If you need to go with a slightly smaller rug it should cover at least the area under the bed and give you a good 6 12 at the foot more if you have a bench or chest at the foot of your bed.
Diagonal rug placement bedroom.
If you make it into square or rectangular shape you can only see the boring and boxy arrangement.
Here below are some examples of the area rug placements together with my comments which i hope will help you with your own choices of the area rugs for your bedroom.
We are placing a rug in our master suite and the room is rectangular in shape 13 2 x 17 7 with a king size bed.
Layering one rug diagonally over another is a comfortable way to add more floor coverage and color to a room without giving up the traditional rug placement we re all used to.
Photos to inspire you to tilt your rug to a diagonal orientation.
If you want to make the placement of the living room unique and fun you can apply the tips on how to arrange furniture diagonally.
Bedroom rug placement should offer plenty of leeway along the sides of the bed at least 24 36 as we see with the above.
Based on the shape of the room we would place the rug to go with the shape of the room 9x 12 rug but this only gives 13 of rug on either side of the bed.
Diagonal rugs also work wonders when you have to put your tv in an unideal location forcing you to arrange your furniture at an odd angle.
The bed is on the shorter wall because of doors and windows in the room.