Rearranging a room is far easier on paper than on your back. With a scale grid you can measure the space, draw the walls, and slide furniture around until it fits. This guide covers picking a scale, measuring, and the print settings that keep everything true to size.
One square equals one foot is the easy, common default.
For small rooms, one square per six inches gives more detail.
Write the scale in a corner so you do not forget it later.
Measure and draw the room
Measure each wall and count out that many squares to draw it.
Mark doors, windows, outlets, and radiators — they constrain furniture.
Note door swing and walkway space so nothing blocks a path.
Lay out furniture to scale
Measure each piece and draw it to the same scale on a scrap, then cut it out.
Slide the cut-outs around the plan instead of lifting the real thing.
Leave roughly three feet (three squares) for main walkways.
Print settings
Use Letter or Legal in landscape for a single room; Tabloid for a whole floor.
Print at 100% scale so each square keeps its true measurement.
Download the vector PDF for the crispest lines.
Frequently asked questions
What scale should I use for a room layout?
One square equals one foot is the easiest, most common scale. For small rooms, one square per six inches gives more detail. Keep the scale consistent for the room and the furniture.
Which paper size is best for a floor plan?
Letter or Legal in landscape works for a single room; use Tabloid (11 × 17) for a whole floor on one sheet.
How do I make sure it prints to scale?
Print at 100% (Actual size) and disable Fit to Page, so each square keeps its true measurement.
How much walkway space should I leave?
About three feet — three squares at one-square-per-foot — for main walkways, plus room for doors and drawers to swing.