How to Layout a Bedroom Using CAD

Most bedrooms have the same general furniture arrangement. It's the furniture style and fabrics that make each one unique. The biggest thing to remember is to scale the furniture blocks to the same size as the actual furniture pieces that will be purchased in real life.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• CAD program
• Advanced CAD skills

1. Center a twin, king or queen size bed on the opposite wall of the entrance door.

2. Line up the dresser with the bed on the opposite wall of the bed.

3. Place a lamp on the dresser on the side farthest away from the entrance door.

4. Locate a nightstand on each side of the bed.

5. Center a lamp on each of the nightstands.

6. Add a small chair beside the dresser on a slight angle, on the dresser end farthest from the entrance door.

Tips & Warnings

• Your bed should show a bedspread and pillows. The fold-down on the bedspread should be on the same side as the entrance door. A twin size bed should have one pillow; a queen size bed should have two pillows, and a king size bed should have three pillows.
• The dresser size should be in keeping with the bed size. A king size bed is usually for two people and would need a dresser that would accommodate two people. However, a twin size bed is for one person and a small dresser is sufficient.
• Add a mirror on top of the dresser for a finished look.
• You may only want one nightstand if using a twin size bed.
• Your furniture should not be on the wall, instead it should be shown at least 2 inches off the wall. The same applies when locating furniture pieces beside one another. They should be at least 2 inches apart.
• Your lamp symbol should be smaller than your nightstand.
• You may want to locate your small chair next to a window and add a small spot table instead of locating it next to the dresser, provide you have enough space.
• Your furniture should be drawn to scale as well as actually represent the sizes that will be used in real life.

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