Measuring guides and ideas

How to measure a space and which furniture to choose for it.

Guides

How to measure a space for a wardrobe

Three measurements, three heights and two centimetres of clearance: the method that gets the wardrobe in first time.

Seven measurements before you buy furniture

A checklist: what to measure besides the gap so that the furniture actually reaches it.

Which shelving unit fits a small room

Depth, height and walking space: how to pick shelving that uses a narrow gap without taking over the room.

Ideas

Five awkward gaps and the furniture that suits them

The gap next to the fridge, under the stairs or behind the door: ready-made searches for each.