5 Tips For Buying the Perfect Area Rug

Sometimes an area rug can be hard to pick out just simply because of the shape of your room. If your room is not a typical square or rectangle space, no worries! Kara said, "For odd-sized rooms, use a bound carpet that can be made larger by seaming two pieces together. [It can also be] cut to fit odd-angled walls or fireplace cutouts."

She also reminded us that carpet stores are often more than happy to make a home visit to measure a template for a custom rug if needed. "Stanton Carpet makes great geometric patterns that can be used as bound area rugs [too]!"