Small Bedrooms
Room to Sit Up on a Top Bunk or Loft Bed
Leave about 30 to 36 inches between the top mattress and the ceiling. Under an 8 foot ceiling,…
Daniel Cole
Daniel Cole writes Room Almanac's practical guides to sizing, layout, small spaces, and organization. He focuses on the measurements and everyday constraints behind decisions such as sofa size, furniture spacing, storage capacity, and making limited floor space work harder.
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Small Bedrooms
Organizing & Storage
Hanging Floating Shelves at a Height You Can Use
Measure a floating shelf from what sits under it: about 18 inches above a counter, clear of the…
Bedrooms
A Headboard Taller Than the Pillows and Wider Than the Mattress
How wide and how tall a headboard should be, measured from your own mattress and pillows, and where…
Lighting
Ceiling Fan Size Follows the Room, Height Follows the Ceiling
What blade span suits a room's floor area, how far down the fan should hang, and what to…
Bathrooms
How Big a Vanity Can Your Bathroom Take?
Standard bathroom vanity height, depth, and width, and how to work out the largest vanity a bathroom can…
Organizing & Storage
Bookshelf Depth and Shelf Spacing for the Books You Own
How deep a bookshelf should be and how far apart to set the shelves, worked out from the…
Christmas Decor
The Christmas Tree That Fits Your Ceiling and Your Floor
How tall and how wide a Christmas tree should be for the room, with a table by ceiling…
Living Rooms
Mount the TV With Its Center 42 Inches Off the Floor
The usual height for a wall-mounted TV, how to turn it into a bracket position for your screen,…
Small Bathrooms
23 Ways to Find Room in a Small Bathroom
Twenty-three ways to find space in a small bathroom, starting with the door and the layout and ending…
Kitchens
The Kitchen Island as Prep Counter, Table, and Pantry
Twenty-five ways to fit out and shape a kitchen island, grouped by whether they help with cooking, seating,…
Bathrooms
Shower Niche Height, Size, and Which Wall to Put It On
Where a shower niche goes, how wide and deep the wall framing lets it be, how high to…
Organizing & Storage
Toy Storage Ideas for a Home Without a Playroom
Twenty-one places to keep toys in a house with no playroom, room by room, with the reason each…