What Are The Standard Furniture Design Measurements

by admin on January 28, 2010

Did you know that most furniture is manufactured to standard measurements? Knowing those standard measurements before you buy or start to arrange furniture can cut the task down to size. When you know what the approximate measurements for a piece are, you can start designing your layout for a room.

Broadway Furniture Store In Portland has A Fantastic Selection Of Quality Furniture

Although one sofa may look very different from another sofa because of style, color or upholstery fabric, you may be surprised to know that most sofas share the same approximate measurements. This applies to other pieces of furniture as well. When you have an thought of roughly how huge a piece is, you can plot how many pieces to fit in the room, and how to place them so you have a room that flows efficiently.

VERY VITAL!

These measurements are meant to be a general guideline only. Before you buy anything make sure you measure it to see if it will fit inside the space you have.

Living Room

  • 3 seat sofa – 35” D x 84” W
  • Loveseat – 35” D x 60” W
  • Armchair – 35” W x 35” D
  • Coffee Table – 30” W x.48” L
  • Square end table – 24” W x 24” L
  • Rectangular end – table 24” W x 28” L

Dining Room

  • Dining table w/1 leaf – 36” W x 72” L
  • Side chair – 18” D x 18” W
  • Arm chair – 18” D x 22” W

Bed Room

  • Twin size bed – 39” W x 80” L
  • Double bed – 54” W x 80” L
  • Queen size bed – 60” W x 80” L
  • Eastern king size bed – 78” W x 80” L
  • California king size bed – 72” W x 82” L
  • Chest of drawers – 30” W x 18” D
  • Nightstand – 18” W x 18” D

You can find A Fantastic Selection Of Quality Furniture at One Of The Best  Portland Oregon Furniture Stores.

Broadway Furniture

228 NE Broadway

Portland Oregon 97232

503 — 281 — 5555

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We Are Locally Owned and Family Run For Over 70 Years!

Our store carries over 50,000 square feet of furniture and accessories on 5 floors.

If you don’t see it on our showroom floor, we can special order it for you – at No Additional Cost!

source:http://furniture.about.com/od/furnishingdesignresources/a/measurements.htm

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