How to measure anything.
Twenty-plus step-by-step guides for measuring specific objects with your iPhone, from sofas to ceilings, kitchen cabinets to parking spots. Each guide is hands-on, tested, and takes 2-15 minutes to complete.
Furniture
How to Measure a Sofa with Your iPhone
The four measurements every sofa needs: width, depth, height, and seat-to-arm clearance. Capture them in 90 seconds with your iPhone before you buy or move.
How to Measure a Bed (Frame, Mattress, and Room Fit)
Bed sizes vary wildly between countries, and so do mattresses. Three measurements that prevent ordering the wrong bed for your room or your existing mattress.
How to Measure for a Bookshelf
Wall space, shelf depth, ceiling height, doorway clearance, bookshelf measurements that prevent a return trip to IKEA.
How to Measure for a Desk
Width, depth, height, chair clearance, and ergonomic eye-to-screen distance. Five quick measurements for a productive home office.
How to Measure for a Rug or Carpet
Rug under sofa, under bed, in dining room, three different rules for three different placements. Plus the universal "no rug smaller than your sofa" rule.
Appliances
How to Measure a TV for Wall Mounting
TV dimensions, viewing distance, and the correct mount height, all from your iPhone in 3 minutes, before drilling a single hole.
How to Measure for a Refrigerator
Five measurements that prevent an 8% return rate: cabinet opening, doorway clearance, hinge swing, ventilation gap, and connection point positions.
How to Measure for a Dishwasher
Cabinet opening width is the critical number, but ventilation, water connection, and door clearance also matter. Five quick checks.
How to Measure for a Washing Machine
Width, depth, height, hookup positions, door swing, five dimensions for any installation, front-load or top-load.
How to Measure for an Oven or Range
Built-in oven vs freestanding range, different measurement requirements. Both come down to width × depth × height plus connection points.
Rooms
How to Measure a Room for Paint (And Calculate Exactly How Much You Need)
Wall area minus doors and windows, multiplied by coats, divided by coverage rate. Get the number that tells you exactly how many tins to buy, and never buy too few.
How to Measure a Floor for Laminate, Tile, or Vinyl
Floor area plus the right waste factor for your material. Three minutes with your iPhone gives you the number that turns into a shopping list.
How to Measure a Wall for Tile (Bathroom, Backsplash, Feature Wall)
Wall area, minus fixtures, plus the right waste factor for tile size and pattern. Your iPhone gives you a number you can take straight to the tile shop.
How to Measure a Ceiling (Height, Area, Light Clearance)
Ceiling height for furniture clearance, area for paint or tile, fixture position for chandeliers. Three quick iPhone measurements.
Fixtures
How to Measure a Window for Blinds, Curtains, or Shades
Inside mount vs outside mount, width tolerance, drop length, three sets of measurements for any window covering, captured in 4 minutes with your iPhone.
How to Measure a Door (for Replacement or Furniture Clearance)
Door slab vs door frame vs door rough opening, three different dimensions for three different jobs. Here's which one you need for what.
How to Measure Kitchen Cabinets for Renovation
A complete kitchen renovation measurement protocol, base cabinets, wall cabinets, fillers, appliances, plumbing, electrical. Every dimension a kitchen designer needs.
How to Measure a Closet (for Built-in Storage or Wardrobe)
Closet width, depth, height, plus door and electrical positions, the data set IKEA, Container Store, and custom designers need.
How to Measure Stairs (for Carpet, Runner, or Furniture Delivery)
Tread depth, riser height, total run length, plus turning clearance for furniture delivery. Three minutes captures everything.
How to Measure a Doorway for Furniture
The clear opening width with the door open is what matters, not the full frame. Measure that, plus height, plus the diagonal for narrow halls.
How to Measure for a Picture Frame or Wall Art
Wall space, art height (relative to furniture), and the rule of two-thirds for centered placement.
People & Pets
How to Measure Height with Your iPhone (People, Trees, Buildings)
AR height measurement uses the ground plane plus your phone's position to calculate vertical dimension. Works on people, trees, and buildings up to ~30 m.
How to Measure Your Pet (Harness, Crate, Cat Door)
Chest girth, neck, length, three measurements for any pet product order. Plus the cat-door rule of "shoulder width + 2 cm."