Rug Under Dining Table Size

10 chair dining room tables need a 10x14.

Rug under dining table size.

The correct size for you will depend on the dimensions of your dining table. Because dining tables vary widely in shape and size there is no one perfect size of rug for all dining rooms. For a round or square 4 chair dining table you should look at a square rug that measures 8 x 8 feet or a round rug measuring 8 feet in. Most breakfast nook tables have a 7 to 8 foot round or octagon rug.

Find rugs of any shape or size on our rug collections page. For a 6 chair rectangular dining table you would typically need a rectangular 8 x 10 feet rug. While your table size and space limitations may actually dictate the size of the rug your dining room can accommodate here are a few rules of thumb to remember when making your purchase. Ideally your dining room rug should be about four feet longer and wider than your table.

A wide area of rug at least 24 inches should extend all the way around the dining table when all your guests are seated with the chairs tucked in. This measurement is the minimum diameter of a round rug or the. A dining room rug should have at least 24 inches of extra room on all sides of the dining table to allow enough space for guests to pull out chairs without tripping over the rug. 6 chair dining room tables need an 8x10 8 chair dining room tables need a 9x12.

You need 18 to 24 inches on each side so you and your guests can slide chairs out without worrying about falling off the edge of the rug. 8x10 or 8x11 is probably the size that 80 of people use in their dining areas. Measure the length of the table add twice the chair depth and add 10 inches for the minimum length of a rectangular or oval rug.