Bedroom layouts that fit real rooms

How tall should a nightstand be?

A nightstand should be level with the top of your mattress or up to 2 in higher. Enter your bed height to get your range, lamp height and wall width.

Rug size calculator: what size rug for your bed?

Pick your bed and room size to see how much of a 5x8, 6x9, 8x10 or 9x12 rug shows around the bed, drawn to scale. Twin, full, queen, king, cal king.

What size rug for a king bed?

An 8x10 is the smallest rug that works under a king; a 9x12 is the comfortable fit. See both to scale in a 14x14 room, plus California king sizes.

What size rug for a queen bed?

How much of a 5x8, 6x9, 8x10 or 9x12 rug shows around a queen bed, drawn to scale in the same 12x12 room, plus a calculator for your bed and room.

What size TV for your bedroom, and how high to put it

Enter the distance from your bed to the TV wall to get the right screen size, mounting height and whether a dresser or TV stand works. Real 12x14 plan.

What size bed fits my room?

Enter your bedroom size, door, window and must-have furniture. We test every bed from twin to California king and show which fit, which are tight and why.

Layout guides and ideas

Average bedroom size in the US, and what fits in it

Typical bedroom sizes from 10x10 to 14x16, the master bedroom space builders plan, the code minimum, and which beds fit each size, checked by our planner.

Bed in the corner or centered: where to put the bed in your bedroom

Should the bed go in the corner or in the middle of the wall? Exact plans for 10x10 and 11x12 rooms, the wall width each bed size needs, and door tips.

Bed in front of a window: when it works and how to plan it

Can a bed go under a window? Exact plans with a queen under a wide window and between two windows, plus how sill height, curtains and heaters change it.

Bedroom layout ideas: how to arrange bedroom furniture so it fits

How to plan a bedroom layout step by step: pick the bed wall, check walkways, place storage. Plans by room size, ideas for every situation and free tools.

Bedroom office ideas: where the desk fits and how much room it needs

Bedroom office layouts with exact plans: where a desk fits beside a full or queen bed, how much room the chair needs and what to drop when space is tight.

Bunk beds in a small room: sizes, ceiling height and layouts that fit

Bunk and loft beds for small rooms: real footprints, how much ceiling height you need above the top bunk, and 10x10 and 10x12 kids' room plans that fit.

Using a dresser (or desk) as a nightstand: height, width and layouts

Can a dresser or desk be a nightstand? How tall and wide it can be, exact plans for 10x10 and 10x12 bedrooms, and when one beats two nightstands.

Dresser dimensions and how much space a dresser needs

Standard dresser width, depth and height, chest of drawers sizes, and the clear floor you need in front to open the drawers. With a quick fit check.

Office guest room ideas: a daybed or Murphy bed plus a real desk

Guest room office layouts with exact plans: a daybed and desk in 10x10, a queen Murphy bed and desk in 10x12, and the floor each needs open and closed.

How to place a rug under a bed

Where a bedroom rug should start, how far it should extend past the bed, and when runners work better. Three placements drawn to scale with real sizes.

Long, narrow bedroom layouts that use the length

Long rectangular bedroom layouts for 9x14 and 10x16 rooms: which wall the bed goes on and how to zone sleep and work, with exact plans and walkway numbers.

Master bedroom layouts: king beds, sitting areas and real walkways

Master bedroom layout ideas for 12x14 and 14x16 rooms: a king bed with a dresser, a bench or a sitting area, with exact floor plans and walkway numbers.

How to fit a queen bed in a small room

Will a queen bed fit your small bedroom? Real plans for 9x10, 9x12 and 10x10 rooms with the walkway on every side, and the smallest room a queen needs.

Small bedroom layouts that work, with exact plans

Small bedroom layout ideas for 8x8, 8x10, 9x10 and 9x11 rooms: real floor plans with the walkway left on every side, and how to arrange the furniture.

Two beds in one small room: layouts that actually fit

Two twin beds in a 10x12 room, twins with a desk in 11x12, two full beds in 12x12: exact plans, the gap between the beds, and the layouts that do not fit.