A Layout Plan is a view of your room, drawn as if viewed from above. Plans are drawn in scale to provide insights about the house, such as the areas of each room, traffic patterns, size and layout of your furniture. Going through these crucial steps ensures your designs are both functionally and aesthetically suited to your interior space. The right plan gives your space a feeling of flow and peace, and provides you with a clear plan of what type and size of furniture to source.*

This course also takes you through identifying your key needs and highlights key considerations you need to account for when planning how to fill a room.

Step 1

Equipment - things you’ll need

Scissors

pencil

Paper (preferably A3, but A4 is okay as you can tape it together)

Tracing paper (preferably A3)

Scale ruler (link below)

Scale furniture templates (printed on A4) Download these from the file provided

Find the furniture templates in the downloads, ensure you print at scale 100% (if you print at scale to fit page this will alter the dimensions) You can check the size using your scale rule, if the scale isn’t quite right, try printing at a higher or lower % scale. Don’t worry if the dimensions aren’t exactly accurate, as long as they are close enough for you to get a good idea of how your furniture will fit and be laid out in your room.