Area Rugs 101: How to Choose and Place Rugs in Every Room

Seated with Furniture Row · Aug 18, 2025 · 55m · transcript

Area rugs do more than decorate—they define zones, protect floors, and pull a room together. In this episode, Barb and Jessa break down how to pick the right rug by material and construction, how to size and place rugs for living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms, when to consider washable options, and clever layering and cleaning tips. Plus: what “knot count” really means, why dining rooms deserve bigger rugs, and the easy placement rules designers actually use. What You’ll Learn

00:00 Welcome + Why rugs feel “controversial,” what rugs do for a room, and a fun myth-busting icebreaker.

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