We can all agree that scale matters. But, the most important lesson you can (and should) take away from this class—or any of our classes—is that design is meant to be played with! The creativity in design is what makes it so fun and what makes you talented.
Why are we bringing this up? Because if you've made it this far in the lesson, you're probably hoping for a cheat sheet on choosing the right furniture size at home. We totally get it, and having a frame of reference is helpful. So yes, you're in luck on the cheat sheet front. With that being said, take the below “rules of thumb” as a rough guideline (and never a set rule) as you work through your designs. There's no one size fits all solution for everyone.
Oh, and did we mention to have fun with it?! 😅
We can all agree that scale matters. But, the most important lesson you can (and should) take away from this class—or any of our classes—is that design is meant to be played with! The creativity in design is what makes it so fun and what makes you talented.
Why are we bringing this up? Because if you've made it this far in the lesson, you're probably hoping for a cheat sheet on choosing the right furniture size at home. We totally get it, and having a frame of reference is helpful. So yes, you're in luck on the cheat sheet front. With that being said, take the below “rules of thumb” as a rough guideline (and never a set rule) as you work through your designs. There's no one size fits all solution for everyone.
Oh, and did we mention to have fun with it?! 😅
We can all agree that scale matters. But, the most important lesson you can (and should) take away from this class—or any of our classes—is that design is meant to be played with! The creativity in design is what makes it so fun and what makes you talented.
Why are we bringing this up? Because if you've made it this far in the lesson, you're probably hoping for a cheat sheet on choosing the right furniture size at home. We totally get it, and having a frame of reference is helpful. So yes, you're in luck on the cheat sheet front. With that being said, take the below “rules of thumb” as a rough guideline (and never a set rule) as you work through your designs. There's no one size fits all solution for everyone.
Oh, and did we mention to have fun with it?! 😅
We can all agree that scale matters. But, the most important lesson you can (and should) take away from this class—or any of our classes—is that design is meant to be played with! The creativity in design is what makes it so fun and what makes you talented.
Why are we bringing this up? Because if you've made it this far in the lesson, you're probably hoping for a cheat sheet on choosing the right furniture size at home. We totally get it, and having a frame of reference is helpful. So yes, you're in luck on the cheat sheet front. With that being said, take the below “rules of thumb” as a rough guideline (and never a set rule) as you work through your designs. There's no one size fits all solution for everyone.
Oh, and did we mention to have fun with it?! 😅
We can all agree that scale matters. But, the most important lesson you can (and should) take away from this class—or any of our classes—is that design is meant to be played with! The creativity in design is what makes it so fun and what makes you talented.
Why are we bringing this up? Because if you've made it this far in the lesson, you're probably hoping for a cheat sheet on choosing the right furniture size at home. We totally get it, and having a frame of reference is helpful. So yes, you're in luck on the cheat sheet front. With that being said, take the below “rules of thumb” as a rough guideline (and never a set rule) as you work through your designs. There's no one size fits all solution for everyone.
Oh, and did we mention to have fun with it?! 😅
We can all agree that scale matters. But, the most important lesson you can (and should) take away from this class—or any of our classes—is that design is meant to be played with! The creativity in design is what makes it so fun and what makes you talented.
Why are we bringing this up? Because if you've made it this far in the lesson, you're probably hoping for a cheat sheet on choosing the right furniture size at home. We totally get it, and having a frame of reference is helpful. So yes, you're in luck on the cheat sheet front. With that being said, take the below “rules of thumb” as a rough guideline (and never a set rule) as you work through your designs. There's no one size fits all solution for everyone.
Oh, and did we mention to have fun with it?! 😅
We love rugs! We'll shout it from the mountain tops (or from the top of our sofa) any day.
Rugs are the foundation of a space and tie all the furniture together (like a pretty bow to finish everything off). Since rugs are such a focal point in design, often times it's one of the first things you'll purchase for a space.
Every room has slightly different best practices, so we’ll go through them individually. As a general rule, area rugs should be the same orientation as the room and layout they’re in — meaning, a square room should have a square rug. The shape of the rug should run parallel to the seating arrangement, not perpendicular.
We love rugs! We'll shout it from the mountain tops (or from the top of our sofa) any day.
Rugs are the foundation of a space and tie all the furniture together (like a pretty bow to finish everything off). Since rugs are such a focal point in design, often times it's one of the first things you'll purchase for a space.
Every room has slightly different best practices, so we’ll go through them individually. As a general rule, area rugs should be the same orientation as the room and layout they’re in — meaning, a square room should have a square rug. The shape of the rug should run parallel to the seating arrangement, not perpendicular.
We love rugs! We'll shout it from the mountain tops (or from the top of our sofa) any day.
Rugs are the foundation of a space and tie all the furniture together (like a pretty bow to finish everything off). Since rugs are such a focal point in design, often times it's one of the first things you'll purchase for a space.
Every room has slightly different best practices, so we’ll go through them individually. As a general rule, area rugs should be the same orientation as the room and layout they’re in — meaning, a square room should have a square rug. The shape of the rug should run parallel to the seating arrangement, not perpendicular.
We love rugs! We'll shout it from the mountain tops (or from the top of our sofa) any day.
Rugs are the foundation of a space and tie all the furniture together (like a pretty bow to finish everything off). Since rugs are such a focal point in design, often times it's one of the first things you'll purchase for a space.
Every room has slightly different best practices, so we’ll go through them individually. As a general rule, area rugs should be the same orientation as the room and layout they’re in — meaning, a square room should have a square rug. The shape of the rug should run parallel to the seating arrangement, not perpendicular.
We love rugs! We'll shout it from the mountain tops (or from the top of our sofa) any day.
Rugs are the foundation of a space and tie all the furniture together (like a pretty bow to finish everything off). Since rugs are such a focal point in design, often times it's one of the first things you'll purchase for a space.
Every room has slightly different best practices, so we’ll go through them individually. As a general rule, area rugs should be the same orientation as the room and layout they’re in — meaning, a square room should have a square rug. The shape of the rug should run parallel to the seating arrangement, not perpendicular.
We love rugs! We'll shout it from the mountain tops (or from the top of our sofa) any day.
Rugs are the foundation of a space and tie all the furniture together (like a pretty bow to finish everything off). Since rugs are such a focal point in design, often times it's one of the first things you'll purchase for a space.
Every room has slightly different best practices, so we’ll go through them individually. As a general rule, area rugs should be the same orientation as the room and layout they’re in — meaning, a square room should have a square rug. The shape of the rug should run parallel to the seating arrangement, not perpendicular.
If possible, all furniture pieces should “live” on the rug in your living room. If your rug doesn’t really allow for that, then at least the front legs should be atop the rug. This ensures the furniture doesn’t look like it’s floating in the room.
Typically, rugs start under the sofa. If you have to prioritize one piece of furniture to sit atop the rug, we suggest the front legs of the sofa!
When placing a rug in a dining room, your dining table and chairs should fit on the rug — if possible.
Ideally (again, not always applicable!), your rug should extend at least 24” past all sides of the dining table so that the chairs stay on the rug when they’re pulled out from the table.
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Place your bed, the bedside tables, and any furniture at the end of the bed wholly on the rug, with at least 24” extending beyond the bedsides.
Place ⅔ of the bed on the rug, with 24” extending beyond the left, the right, and bottom side of the bed.
A personal favorite: Use runners on each side of the bed that are wider than the bedside tables. This can also be more cost effective, depending on the size of your room.
If we may, here's a final piece of advice before you dive into the cheat sheet and your own furniture and space planning:
Have patience! Practice makes perfect! Call a friend for a second opinion! Okay, maybe that’s more than just one piece of advice. Our point is to try not to let stress get in the way of having fun. Design isn’t always linear. Sometimes we go in loops, circles, twists, and turns before we end up where we should be.
If we may, here's a final piece of advice before you dive into the cheat sheet and your own furniture and space planning:
Have patience! Practice makes perfect! Call a friend for a second opinion! Okay, maybe that’s more than just one piece of advice. Our point is to try not to let stress get in the way of having fun. Design isn’t always linear. Sometimes we go in loops, circles, twists, and turns before we end up where we should be.
If we may, here's a final piece of advice before you dive into the cheat sheet and your own furniture and space planning:
Have patience! Practice makes perfect! Call a friend for a second opinion! Okay, maybe that’s more than just one piece of advice. Our point is to try not to let stress get in the way of having fun. Design isn’t always linear. Sometimes we go in loops, circles, twists, and turns before we end up where we should be.
If we may, here's a final piece of advice before you dive into the cheat sheet and your own furniture and space planning:
Have patience! Practice makes perfect! Call a friend for a second opinion! Okay, maybe that’s more than just one piece of advice. Our point is to try not to let stress get in the way of having fun. Design isn’t always linear. Sometimes we go in loops, circles, twists, and turns before we end up where we should be.
If we may, here's a final piece of advice before you dive into the cheat sheet and your own furniture and space planning:
Have patience! Practice makes perfect! Call a friend for a second opinion! Okay, maybe that’s more than just one piece of advice. Our point is to try not to let stress get in the way of having fun. Design isn’t always linear. Sometimes we go in loops, circles, twists, and turns before we end up where we should be.
If we may, here's a final piece of advice before you dive into the cheat sheet and your own furniture and space planning:
Have patience! Practice makes perfect! Call a friend for a second opinion! Okay, maybe that’s more than just one piece of advice. Our point is to try not to let stress get in the way of having fun. Design isn’t always linear. Sometimes we go in loops, circles, twists, and turns before we end up where we should be.
If possible, all furniture pieces should “live” on the rug in your living room. If your rug doesn’t really allow for that, then at least the front legs should be atop the rug. This ensures the furniture doesn’t look like it’s floating in the room.
Typically, rugs start under the sofa. If you have to prioritize one piece of furniture to sit atop the rug, we suggest the front legs of the sofa!
When placing a rug in a dining room, your dining table and chairs should fit on the rug — if possible.
Ideally (again, not always applicable!), your rug should extend at least 24” past all sides of the dining table so that the chairs stay on the rug when they’re pulled out from the table.
Place your bed, the bedside tables, and any furniture at the end of the bed wholly on the rug, with at least 24” extending beyond the bedsides.
Place ⅔ of the bed on the rug, with 24” extending beyond the left, the right, and bottom side of the bed.
A personal favorite: Use runners on each side of the bed that are wider than the bedside tables. This can also be more cost effective, depending on the size of your room.
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