Putting an area rug on top of carpet is a great way to protect the carpet and add depth to a space.
How to make an area rug not move on carpet.
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.
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.
When that s not enough placing anti slip mats and sticky tape under the rug will do.
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.
One way to keep your rug in place is to anchor it with furniture.