Around a round table of 130 cm, six chairs stay on a 250cm round rug even when they are pushed back. It is the diameter for dining rooms where people come for Sunday lunch, about 8ft 2in across.
In a living room the big circle draws the sofa and armchairs together and leaves the corners free. Measure first: with 30 cm of floor showing all round, the room needs a little over 3.10 m at its narrowest point. Allow 60 cm around the table top. Below that, chair legs drop off the edge every time someone stands up.
The 250cm round rug in wool, jute or long pile
- Gabbeh Uni, wool in many colours, handwoven in India
- Nele, natural jute, handwoven in India
- Nain Diane, an oriental pattern, machine-woven in Turkey
- Eddy, a dense, soft long pile, machine-woven in Turkey
Crumbs on jute? One pass of the vacuum. Rolled up, a rug this size goes up the stairs with two people, and you only unroll it in the room, where there is space to turn it until it sits centred under the table.
Nearby diameters and shapes
Larger still is the 300cm round rug. For a table of about 80 cm, the 200cm round rug is enough, and for a reading chair the 160cm round rug. Prefer right angles? Look at the rug 250x300. All sizes are on round rugs, and natural fibres on round jute rug.
Frequently asked questions
Does jute under the table scratch?
Chair legs feel nothing. Barefoot the fibre is firm but pleasant.
Which one is softest?
Eddy, with its long pile. Firmer but warm is the Gabbeh Uni in wool.