When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly.
Large rug to cover carpet.
Choose something with a different texture and or fiber like jute sisal silk.
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When laying an area rug over a hard surface such as hardwood flooring the biggest concern about the rug s movement is that it will slide around.
Needless to say the rug was plenty large enough to cover the ugly carpet.
I figured this would be about as close i was going to get to the 10 x 10 size.
This masculine combination will turn any room into an ultra sophisticated space.
One large area rug per room can cover a majority of the carpeting beneath it.
A rug over carpet.
Wood laminate flooring directly over the carpet.
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Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it.
Cover all or at least most of that ugly carpet using an area rug.
Get an area rug that covers the entire floor.
You want the rug to bring life to the floor like in laura s adorable melbourne home shown above where she layered a graphic flat weave over beige carpet and a basic tiled hearth.
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If the original carpeting still shows around the perimeter of the room select rugs that contain neutrals or colors that coordinate with the original floor covering.
We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense.
A neutral color with a cut wool pile and no heathering or interesting variation.
But when the rug arrived it ended up being about 8 x 11.
If you really hate your carpet situation and simply have to live with it there s a solution.
And i found out that the rug does stretch a bit which is not a huge issue.
In most cases wall to wall carpeting is very basic.
The only difference when the rug is going to be used over a carpet is to make sure that the color of the rug complements the color of the carpet.
Sure i d get my security deposit back but i d have to live with a disgusting 8 x 10 cover up in the meantime.