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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 Living Room
Tool What size coffee table suits your sofa? Drag it and see Two numbers decide whether a coffee table feels right: how its height compares with the sofa seat, and how much gap sits between the two… 3 min 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 Textiles
Tool How wide and high should a curtain rod be? Move the rod and see A curtain rod hung right on the window frame makes the window look smaller and leaves curtains sitting over the glass even when they are… 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 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 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 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
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
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 Living Room
Tool What size coffee table suits your sofa? Drag it and see Two numbers decide whether a coffee table feels right: how its height compares with the sofa seat, and how much gap sits between the two… 3 min 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 Textiles
Tool How wide and high should a curtain rod be? Move the rod and see A curtain rod hung right on the window frame makes the window look smaller and leaves curtains sitting over the glass even when they are… 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 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 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 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
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