Mobilier & Proportions
Échelles, volumes, justes mesures
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The sofa is two thirds of the wall length
The proportion rule that rescues half of all badly proportioned living rooms
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The distance between sofa and coffee table
Thirty to forty-five centimetres, no more, no less
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The distance between sofa and television
One to two times the diagonal for a 4K TV, not more
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The height of a dining table and its chairs
Thirty centimetres between seat and tabletop, never more, never less
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The bed centred on the main wall
The symmetry rule that turns any bedroom into a calming one
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The height of a headboard
Between 70 and 130 cm above the mattress, never in between
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The rug and the sofa's front legs
The rule that distinguishes an integrated rug from a placed rug
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Mixing styles, the 80/20 rule
How to mix periods and registers without falling into bric-a-brac
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Visible furniture legs
Why furniture that touches the floor appears heavy, and how to lighten it
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Avoid all-matching furniture
Why buying a matching collection from the same manufacturer always fails
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Float the sofa from the wall, when possible
Ten centimetres behind the sofa is worth more than none, but none is better than a failed compromise
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The ideal height of a bookcase
Floor to ceiling, or nothing, but above all not in between
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Furniture scale based on ceiling height
Low furniture in low rooms, tall furniture in tall rooms
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The desk and lateral natural light
Window on the left for right-handers, on the right for left-handers, never in front
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The entrance console, depth and height
Thirty centimetres deep, 85 high, no more, no less