Your new furniture - how does it measure up?
When you furnish any room, always start by considering the largest piece - the sofa in your living room, the dining table in your dining area, the bed in your bedroom. Where this piece fits will affect everything around it.
Your furniture should be arranged to look good to you – you’re the one who’ll be living with it, after all! Furniture should also be comfortable to use and easy to walk around. Be aware of where doors have to open and close.
Before you order furniture, check out all the access areas in your home, from first entry doorway through to the room you are re-furnishing.
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How to measure furniture
1. Decide exactly where you want the furniture to be.
2. Measure the area where you want to put your furniture.
3. Sketch a rough plan including dimensions.
4. Measure width, height, and depth of the model you want to order.
5. You can now tell whether your chosen model will fit.
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Will it go through the doorway?
1 Ensure that all widths and diagonal depths of the furniture are less than your home’s entry dimensions.
2 Check the diagonal depth on upholstery by placing a straight tape measure from the back of the frame to the front of the arm.
3 If your existing furniture came in easily, compare the measurements with the model you want to replace it with.
4 Diagonal height should be less than the entryway.
5 Measure width and height of all doorways, hallways, and stairways, including banisters and turns.
6 Remember obstacles such as radiators, and lights on walls and ceilings.
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Did you know...
Reid is very selective when choosing suppliers; they need to share the Reid passion for excellence, with the same high standards.
Buoyant, Premier and Superb Creations are three of the prestigious suppliers Reid deal with.
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