Learn How To Measure Your Room & Avoid Screwing Up Your Decorating Project
So you're thinking about redecorating your place, but have you taken the time to measure your room yet?
You need to because if you've skipped this crucial step, your decorating project is going to sink and sink fast.
To your defense, maybe you don't know how to measure a room. It can be intimidating and even confusing.
I get it.
I also know how excited we can all get when it comes to shopping for things for our room, but slow your roll for just a bit and plan.
You have to plan to make sure your decorating project goes smooth. That's how you’ll avoid mistakes as well as dropping some f bombs (my way of expressing myself when I'm frustrated. I'm just sayin').
So what do I mean by plan? There are many factors that go into planning a decorating project, but today I’m going to cover measuring. Measure your room so that you can get the perfect sized furniture for it.
Look measuring may seem easy, but there are some things that you must measure in a room in addition to your walls. So if you’ve never measured your room and want to start things off on the right foot by doing it right the first time?
Let me teach you how to measure a room the right way
Before we get to measuring your space, you should draw up a rough sketch of your room (floor plan). This doesn't have to be all perfect and professional looking. This is just for your eyes to see and it'll help you for when you need to jot down your room measurements. The goal here is for you to understand it and for it to be correct. Drawing out your room also helps to keep things clutter free instead of just having a bunch of numbers on a sheet of paper.
Below are some tips on how to draw up a room as well as how to measure a room:
Here are some simple instructions on how to measure your room (below are visuals)
What you'll need:
a pencil
paper
measuring tape
a friend would be nice (you’ll see why soon)
Use your tape measure to measure each wall, corner to corner. It’s easier to hold the tape measure on the floor to measure.
Measure and write down the ceiling height. Place the tape measure on the floor and pull the tape up towards the ceiling (this is where that friend of yours comes handy, to help you to hold the tape measure in place)4. Now, measure each window from the floor to the bottom of the window, and again from the floor to the top of the window. Then measure the width of the window and write down all those measurements.When you finish the first wall, total the measurement; it should match the first overall measurement. Continue this process around the room, and note the measurements on your drawing.
Bonus tips: It's a good idea to also take a measurements of any furniture that you plan on keeping in the room just in case you plan on moving your furniture around for a better flow. As far as taking measurements of your existing furniture or any items that you'll be keeping in your room. It's simple. Just make a note of the length, width, height and depth of each item. If it’s a recent purchase, just grab the measurements off the store’s website to make your life easier.
You’ll also need to make a note of the direction a door opens and how wide. This way you can layout your furniture to keep this in mind. The last thing you want is for your door to bump your sofa when you swing it open. Not cute.
Lastly, measure the height of your ceiling. This way you can buy the right size curtains and chandelier and not to mention furniture. This is where a friend will come in handy since holding up your measuring tape, if you’ve never measured a room before can be tricky (this is also true for long ass walls).
Now that you have you've figured out how to measure your room and all, you can get to splurging on shopping for the right size items for your room. Permission granted.
So there you have it!
My easy tips on how to to measure your room the right way. If you’re still feeling stuck with decorating your space & need one on one help, hit me up here.