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Practical guides to planning a home
Clear, specific guidance on the decisions that make a room work: measurements, clearances, light, colour and layout, with figures you can use.
- 6 min readHow to measure a room for an accurate floor planA step-by-step method for measuring a room: tools, sequence, checking square with diagonals, and recording openings, heights and services.
- 6 min readFurniture clearances: how much space to leave in every roomWalkway and furniture clearances for living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms, in millimetres with inches, and how to apply them.
- 5 min readThe kitchen work triangle, its limits and how to plan by zonesHow the kitchen work triangle works, where it falls short, how to plan by zones, typical aisle widths, and the strengths of each common kitchen layout.
- 5 min readLayered lighting: ambient, task, accent and decorative lightHow to plan layered lighting at home: the four layers, colour temperature in kelvin, typical lux levels by room, and where to place fittings.
- 5 min readHow to choose a colour scheme for a roomA practical method for choosing room colours: hue, value and saturation, classic schemes, proportion, light direction, undertones and testing samples.
- 5 min readSmall space planning: zoning, scale, storage and circulationHow to plan a small room or flat: zoning activities, choosing well-scaled furniture, storage, multi-use pieces, sightlines, light and circulation.
- 6 min readHow to read a floor plan: symbols, scales and dimensionsA guide to reading floor plans: common symbols, drawing scales, centre-line and clear dimensions, north arrows, doors and windows, sections and schedules.
- 5 min readHow to brief an interior designer: what to prepare and askWhat to prepare before briefing an interior designer: measurements, plans, budget, priorities, references and constraints, plus scope and questions to ask.
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