Home Office Cheatsheets

Rug

• It should have a low pile (it should be flat) so that you chair can glide with ease over it.

• You need to have at a minimum 36” from the face of the desks to the back of the rug, so that the chair does not get caught on the edge of the rug

• The rug width needs to be wider than the desk by a minimum of 4” on each side

DESk

• Before you purchase your desk, think about your storage needs.

• Do you need to store files? If so how many file drawers do you need? Does it need to be part of a desk or can it be a separate unit?

• How much surface area will you need at your desk?

• Will you have a desktop computer or a laptop?

• Think about cord management and a nice way to hide all of the cords.

• If the desk is going in front of the window, look at the window height and the desk height relationship .

• Give yourself a minimum of 36” from the desk and any wall or piece of furniture

DESH CHAIR

• Make sure you have enough space from the underside of the desk and the seat so you have a comfortable amount of room for your legs. We like a minimum of 12”

• If your desk chair has arms and if they cannot go under the desk when the chair is tucked, make sure that you have enough space to move around the room.

• Comfort of the chair. You will most likely be sitting at the desk for a long time.

Bookcases & cabinets

• What are the items that you will need to store in the space: Printer, Files, Trays, Books, Binders, Lamps.

• Confirm that you have enough depth for your piece of furniture to accommodate the items that will be placed on or inside the cabinet.

• Think about how wires/electricity can reach the items that will be stored on or in the furniture: lamps, printer, router. Also make sure there is an outlet near by.

• You will want 36” from the front of the piece to any other pieces of furniture and door opening for a clear walkway.

• Look at the height of the window and the height of the cabinet if anything is going in front of the window. Take what it will look like from outside under consideration.

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Common Measurements to have: Living Room, Dining Room & Bedroom

LIVING ROOM

1”-2” - Back of Sofa to the wall (if against the wall). It just looks nicer way than being smooshed against the wall If a sofa is being packed in front of a window and there are curtain panels you need to account for depth of the panel from the wall, which is approv 8” the front of the curtain panel is stacked (pushed open) to the wall.

12”- 14” - Coffee table to the edge of the sofa

4” - 8” - Space between 2 club chairs

8’- Distance between 2 seating areas facing each other. This is so that the people sitting across from each other can hear.

2” - 3” - between a table and sofa or chair

6” - space between a wall and a area rug

2/3 - The proportion of furniture that should sit on a rug. For example, if you have a chair that back legs are not on the rug and the front are, we recommend that at least 2/3 of the depth of the chair in on the rug.

26”-48” - pathway between a piece of furniture and the wall for clear pathways

Common Furniture sizes:

Sofa : Width: 60”, 72,” 84” & 96” | Depth: 36”, 38” & 42” | Height: 30” - 38” | Seat Height 15” - 19”

Club Chairs: Width: 30”- 38” | Depth: 34”- 40” | Height: 30” - 38” | Seat Height 16” - 19”

Coffee Tables: Width: 36”- 60” | Depth: 18”- 60” | Height: 15” - 18”

Side Table: Width: 14”- 30” | Depth: 18” - 24” | Height 20” - 24”

Quick Tips: You do not want you sofa seat height to be too much lower than your coffee table. We looks to keep them with in 2” from each other. We also like to keep the side table height around 2” higher on lower than the arm height. When placing a console behind a sofa try and have the console height ever be taller than the back of the sofa.

dining room

42” - Between the edge of a table and a wall. We prefer 48” if possible for a clear pathway

36” Between the dining table any other piece of furniture

36” - Between the edge of a rug and the edge of the table so you can push your chair back and not have the legs come off the rug.

24” - Width for each person at a table

8” - 10” from the apron of the table. (Underside of thetable) and the top of the chair for your knees

32” - from the bottom to the hanging fixture to the top of the table

39” - Min width of a dining table, but we prefer 42”

Common Furniture sizes:

Rectangular Dining Table: Length: 42” (4 person), 72” (6-8 people), 84” (8 people), 96” (8-10 people), 102” (10-12 people) | Depth: 36”- 42” | Height: 30” - 32”

Round Dining Table: Diameter : 48” (4 people), 54” (5 people), 60” (6 people), (72” (8 people) | Height: 30” - 32”

Dining Chair: Width: 18”- 22” | Depth: 18” - 20” | Seat Height 18”H

BEDROOM

24” min - Space between a bed and a wall

36” - Space between a dresser and the foot of the bed as a walkway

2”- 5” - Space between bedside table and bedframe to allow space for comforter

Common Furniture Sizes

Twin Mattress : 39” x 75”

Full Bed: 54” x 75”

Queen Bed: 60” x 80”

King Bed: 76” x 80”

California King: 72” x 84”

Bedside Tables: Width: 24”-36” | Depth 18”-24” | Height 24”-28”

Bedside Table Lamps: 24” - 28” High

Quick Tips: We like the bedside table to be within 2” above or below the top of the mattress.

Artwork

A mirror or piece of art needs between 5” - 9” from the top of the dresser or table to the bottom of the frame.

Art on a wall over a sofa should be hung a bit higher so your head does not hit it while you are sitting back. We like that closer to 8” from the top of the sofa to the bottom of the frame.