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Explainer Where should curtains end? Drag the hem and see A curtain's hem is where the eye stops, and a few centimetres in the wrong place makes a whole wall look off. Drag the hem up and down a… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Tool Will a bistro set fit your balcony? Drag it and see A balcony can look big enough for a bistro set and still be too narrow to sit at it, because every chair needs room to slide back. Enter… 5 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How should you set a table? Drag each piece into place A table that is set properly is mostly a handful of distances: the plate 2–3 cm from the edge, cutlery in a tidy line beside it, and about… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Tool How much string light does a balcony need? Drape it and see A string of lights always needs more length than the gap it spans, because it sags. Plan it before you buy: set your balcony width, the… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How low should a pendant hang over the dining table? Drag it and see The light over your dining table works best when its shade hangs roughly 60 to 90 cm above the tabletop, measured to the bottom of the… 4 min Living Room
Tool Will the sofa fit through the door? Twist it and see Whether a sofa gets through your door has little to do with its length. What matters is its cross-section: the outline you'd see looking at… 4 min Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint do I need? A room-by-room planner Most people guess how much paint to buy and end up with too little or a cupboard full of leftovers. This planner turns your room's… 4 min Living Room
Explainer How far should a coffee table sit from your sofa? Slide it and see A coffee table that sits in the wrong place gets bumped, avoided or left empty. Most guides suggest a 35–45 cm gap from the sofa, a height… 3 min
Explainer Where should curtains end? Drag the hem and see A curtain's hem is where the eye stops, and a few centimetres in the wrong place makes a whole wall look off. Drag the hem up and down a… 5 min Plants & Balcony
Tool Will a bistro set fit your balcony? Drag it and see A balcony can look big enough for a bistro set and still be too narrow to sit at it, because every chair needs room to slide back. Enter… 5 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How should you set a table? Drag each piece into place A table that is set properly is mostly a handful of distances: the plate 2–3 cm from the edge, cutlery in a tidy line beside it, and about… 4 min Plants & Balcony
Tool How much string light does a balcony need? Drape it and see A string of lights always needs more length than the gap it spans, because it sags. Plan it before you buy: set your balcony width, the… 4 min Dining & Kitchen
Explainer How low should a pendant hang over the dining table? Drag it and see The light over your dining table works best when its shade hangs roughly 60 to 90 cm above the tabletop, measured to the bottom of the… 4 min Living Room
Tool Will the sofa fit through the door? Twist it and see Whether a sofa gets through your door has little to do with its length. What matters is its cross-section: the outline you'd see looking at… 4 min Colour & Walls
Tool How much paint do I need? A room-by-room planner Most people guess how much paint to buy and end up with too little or a cupboard full of leftovers. This planner turns your room's… 4 min Living Room
Explainer How far should a coffee table sit from your sofa? Slide it and see A coffee table that sits in the wrong place gets bumped, avoided or left empty. Most guides suggest a 35–45 cm gap from the sofa, a height… 3 min