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Small Spaces
Explainer Do legs make a small room feel bigger? Lift the furniture and see Furniture on legs lets you see the floor continue underneath, and designers often use that to make a small room feel lighter. It changes… 4 min Small Spaces
Tool Will your door hit the furniture? Swing it and see A door that opens into a room sweeps a quarter circle on the floor as wide as the door leaf, and furniture that fits on a plan can still… 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 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 Small Spaces
Tool How wide should a walkway be? Drag the furniture and see A room can have plenty of floor and still feel cramped when one gap, between the sofa and the wall, say, is too narrow to walk through… 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 Small Spaces
Guide Rearrange before you buy: a small living room floor-plan sandbox Most cramped living rooms are not too small; their furniture is just in the wrong places. Moving it costs nothing, works in a rental, and… 4 min Living Room
Tool How big should my living room rug be? A size planner A rug that is too small is the quiet reason many living rooms feel slightly off. The furniture floats in one place, the rug in another, and… 3 min
Explainer Do legs make a small room feel bigger? Lift the furniture and see Furniture on legs lets you see the floor continue underneath, and designers often use that to make a small room feel lighter. It changes… 4 min Small Spaces
Tool Will your door hit the furniture? Swing it and see A door that opens into a room sweeps a quarter circle on the floor as wide as the door leaf, and furniture that fits on a plan can still… 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 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 Small Spaces
Tool How wide should a walkway be? Drag the furniture and see A room can have plenty of floor and still feel cramped when one gap, between the sofa and the wall, say, is too narrow to walk through… 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 Small Spaces
Guide Rearrange before you buy: a small living room floor-plan sandbox Most cramped living rooms are not too small; their furniture is just in the wrong places. Moving it costs nothing, works in a rental, and… 4 min Living Room
Tool How big should my living room rug be? A size planner A rug that is too small is the quiet reason many living rooms feel slightly off. The furniture floats in one place, the rug in another, and… 3 min