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Dining & Kitchen
Tool What size dining table fits your room? Drag it around and see A dining table that fits the room on paper can still feel cramped, because you need space around it for chairs and for walking past. Most… 4 min Colour & Walls
Explainer What is the 60-30-10 colour rule? Rebalance a room and see Three colours used equally can make a room feel restless. The 60-30-10 rule is a decorator's rule of thumb that gives them unequal jobs… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool How big should a dining rug be? Pull the chairs out and see Is your dining rug big enough? A good rug lets the chairs slide in and out without catching its edge, and the usual rule is that it reaches… 4 min Living Room
Explainer How far apart should your seats be? Drag the chairs and see Seats that are too far apart make everyone raise their voice; seats that are too close make a room feel crowded. A rule of thumb from… 3 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool Round or rectangular table? Seat the guests and see A table that "seats six" can still leave your elbows colliding. What decides it is how much table edge each person gets, and the shape of… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Tool Will a bistro set fit your balcony? Drag it and see A balcony can look big enough for a bistro set and still be too narrow to sit at it, because every chair needs room to slide back. Enter… 5 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer Why do dining chairs feel wrong? Slide the table and seat to see Why does one dining set feel right and another feel off? Mostly it comes down to two gaps: the space from your seat to the top of the… 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
Tool What size dining table fits your room? Drag it around and see A dining table that fits the room on paper can still feel cramped, because you need space around it for chairs and for walking past. Most… 4 min Colour & Walls
Explainer What is the 60-30-10 colour rule? Rebalance a room and see Three colours used equally can make a room feel restless. The 60-30-10 rule is a decorator's rule of thumb that gives them unequal jobs… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool How big should a dining rug be? Pull the chairs out and see Is your dining rug big enough? A good rug lets the chairs slide in and out without catching its edge, and the usual rule is that it reaches… 4 min Living Room
Explainer How far apart should your seats be? Drag the chairs and see Seats that are too far apart make everyone raise their voice; seats that are too close make a room feel crowded. A rule of thumb from… 3 min Dining & Kitchen
Tool Round or rectangular table? Seat the guests and see A table that "seats six" can still leave your elbows colliding. What decides it is how much table edge each person gets, and the shape of… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Tool Will a bistro set fit your balcony? Drag it and see A balcony can look big enough for a bistro set and still be too narrow to sit at it, because every chair needs room to slide back. Enter… 5 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer Why do dining chairs feel wrong? Slide the table and seat to see Why does one dining set feel right and another feel off? Mostly it comes down to two gaps: the space from your seat to the top of the… 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