Bedroom Floor Plan
A good bedroom floor plan puts the bed where the door, wardrobe and window still work around it. This page gives typical bedroom sizes, the layouts that suit them and the space to leave around each piece. Start from the furnished 3.6 × 4.0 m (12 × 13 ft) double bedroom below and change it to your own room in the free editor.
A double bedroom to start from
Drawn to scale. The links open this room with the same furniture, ready for you to add doors and windows and resize anything.
Typical bedroom sizes
| Metric (typical) | Imperial (typical) | Fits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single or child’s room | 2.4 × 3.0 m | 8 × 10 ft | Single bed, desk, small wardrobe |
| Double bedroom | 3.0 × 3.6 m to 3.6 × 4.0 m | 10 × 12 ft to 12 × 13 ft | Double bed, two nightstands, wardrobe |
| Main (primary) bedroom | 3.6 × 4.2 m to 4.2 × 4.8 m | 12 × 14 ft to 14 × 16 ft | Queen or king bed, wardrobes, a chair |
What decides the size of a bedroom
Work outwards from the bed. Its width plus a walkway on each side gives the room’s minimum width; its length plus space at the foot, and the depth of a wardrobe if one faces it, gives the minimum length. A 160 cm (5′ 3″) double bed with 60 cm (2 ft) on both sides needs 2.8 m (9′ 2″) of clear width before anything else goes in.
The sizes in the table are typical ranges. They are not rules. Many building codes also require a bedroom to have a window that opens for escape in a fire; in the US model code, the International Residential Code (IRC), this is called an emergency escape and rescue opening. Check the rules where you live.
The editor measures rooms to the centre lines of the walls, so a room drawn at 3.6 × 4.0 m has a little less clear floor: with the default 15 cm walls, about 3.45 × 3.85 m.
Bedroom layouts that work
Bed on the wall opposite the door
The bed is the first thing you see and both sides stay reachable. It suits square rooms. The example plan has the bed on the top wall, so add the door on the bottom wall to match.
Bed on the long wall
In a narrow room, putting the headboard on a long wall leaves a strip at the foot of the bed for a wardrobe or desk.
Wardrobe beside the door
Storage near the door keeps the walk from door to wardrobe short and leaves the window wall free.
Desk under the window
In a single room the window wall often takes a desk, with the bed along a side wall.
Door, window and bed placement
Fix the door and window before the furniture. A door near a corner, swinging against the adjacent wall, leaves the longest stretch of wall free for the bed. The headboard usually wants a solid wall: a bed under a window blocks the sill and curtains.
If you have a choice, put the bed where you can see the door without lying in line with it, and keep the wardrobe out of the door swing. With a second door, such as one to an en-suite, the bed often goes on the wall between them.
Walking space around the bed
Common furniture-planning guidance leaves about 60 cm (24 in) of clear floor on each side of a bed, and 75–90 cm (30–36 in) at the foot or wherever that space is also the main route through the room. One side can be tighter if the bed is only used from the other side, as with a single bed against a wall.
Wardrobes and chests of drawers need room in front for their doors or drawers plus you: about 90 cm (36 in) is comfortable. In the example plan the bed has about 92 cm (3 ft) on each side and 1.25 m (4 ft) between its foot and the wardrobe. In the editor, the measure tool (M) shows the exact gap between any two points.
Bedroom furniture in the library
Default sizes of the library items; select any piece in the editor to set your own width, depth and height.
Double bed
160 × 200 cm (5′ 3″ × 6′ 7″). Resize it to your bed: double, queen and king widths vary by country, from about 135 cm (4′ 5″) to about 200 cm (6′ 7″).
Single bed
90 × 200 cm (2′ 11″ × 6′ 7″). For children’s rooms, guest rooms and studies.
Nightstand
45 × 40 cm (1′ 6″ × 1′ 4″). Usually one on each side of a double bed.
Wardrobe
120 × 60 cm (3′ 11″ × 2′). Place two side by side for a longer run of storage.
Desk
140 × 70 cm (4′ 7″ × 2′ 4″). From the Office section, for a study corner.
Rug
200 × 140 cm (6′ 7″ × 4′ 7″). Under the lower two-thirds of the bed it softens the floor on both sides.
Storage and the rooms next door
Bedrooms usually sit in the quiet part of a home, away from the front door and the living room, with a bathroom close by. A wardrobe wall between a bedroom and a noisy room doubles as sound separation.
Plan storage with the bed: a run of wardrobes takes a whole wall plus the space in front. If no wall is left, a walk-in closet off the bedroom may fit better.
Common bedroom planning mistakes
Forgetting the door swing
A door that opens onto the corner of the bed or a wardrobe door makes the room awkward every day. Draw the swing and check it.
Planning the mattress, not the bed
Frames and headboards add several centimeters or inches to the mattress size. Measure the bed you will buy.
No room for wardrobe doors
Hinged doors need their own width of clear floor to open; sliding doors need none.
A walkway through the bed space
If the route to an en-suite crosses the foot of the bed, that strip must be a full walkway.
Plan your bedroom in the editor
Open the example room
Use “Design your bedroom”, or press R in a blank plan and drag out your room.
Set the real size
Select a wall and type its length, such as 3.4m or 11'6". The room area updates as you go.
Add the door and window
Press D or N and click a wall. Set the width and flip the door swing in the properties panel.
Arrange and check in 3D
Drag the bed and wardrobe; they snap flush to walls. Switch to 3D and look at the room from the door.
Bedroom examples, templates and tools
- Bedroom layout examplesAnnotated bedroom plans with the space left around the bed.
- 1-bedroom apartment templateA bedroom off a hallway with living room, kitchen and bathroom.
- Villa template with four bedroomsA main bedroom and two more on the upper floor, plus a guest room.
- Furniture spacing and layout tipsMore on walking space around beds, wardrobes and other furniture.
- Furniture layout plannerCheck that chosen pieces fit with a walkway gap before you draw.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good size for a double bedroom?
Around 3.0 × 3.6 m (10 × 12 ft) fits a double bed with nightstands and a wardrobe. At about 3.6 × 4.0 m (12 × 13 ft) there is comfortable space on all sides of the bed.
What is the smallest room a double bed fits in?
A 140–160 cm (4′ 7″–5′ 3″) bed with about 60 cm (2 ft) on each side and at the foot needs roughly 2.6–2.8 m (8′ 6″–9′ 2″) by 2.6 m (8′ 6″) of clear floor, before any wardrobe. Smaller rooms work if one side of the bed goes against a wall.
How big is a master or primary bedroom?
There is no single size; many fall between about 3.6 × 4.2 m (12 × 14 ft) and 4.2 × 4.8 m (14 × 16 ft), enough for a queen or king bed, wardrobes and a chair.
Can I plan a king-size bed?
Yes. Place the double bed from the library, select it and type the width and depth of your bed. The 3D view uses the new size too.
Can I show where the door swings?
Yes. Doors are drawn with their swing in 2D. Select a door to flip which way it opens or change its width.
Is the room size in the editor the clear floor size?
No. Walls and areas are measured to the wall centre lines, so the clear floor is smaller by half a wall thickness on each side. Use the measure tool for the exact clear distance between wall faces.