Guides

• What size sofa fits a 12x12 living room?

  A 12x12 living room takes a 72 to 84 in sofa, no deeper than 38 in. A chart gives the sofa width that still leaves walkways for every common room size, 10x10 to 14x16.

• Will the couch fit through the door? 3 numbers to check

  A couch fits through a door when its diagonal depth is less than the door's clear width. Measure the door, the couch's diagonal and the tightest turn on the way in.

• Does a king bed fit in a 10x10 bedroom?

  A king frame in a 10x10 bedroom leaves about 20 in a side and no room for nightstands. A chart gives the smallest room for twin, full, queen and king with walkways.

• How big a sectional fits a small apartment living room

  In a living room under 12x14 ft, a 2-piece L sectional 84 to 95 in long with a 60 to 65 in chaise fits. Long side on the longer wall, chaise away from the door.

• IKEA sofa and bed frame sizes in inches (US)

  Width, depth and height of the IKEA US sofas renters buy (KIVIK, UPPLAND, KLIPPAN, MORABO, HYLTARP) and the real footprint of MALM, BRIMNES and other queen frames, in inches.

• How to measure a room for furniture

  The eight measurements that decide whether furniture fits: wall lengths, door swings, window sills, outlets and the route in. Plus how to get real sizes from one phone photo.

• Sofa sizes explained: loveseat, apartment sofa, 3-seat

  Loveseats run 52 to 72 in wide, apartment sofas 72 to 84 in, full-size sofas 84 to 96 in. Depth is 34 to 40 in. What each size needs from a wall and a room.

• How much space do you need around a sofa?

  The numbers that decide whether a sofa works in a room: walkways, coffee table gap and door swing.

• Queen or full: which bed fits a small bedroom?

  Bed sizes, the space you need to walk around them, and the bedroom size where a queen stops working.

• How to take a room photo you can measure from

  Five habits that make a phone photo of an empty room accurate enough to size furniture in.