One way to keep your rug in place is to anchor it with furniture.
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.
When laying the rug over carpet however the concern is more about the rug wrinkling or rippling which presents a big tripping hazard wrinkling will occur because as one area of the rug is stepped on it will shift assuming it is not properly.
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.
Putting an area rug on top of carpet is a great way to protect the carpet and add depth to a space.
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.