Baithak Furniture · Bengaluru
How to Measure a Room Before Ordering Furniture
Measure the room and the route into it before settling on a furniture size. A piece needs to work in the layout and reach its final position.
Draw the usable room
Sketch the walls and mark door openings, windows, columns, skirting, switches and fixed storage. Record the width and length at the floor and identify anything that projects into the proposed furniture position. Measure rather than scaling from a photograph.
Measure furniture as a footprint
Record the maximum width, depth and height available for each piece. Mark a proposed footprint with removable tape and walk around it. Include the space used by an open drawer, a pulled-out chair or a recliner where relevant; ask for the actual operating dimensions.
Check access separately
Measure the narrowest clear door opening, corridor turns, staircase width and lift opening. Record lift cabin dimensions and any landings. Ask how the proposed furniture is constructed and whether it can be brought in as separate parts; do not assume it can be dismantled.
Photograph and label the measurements
Take a wide room photograph and separate views of tight access points. Label the sketch with one unit throughout, and distinguish finished room dimensions from an approximate plan. For a Bengaluru apartment, include any building access or delivery-slot restrictions.
Send a useful brief
Share your sketch, room photographs, desired furniture type and reference images. Ask Baithak to confirm the final furniture dimensions, access requirements, specification and delivery arrangements before you approve an order.
Use this planning checklist
| Measure | Record | Check separately |
|---|---|---|
| Usable room | Wall-to-wall width and length in one consistent unit | Columns, skirting and fixed storage |
| Proposed piece | Maximum outer width, depth and height | Drawers, chair movement or reclining footprint |
| Door and corridor route | Narrowest clear opening and turns | Door swing, handles and landings |
| Lift or stairs | Opening, cabin or stair dimensions | Building access and delivery-slot restrictions |