Measure the room, not your body

The tag is decorative for dimensions

Listed sizes drift, and they rarely include the bit that matters — the feet, the handle, the curve. The only real data is your own tape on the actual spot. Trust the spot, not the spec.

A 'fits most shelves' line is a wish. Measure your shelf; the number is the fact.

Clearance beats the footprint

A piece needs room to breathe — space behind for cords, above for the lid, around for the door to swing. Measure the clearance, not just the footprint, or it arrives and traps the room.

Write the clearance in your notes. 'Usually fits' is memory; the tape is fact, and the note is the record.

Doorway and stair math

Big pieces live or die at the threshold. Measure the narrowest point — door frame, stair turn, elevator — before you cart a sofa or a lamp. The warehouse can't tell you your hallway.

If the row has no dimension note for the path, slow down and read reviews for 'didn't fit'. Guessing means a second order or a return uphill.

No swaps across the border

You're shipping through an agent from Asia. There is no 'swap a size'. Wrong dimensions mean a second order or a piece that never leaves the box. On a room fit, that's the spot lost.

That's why the spot matters more than the tag. Someone measured their room; read it like the only review that counts.

Soft goods: size to the use

For cushions and throws, size to how you'll use it, not the photo. A '60cm' square reads small on a big sofa; measure the seat, not the listing.

If the row has no size note, slow down and read reviews for fit. Guessing means a second order if wrong.

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