Room layouts
Placing a television when the window dominates the room
A large window and a television ask for different things from a room. Test reflections from the seats before committing to a wall position.
Room layouts
Make space for the way a room is used, from the first furniture plan to the everyday route through it.
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Room layouts
Giving a living room a focus without a television
A living room can organise itself around conversation, a view or a collection of books. It does not need a replacement object of television size.
Room layouts
Test a furniture layout before moving the heavy pieces
A taped outline can reveal a collision before a delivery arrives. Add height, open doors and real people to make the test more useful.
Room layouts
The room measurements worth writing down
A useful room survey records the obstacles, openings and changes in height that a simple length-and-width measurement leaves out.
Room layouts
Will the furniture fit through the door?
A piece can fit its destination and still fail at the front door, a stair turn or the final doorway. Check the whole journey before ordering.
Room layouts
Linking two adjoining rooms without matching everything
Adjoining rooms can feel connected while keeping different furniture, colours and uses. The view through the opening is the useful place to begin.
Room layouts
When an empty corner should stay empty
A bare corner is not necessarily an unfinished part of a room. It may be the space that lets the rest of the furniture work.