Rug Size for a Full Bed, and for a Twin: 5x8, 6x9 or a Runner
The rug size for a full bed is the easiest of the bed sizes to get right, because the bed is small enough for the common rug sizes to work. A full, also called a double, is 54 inches wide and 75 long. A twin is 38 by 75. Lay a rug across the bed and whatever shows at each side is where your feet land in the morning. This page gives the numbers for a 5x8 and a 6x9 under a full bed, the options for a twin, and what to do in the small bedrooms these beds usually live in.
From the Atelier
Rug Size for a Full Bed, and for a Twin currently in our collection
Beni Mguild "Navy Lines"
270 × 180 cm
€3,443
Azilal "Weaver's Mark"
253 × 154 cm
€1,235
Azilal "Timeless Weave"
250 × 154 cm
€1,235
Beni Mguild "Crimson Lines"
260 × 183 cm
€3,384
Azilal "Cotton Cloud"
262 × 142 cm
€1,235
Azilal "Tribal Figures"
233 × 157 cm
€1,297
Azilal "Indigo Architecture"
250 × 160 cm
€1,297
Beni Mrirt "Quiet White"
254 × 186 cm
€1,967
Azilal "Shepherd's Song"
245 × 141 cm
€1,157
Beni Mrirt "Taupe Weave"
253 × 176 cm
€2,464
Azilal "Woven Grid"
262 × 157 cm
€1,287
Beni Mguild "Navy Minimal"
238 × 152 cm
€2,708
Full bed: the numbers for 5x8 and 6x9
With its long side running across the bed, a 5x8 is 96 inches wide. Take away the 54 inches of a full bed and 21 inches of rug show at each side. That is a comfortable step, and in a bedroom of ten by ten feet it is usually the right answer. A 6x9 is 108 inches across and leaves 27 inches a side, which suits a slightly larger room.
Depth is where the two differ most. The rug normally starts just in front of the nightstands, so about fifty inches of the bed stand on it. A 5-foot-deep rug then shows only ten inches beyond the foot of the bed. A 6-foot-deep rug shows nearly two feet. If you want the rug to be seen from the door, or to carry a bench, the 6x9 is the better buy.
When an 8x10 is too much, and when it is not
An 8x10 under a full bed leaves 33 inches at each side and almost four feet at the foot. In a small bedroom that is the whole floor, and the rug ends up running under the dresser and against the walls. Leave at least eight inches of bare floor around the room, and if an 8x10 cannot do that, it is too big.
In a large bedroom the same rug is a good choice. It gives the bed a generous setting and lets the nightstands stand on the wool as well. The test is the border: tape the outline on the floor, open the closet and the door across it, and see what is left.
Twin bed: three good options
A twin bed usually stands with one long side against a wall, so a rug laid across it is half wasted. The simplest answer is a rug beside the bed: a 3x5 or 4x6 lying alongside the open edge, where feet come down. A runner about 2 ft 6 in wide and 6 to 8 feet long does the same job along the whole length.
If the bed stands free, a 5x8 across it leaves 29 inches a side and looks generous. In a child's room, a 5x8 or 6x9 placed in the middle of the floor, clear of the bed, is often the most useful of all, because the middle of the room is where the playing happens.
Two twin beds in one room
With two twins side by side and a nightstand between them, there are two tidy solutions. One large rug, an 8x10 laid across both beds, joins them into a single arrangement and puts wool at both outer sides and in the gap. Or a single runner between the beds, which serves both sleepers with one small rug.
A rug under each bed rarely works: two small rugs at slightly different angles look restless. If the beds stand against opposite walls, treat the space between as the room and put one rug in the centre.
The rugs on this page
Thirty-five rugs between 4 ft 4 in and 6 ft 5 in wide and 7 ft 1 in to 9 ft 4 in long, the range from 5x8 to 6x9. Twenty-three are Azilal, light and colourful, with hand-drawn diamonds and symbols. Eight are dense Beni Mrirt, three are Beni Mguild in deep colours and one is a Beni Ourain.
Sixteen are multicoloured and thirteen have an ivory or cream ground; the others are charcoal, indigo, burgundy and sand. Each rug is one of a kind, with its exact measurements on its own page. Delivery is free worldwide, duties and taxes included.
What you can verify about us
- Origin
- Made in MoroccoHand-knotted Berber rugs from the Atlas regions. Every rug is a one-off.
- Construction
- Hand-knotted woolVerified at every stage — never machine-tufted.
- Delivery
- Duties includedFree shipping; import duties and taxes are included in the price.
- Returns
- 14 daysIn condition received, full refund of the purchase price.
Frequently Asked
Questions
- What size rug for a full bed?
- A 5x8 in a small bedroom, leaving 21 inches at each side, or a 6x9 for 27 inches a side and more rug showing at the foot.
- What size rug for a twin bed?
- A 3x5, 4x6 or runner beside the bed if it stands against a wall, or a 5x8 across it if it stands free.
- Can I use an 8x10 rug under a full bed?
- In a large bedroom, yes. In a small one it leaves no border of floor and runs under the other furniture.
- What rug for two twin beds?
- One 8x10 across both beds, or a single runner between them. Separate rugs under each bed tend to look untidy.
The person behind the piece
“Before you buy, I’ll send you a video of the actual rug in natural light — not a stock photo. I answer the messages myself.”
I’m Youssef. I started ARINID because this market is full of middlemen and machine-made imitations sold as the real thing — and I grew up close enough to the looms to know the difference.
Every piece we list is a one-off, hand-knotted in Morocco. If you want to talk through sizing for your room, I’m on the other end of the message. A rug at this level is a thirty-year decision. You should be able to look the person selling it to you in the eye.
Youssef
Founder, ARINID
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