Originally Posted by
drcollie
I'd wait until the piece is in the room at this point, and it depends on room size and shape. I tend to not buy expensive rugs to put piece on top of, as what's the point? They are covered by the upholstery..so I buy then to start in front of the furniture and fill the space (dining room rugs excepted, of course). You're going to find that with the gentle curves on the Sundance Sectional, a rectangular rug looks a bit odd in front of it. Do-able, but it will accentuate the front curve line of the sectional. There are custom rug makers that will sculpt the rug to fit the curve profile, and those are pretty sharp looking.
Not all rugs are that costly, I'm speaking mostly of handmade orientals and the like.