Step 1 – Drawing the Floor Plan:

• Sketch the shape (layout)of the room using a pencil paper.
• If multiple connecting rooms are to be designed, please show how these rooms connect and measure on one sheet of paper.
• Make sure to label each room for reference.
• Don’t worry about drawing the room perfectly or to scale – that’s what I’m here for!
• If the direction of the sunlight in relation to your room is important, label each wall as either North, South, East, or West accordingly.

Step 2 – Overall Measurements:

• Measure the entire length of each wall, corner-to-corner (ignoring doors, openings and windows – we’ll get to those next) and mark this on the floor plan in inches or feet/inches.

Then Add The Details:

• Once the entire length of each wall has been measured and recorded, measure each wall in detail.
• Start in the corner, measure the distance to the casing of the first window/door/opening and mark on the drawing. Include how high each window casing is from floor.
• Next, measure the width of the window (include casings) and mark on the drawing.
• Measure all items on entire length of each wall.
• Items of importance to include: Doors, windows, built-ins, fireplaces.
• Repeat steps for each wall in each room.

And Double Check:

Once the entire length of each wall has been measured and recorded, measure each wall in detail.

Step 3 – Final Touches

• Note ceiling height and approximate light fixture placement.
• Add locations of TV Jack, electrical outlets, thermostats, electrical panels, air returns in relation to floor and nearest wall.

Step 4 – Photographs

• Take photos during the day.
• Remove clutter.
• Start in one corner and work your way around the room.
• Take a photo from every angle – each corner and each wall – of the room.
• Capture part of the floor and ceiling in each photo.
• Number each photo and label to the corresponding place on the flooplan from which it was taken.
• Take a photo of any furniture you want to keep in the room and submit that with full measurements of each piece.
• Consider doing a video walking us through the room and showing us areas around it. We want your space to flow cohesively from one room to another. So, providing us a view into surrounding other rooms or hallways, does help the design process!