the circular one with a diameter of 195 cm. It is useful for placing across your sofa with the recommended size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do the math with your sofa: measure its length and add about 40 cm (20 cm per side). If the result exceeds 240 cm, the 170x240 cm rug will be too small, and you should go for the 200x300 cm one. If the sofa is short and the living room is small, the 170x240 cm rug is usually sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Large sofas change the rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modular and curved sofas, which are very trendy, require you to check the measurements of each configuration: if you change the location of modules, the surface area that the carpet must cover also changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you fall in love with a model, measure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Measurements in centimeters are abstract. The real question is visual: "Will 200x300 look huge in my living room?" A good method is to combine the measurement checklist with a visual test: photograph your living room and then place the rug and sofa to scale on top of that photo. This way you can see the actual proportions before paying and waiting for delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more decorating guides in the DekorAI blog<\/a>. If you own a carpet or sofa store, get to know Home Try-On?<\/a> y Request a demo<\/a> so that your customers can try your products in their own living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, at least the front ones. According to IKEA, the front legs of the sofa should be tucked under the rug so that the seating area looks cohesive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ideally, about 20 cm on each side. With a sofa with a chaise longue, IKEA recommends that it extends 60-70 cm forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Measure the length of the sofa and add about 40 cm. Depending on the result, 170\u00d7240 or 200\u00d7300 cm are usually the reference measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both will work. The important thing is that it covers the inside of the L-shaped sofa and the coffee table; a circular one with a diameter of 195 cm works well in that case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It depends on your living room and how you move around. Mark the outline of the furniture on the floor with tape and check that you can walk around and sit comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With AI-powered visualization tools like Home Try-On, which display the product to scale over a photo of your own space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A rug that's too small and a sofa that doesn't fit are the most common scaling mistakes when buying online. This guide compiles IKEA's measuring rules: front legs on the rug, 20 cm margin on each side, 170\u00d7240 and 200\u00d7300 cm sizes, examples with a chaise longue and corner sofa, and how to check the proportions on a photo of your living room.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[528,533,359,537,531,530],"class_list":["post-7627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diseno-de-interiores","tag-alfombras","tag-guia-de-compra","tag-home-try-on","tag-living","tag-medidas","tag-sofas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tMost common carpet sizes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sofa with chaise longue or corner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How to choose the size of a sofa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Common scaling errors when buying online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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From centimeter to image: try before you buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do the sofa legs go on the carpet?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How much should the rug extend over the sofa?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What size rug should I get for a 3-seater sofa?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Round or rectangular rug with a corner sofa?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How much space should be left between the sofa and the coffee table?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How can I visualize a piece of furniture in my home before buying it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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