All guides
35 guides
Living Room
Explainer Where should the sofa sit from the TV? Slide it and see The best sofa-to-TV distance comes from one idea: how much of your view the screen fills. Aim for roughly 30° to 40°, which for a 16:9… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How low should a pendant hang over the dining table? Drag it and see The light over your dining table works best when its shade hangs roughly 60 to 90 cm above the tabletop, measured to the bottom of the… 4 min Living Room
Tool Will the sofa fit through the door? Twist it and see Whether a sofa gets through your door has little to do with its length. What matters is its cross-section: the outline you'd see looking at… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer How much bigger should a plant pot be? Repot one and see When a plant looks cramped, it is tempting to give it a much bigger pot. But extra soil with no roots in it stays wet, and wet soil is how… 5 min 3 picks Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint do I need? A room-by-room planner Most people guess how much paint to buy and end up with too little or a cupboard full of leftovers. This planner turns your room's… 4 min Lighting
Explainer How many lumens do you need to read by? Move a lamp and see Lamp boxes list lumens, but what matters when you read is lux: how much light reaches the page. The same bulb can feel bright or dim… 4 min 3 picks Living Room
Explainer How far should a coffee table sit from your sofa? Slide it and see A coffee table that sits in the wrong place gets bumped, avoided or left empty. Most guides suggest a 35–45 cm gap from the sofa, a height… 3 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool How much room does a dining table need? Drag one around your room Seat people first: about 60 cm of table edge per person, then leave about 90 cm between the table and any wall on the sides where chairs… 4 min Textiles
Tool How many cushions does your sofa need? A mix-and-measure planner How many cushions does your sofa need? It depends on one number you can measure with a tape: the width of your seat between the arms. Keep… 4 min Bedroom
Tool How to size blackout curtains so no light sneaks in: a planner Blackout curtains only work if they reach past the window. A thick curtain that stops at the frame still lets a glowing outline of light in… 5 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer Why one ceiling light feels flat: a guide to layering warm light A single ceiling light lights everything equally, which is why many living rooms feel flat in the evening. Cosy rooms use a few low, warm… 4 min 3 picks
Explainer Where should the sofa sit from the TV? Slide it and see The best sofa-to-TV distance comes from one idea: how much of your view the screen fills. Aim for roughly 30° to 40°, which for a 16:9… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How low should a pendant hang over the dining table? Drag it and see The light over your dining table works best when its shade hangs roughly 60 to 90 cm above the tabletop, measured to the bottom of the… 4 min Living Room
Tool Will the sofa fit through the door? Twist it and see Whether a sofa gets through your door has little to do with its length. What matters is its cross-section: the outline you'd see looking at… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Explainer How much bigger should a plant pot be? Repot one and see When a plant looks cramped, it is tempting to give it a much bigger pot. But extra soil with no roots in it stays wet, and wet soil is how… 5 min 3 picks Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint do I need? A room-by-room planner Most people guess how much paint to buy and end up with too little or a cupboard full of leftovers. This planner turns your room's… 4 min Lighting
Explainer How many lumens do you need to read by? Move a lamp and see Lamp boxes list lumens, but what matters when you read is lux: how much light reaches the page. The same bulb can feel bright or dim… 4 min 3 picks Living Room
Explainer How far should a coffee table sit from your sofa? Slide it and see A coffee table that sits in the wrong place gets bumped, avoided or left empty. Most guides suggest a 35–45 cm gap from the sofa, a height… 3 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool How much room does a dining table need? Drag one around your room Seat people first: about 60 cm of table edge per person, then leave about 90 cm between the table and any wall on the sides where chairs… 4 min Textiles
Tool How many cushions does your sofa need? A mix-and-measure planner How many cushions does your sofa need? It depends on one number you can measure with a tape: the width of your seat between the arms. Keep… 4 min Bedroom
Tool How to size blackout curtains so no light sneaks in: a planner Blackout curtains only work if they reach past the window. A thick curtain that stops at the frame still lets a glowing outline of light in… 5 min 3 picks Lighting
Explainer Why one ceiling light feels flat: a guide to layering warm light A single ceiling light lights everything equally, which is why many living rooms feel flat in the evening. Cosy rooms use a few low, warm… 4 min 3 picks