Today’s blog will talk about furniture styles and room measurement. This blog will cover the furniture styles that will most likely be used in today’s residential homes.
Modern – clean lines, simple, functional, uncluttered; made of wood, metal, leather, glass; neutral colors
Contemporary – soft curves, mixed materials; made of glass, metals, natural fabrics; neutral colors, bold accents
Traditional – ornate details, curved wood; made of dark wood, rich fabrics; reds, greens, browns color
Transitional – mixing traditional and modern; timeless look; soft neutral colors
Rustic – raw, natural, western; made of reclaimed wood, stone, iron; earth tone colors
Farmhouse – simple, comfortable; made of wood, linen, cotton; white, cream, soft gray colors
American Colonial – simple craftsmanship; made of solid wood, panel details; colonial hues of blue, green red, yellow, cream colors
If you would like to see some images for ideas, CLICK HERE
The next thing to do is to actually measure the room that you are planning to design. It is always easier to have someone help you with the tape measure. It is beyond the scope of my blog to give you instruction on how to graph a room. However, lucky for you, you can ask an AI to graph it for you if you give it the measurements. Back when I was learning, that was something we had to do by hand. In this instance AI really will come in handy.
Once you have your graph, however, you will have to plot the room doors, windows, fixed items, and furniture size into the graph. There are furniture templates that you can search online so that you can use them to plot into your graph. When you get your furniture templates, make sure that they are sized for the graph that you had AI make. They have some furniture templates that you can print and cut out to use and there are some that are a plastic stencil that you can trace onto your graph.
Do not forget to plot in the doors and windows that are in the room already. If you are removing or replacing fixed items, then adjust your floorplan as needed. Don’t forget to plot fixed items such as fireplaces or built-ins that are staying.
Here are two templates to check out on Amazon. The templates below are ¼ scale for your graph.
Here is one template from Amazon that has house furnishings. https://amzn.to/4amGDdy
Here is one template from Amazon for kitchen and bath. https://amzn.to/408Ek9h
