How To Lay An Area Rug Over Carpet

You may be laying down an area rug because you can t stand the color of the existing wall to wall carpet such as in a rental unit but trust us it will look much worse if you just throw down a rug.
How to lay an area rug over carpet. The only difference when the rug is going to be used over a carpet is to make sure that the color of the rug complements the color of the carpet. Likewise if you have a plush style of carpet installed choosing a low profile berber or woven rug is your best bet. When laying an area rug over a hard surface such as hardwood flooring the biggest concern about the rug s movement is that it will slide around. Area rugs generally work best over short pile or looped carpet.
On a hard floor an untethered rug is more likely to slide or slip but when layering area rugs over carpet the rug is more likely to wrinkle or ripple.