Ideally there should be furniture holding the rug on all four sides but if the furniture is heavy enough simply anchoring it on.
How to keep a rug in place on top of carpet.
Area rugs make nice accents to a room setting off a coffee table or entry point.
Placing a nonslip pad under your area rug will help keep it in place and minimize the stretching that occurs when an area rug is on top of carpet.
How to keep rugs from slipping on carpet.
Frieze carpet and extra soft long strand carpets are not recommended for layering rugs.
Measure the length and width of your area rug.
Your method is great for one or two rugs but for a house full of them and a few hyper dogs i needed something sturdy.
In order to stop this natural rug migration you need a non skid rug pad.
Place a non slip rug to carpet gripper or pad under the base rug to keep the rug in place and protect the carpet underneath.
I came across another option called gripcote ultra that makes any rug or floor mat stick to any surface.
These carpet types don t offer enough support making it more likely that the rug will shift and buckle.
I had a few rugs that i wanted to keep in place on carpet and tile but i didn t want it to be time consuming.
If your area rug is for a sitting area make sure the edges of the rug go under the sofa or chairs to help keep it from moving.
If possible help hold the area rug in place by setting heavy furniture on top of it.