You spot it from across the room. If you were a coffee table, you would be THIS coffee table. There has never been a more YOU coffee table.
You make your way over to it, casually flip over the tag (don’t wanna look too eager). Putting on your poker face, you brace yourself for a dollar sign and 4 scary digits. But it’s on sale. And it’s perfect. And you better buy it now before anyone else clues into this treasure right under their noses.
You get it home, you are victorious. You set it in front of your sofa and…It doesn’t fit. Well, it fits, but it’s a tight squeeze.
It’s not ideal, but it’s already here. And it’s a little awkwardly low. But you spent money on it. So you’ll live with it. That, or you’ll just have to replace all the other furniture in the room to make it make sense. It’s fine.
It’s not ideal, but it’s already here. And you spent money on it. So you’ll live with it.
If you’re tired of making mistake purchases (and then having to live with them), open the notes app on your phone.
Make a note on your phone called “living room measurements.”
Get out your tape measure (or my secret weapon, a laser tape measure) and measure each wall of your living room. Measure the windows. The doors. Measure that weird nook you’ve been trying to find a chair for. Don’t forget to include the molding or baseboards in your measurements,it might mean the difference between a piece fitting - or not!
Add it all to the note on your phone.
For bonus points, add a little photo of each wall of the room. Add a photo of your floors. Add a photo of your sofa.
This will remove all the guesswork next time you find an amazing office chair and you’re asking yourself “Does this color go? Will this fit under my desk?” No more question marks. Check your note.
Here’s what the note for my desk looks like.
Now if you see a chair/table/lamp in the sale section/sidewalk/antique store - you can check your note and KNOW with certainty that it will fit the space and the furniture you already have.
My hope for you in 2024 is: no more mistake purchases.
Book a Design Consultation for support making your next furniture decision. We’ll talk through layout, space planning, and how to make your next purchase with clarity and confidence.
