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Bedroom
Explainer How bright should a bedside lamp be? Dim it and see A bedside lamp has to let you read, then get out of the way of sleep. Drag the lamp, change the brightness and the warmth, and see how much… 4 min Lighting
Tool How many lumens does a room need? Light it and see Watts used to tell you how bright a bulb was; with LEDs, the number to read is the lumen. A room needs a total, and a handy way to find it… 5 min 3 picks Bedroom
Tool Why do blackout curtains still leak light? Slide the curtain and see Blackout curtains block light through the fabric, so when a bright line still shows, it is coming round the edges. The fix is mostly about… 4 min 3 picks Bedroom
Tool How big should a bedroom rug be? Slide it under the bed and see A bedroom rug is there for your first step out of bed, so the question is how much of it still shows once the bed sits on top. Pick your… 5 min 3 picks Textiles
Tool What size throw fits your sofa or bed? Drag it and see Is your throw too small for the sofa, or so big it swamps the bed? The right size is simple geometry, and you can see it before you buy… 4 min Bedroom
Tool What bed size fits your room? Drag the bed and see Bed sizes are sold by the mattress, but you live with the gaps around it. Pick a size, enter your room's measurements and drag the bed… 4 min Bedroom
Explainer How tall should a bedside table be? Raise the bed and see The best bedside table is usually level with the top of your mattress, or at most a few centimetres higher. Too high and you reach up and… 4 min Bedroom
Explainer What tog duvet do you need? Match it to your room and see That number on every duvet label is the tog: how well it holds your body heat in. The right tog depends less on the calendar than on how… 4 min Small Spaces
Tool How do you zone a one-room home? Drag the furniture and see In a studio or one-room rental, the bed, sofa and desk all share one floor, so nothing feels like it has its own place. The fix is zoning… 3 min Bedroom
Tool Where should the bed go? Drag it around your room and see Where the bed goes decides how a bedroom feels more than the bed itself. Enter your room size, pick a bed, and drag it around a to-scale… 4 min Bedroom
Explainer What makes a good bedside lamp for winding down? Move one and see A bedside lamp is really a dimmer switch for your evening. In a study of 116 volunteers, ordinary room light before bed delayed melatonin… 5 min 3 picks 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
Explainer How bright should a bedside lamp be? Dim it and see A bedside lamp has to let you read, then get out of the way of sleep. Drag the lamp, change the brightness and the warmth, and see how much… 4 min Lighting
Tool How many lumens does a room need? Light it and see Watts used to tell you how bright a bulb was; with LEDs, the number to read is the lumen. A room needs a total, and a handy way to find it… 5 min 3 picks Bedroom
Tool Why do blackout curtains still leak light? Slide the curtain and see Blackout curtains block light through the fabric, so when a bright line still shows, it is coming round the edges. The fix is mostly about… 4 min 3 picks Bedroom
Tool How big should a bedroom rug be? Slide it under the bed and see A bedroom rug is there for your first step out of bed, so the question is how much of it still shows once the bed sits on top. Pick your… 5 min 3 picks Textiles
Tool What size throw fits your sofa or bed? Drag it and see Is your throw too small for the sofa, or so big it swamps the bed? The right size is simple geometry, and you can see it before you buy… 4 min Bedroom
Tool What bed size fits your room? Drag the bed and see Bed sizes are sold by the mattress, but you live with the gaps around it. Pick a size, enter your room's measurements and drag the bed… 4 min Bedroom
Explainer How tall should a bedside table be? Raise the bed and see The best bedside table is usually level with the top of your mattress, or at most a few centimetres higher. Too high and you reach up and… 4 min Bedroom
Explainer What tog duvet do you need? Match it to your room and see That number on every duvet label is the tog: how well it holds your body heat in. The right tog depends less on the calendar than on how… 4 min Small Spaces
Tool How do you zone a one-room home? Drag the furniture and see In a studio or one-room rental, the bed, sofa and desk all share one floor, so nothing feels like it has its own place. The fix is zoning… 3 min Bedroom
Tool Where should the bed go? Drag it around your room and see Where the bed goes decides how a bedroom feels more than the bed itself. Enter your room size, pick a bed, and drag it around a to-scale… 4 min Bedroom
Explainer What makes a good bedside lamp for winding down? Move one and see A bedside lamp is really a dimmer switch for your evening. In a study of 116 volunteers, ordinary room light before bed delayed melatonin… 5 min 3 picks 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