Plan the room before you move a thing
Layout playbooks, furniture dimensions, and step-by-step guides. Each one you can try in the editor in seconds.
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Arranging a 4 by 5 metre living room
At 20 square metres a living room stops fighting you: you can float the sofa, add a reading corner, and still seat four or five. Here is how to use the extra space on purpose instead of spreading furniture along the walls.
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Desk dimensions guide
Desk widths, depths, and heights that actually work, plus the chair and monitor clearances people forget. Start from the table, then check the wall and floor it needs.
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Dining table size guide
How wide a table each number of seats needs, and how much floor the whole set eats once chairs pull out. Start from the table below, then check it against your room.
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Free online room planner: how to use one well
A good free room planner lets you go from a photo of a floor plan to a room you can walk in 3D, in a browser, without paying or signing up. Here is what to expect and how to get a usable plan fast.
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Furniture clearance and walkway spacing
The gaps between furniture decide whether a room works, not the furniture itself. Here is the clearance you need room by room, and the body measurements every number comes from.
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How to arrange furniture in a small bedroom
In a 3 by 3 metre bedroom the bed decides everything. Choose its wall first, protect the strip you dress in, and the rest of the room falls into place. Here is the order, with the clearances that keep it walkable.
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How to lay out a 3 by 4 metre bedroom
A 3 by 4 metre bedroom fits a double or queen bed, a wardrobe, and a small desk, but only if you plan the walkways first. Here is the order to place them and the clearances that keep the room from jamming.
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How to make a floor plan online (no download)
You can turn a photo or a few measurements into a scaled, walkable floor plan in about 10 minutes, in a browser. Here is the exact order that gets it right the first time.
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How to plan a small living room
A small living room works when the walkways survive, not when you own less furniture. Here is the order to plan it, with the clearances that keep a 3 by 4 metre room from feeling cramped.
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Open plan living and dining layout
One open space for sitting and eating works when you define two zones without building a wall, and keep the traffic spine clear straight through both. Here is how to draw the line and hold the clearances.
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Room planner tools compared, honestly
Browser planners, heavy 3D CAD, catalog planners, pen and paper: each is the best tool for some jobs and the wrong one for others. Here is a fair look at where each wins, so you pick by the job in front of you.
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Small home office layout
A 2 by 3 metre room is enough for a real desk, a good chair, and storage that does not box you in. The trick is placing the desk against the window the right way and leaving the chair room to move.
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Standard bed sizes
Mattress dimensions in centimetres, the EU and UK names that mean different things, and how much floor a bed really needs once you add the frame and room to walk around it.
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Standard sofa dimensions
How wide is a two-seat, three-seat, or four-seat sofa, how deep it sits, and how much floor it really needs once you add the walkways. The tables first, then how to use them.
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Studio apartment layout ideas
One 4 by 6 metre room has to be a bedroom, a living room, a workspace, and sit next to the kitchen. It works when you draw the zones before you buy the furniture, and let the furniture backs do the dividing.
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