Measuring guide

When furnishing any room, consider the largest piece first: the sofa in the living room, the dining table in the dining area, the bed in the bedroom. Your furniture should be arranged in a way pleasing to the eye, comfortable to use and convenient to move around.

Before placing an order, please take a close look at all the access areas in your home, from the first entry doorway through to your selected room.

How to measure your furniture
You need to know exactly where you want the furniture to be, and whether it will fit. Start by taking the following measurements:
• Measure the surface area of the space where you want to put the furniture. Make a rough sketch with a note of the dimensions.
• Measure the width, height, and depth of the model you want to order.
What at first seems impossible to fit may not be. We can offer split sofa options on some of our larger sofas and some of our larger cabinets and beds come apart so they are easier to move.

Will it go in?
• All widths and diagonal depths should be less than the entryway dimensions. Check the diagonal depth on upholstery by placing a straight tape measure from the back of the frame to the front of the arm. If you are unsure, please visit or call into our store. Our consultants will be happy to help.
• If it was easy to get your existing furniture in, compare the measurements with the model you want to replace it with.
• When ordering a wall display unit, measure the wall you wish to place it against from floor to ceiling. The diagonal height should be less than the entryway.
• Measure the width and height of all doorways, hallways, and stairways, including banisters and turns, and don’t forget about obstacles such as radiators, wall and ceiling lights.

We're here to help
If you are at all uncertain about your measurements, please ask our staff for help. For a nominal charge, we can sometimes make a special arrangement for a ‘dummy run’ where our delivery team will call round to your house and assess the access for you. They may even bring the showroom display item you want to buy with them to see if it will fit.

If access through a door is too tight, it may be possible to get the furniture in via another route. Often customers have fence panels removed or a window taken out. We can suggest local tradesmen who will provide you with a quotation before you commit to any additional cost.

Finally, if the worst happens and it really won’t fit in, do come and talk to us. With our huge range of product available to us, and the expert knowledge of our staff, we will do our utmost to come up with a great alternative for you.