So you're in the market for new furniture, just want to rearrange what you have, or maybe you're moving or just remodeling. You have heard the old saying, "measure twice, cut once"?. This applies to floor plans as well as cutting lumber. Taking that extra step to make sure your calculations are right, may mean the difference between excitement and disappointment, with you wondering what happened.
Interior decorators don't just guess where the furniture should go in a room, they use tools to figure out placement before they order the pieces . The first step to creating a floor plan is usually measuring the room and any furniture, large accessories and art work that will be staying in the room. Your decorator will measure the room making sure to mark the locations and sizes of electrical outlets, switches, doors, and windows, HVAC vents and any other features that would need to be considered in placing the furniture. Drawing a floor plan to scale is a great "first measure". After a floor plan is drawn it is good to double check with a real life trail. You could try moving things back and forth like they do in the movies, a little to the left, a little to the right, or an easier way to make sure you've checked twice is done with the use of a little painter's tape. Your decorator will take the dimensions of a piece of furniture and "tape" them out on the floor where you're thinking about placing that piece, this is a great way to see the space you will need to accommodate your new pieces. This is also a good way to make sure that your new pieces and current pieces will fit in the room properly together. Painter's tape, which is inexpensive and easy to remove without harming carpet, tile or hardwood is perfect for this purpose.
Your decorator will check the size and clearance of doorways and turns, especially on staircases, hallways and landings to be sure they will be able to get the furniture into the room and final area of placement of your new furniture pieces. You'll want to show off your newly designed room as long as it all fits in the room and you are able to move around and use the furniture as it was intended. Creating a life size floor plan with tape outlines will help ease your mind that your choices are the best ones for the use of space in your room.
So, the next time you're not quite sure how a new piece will look- or how much space you will need- do what the Decorator does, pull out a roll of painters tape, and TAPE IT Off!
Interior decorators don't just guess where the furniture should go in a room, they use tools to figure out placement before they order the pieces . The first step to creating a floor plan is usually measuring the room and any furniture, large accessories and art work that will be staying in the room. Your decorator will measure the room making sure to mark the locations and sizes of electrical outlets, switches, doors, and windows, HVAC vents and any other features that would need to be considered in placing the furniture. Drawing a floor plan to scale is a great "first measure". After a floor plan is drawn it is good to double check with a real life trail. You could try moving things back and forth like they do in the movies, a little to the left, a little to the right, or an easier way to make sure you've checked twice is done with the use of a little painter's tape. Your decorator will take the dimensions of a piece of furniture and "tape" them out on the floor where you're thinking about placing that piece, this is a great way to see the space you will need to accommodate your new pieces. This is also a good way to make sure that your new pieces and current pieces will fit in the room properly together. Painter's tape, which is inexpensive and easy to remove without harming carpet, tile or hardwood is perfect for this purpose.
Your decorator will check the size and clearance of doorways and turns, especially on staircases, hallways and landings to be sure they will be able to get the furniture into the room and final area of placement of your new furniture pieces. You'll want to show off your newly designed room as long as it all fits in the room and you are able to move around and use the furniture as it was intended. Creating a life size floor plan with tape outlines will help ease your mind that your choices are the best ones for the use of space in your room.
So, the next time you're not quite sure how a new piece will look- or how much space you will need- do what the Decorator does, pull out a roll of painters tape, and TAPE IT Off!