The Room Layout Rules

A Room That Feels Easy to Live In

Most rooms that feel awkward are not too small. The sofa is the wrong size, the rug is too small, or the route from the door runs straight through the middle.

This guide gives you the sizes and spacings we work to, so you can check a sofa will fit before you buy it, choose a rug that is big enough, and lay out a room that works from every door.

What You Will Learn

• Standard sizes for sofas, tables, chairs, beds and wardrobes

• Common rug sizes, and exactly where a rug should sit in a sitting room, dining room and bedroom

• How much room to leave for walkways, dining chairs, beds and wardrobes

• A simple seven-step method for laying out any room

• How to test a new piece at home before you buy it

• How to check a sofa will make it up the stairs, not just into the room

What Is Inside

• Furniture Sizes: seating, tables, beds and bedrooms

• Rugs and Clearances

• Laying Out a Room

• A Layout Grid worksheet to draw your room at 1:50 and check every piece fits

Who This Is For

• Homeowners furnishing a new home or rethinking a room

• Anyone about to buy a sofa, dining table or rug

• Those with a room that never quite feels right

• Renovators planning furniture alongside the build

Why This Guide Is Different

Created by G R Design Studio, everything in this guide comes from the numbers and checks we use on every project, not generic advice. It helps you get the layout right before anything is delivered, so every room feels calm, generous and easy to move through.

A 6 page PDF, ready to download as soon as you buy.