A question from Mary showed up as a comment on my master bedroom today. Mary asked, ?Is the bed a king or a queen" And then, what size is the rug"”  I replied: ?My bed is a California King which is 72? in width x 84? in length. It is 4 inches longer but 4 inches narrower than a king size bed. The rug is 94? x 130? which allows for visible border around the bed frame, 22? on either side of the bed and about 30? past the foot of the bed to make room for the two small benches that live there.?  The question prompted a great topic! Let’s take a closer look at layering rugs under beds.
Area rugs are a great way to add pattern and/or softness to a bedroom space. When looking to layer a rug under your full, queen, or king size bed, ideally you want one that extends a few feet beyond the bed on all sides to create a nice visible border. There are no hard and fast rules on size and it?s okay if the rug doesn?t go all the way to the wall underneath the nightstands. Personally I think a rug looks best under a bed when it?s layered in front of the nightstands exposing the flooring underneath them and stretching in front of the length of the nightstands on either side of the bed.
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To achieve this look, use the size of your nightstands as your guide for width on each side of the bed. The border formed around your bedfr...