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" How much paint do you need? How high do you hang that chandelier? Get your measurements right with this indispensable guide that has all the numbers you&amp;#039;ll need. 1. Dining Room Table A 36-inch-wide rectangular table is perfect for conversation. A round table with a diameter of 48 inches seats six; a 60-inch round will handle eight standard dining chairs or 10 ballroom chairs. \u2014Charlotte Moss. 2. Light Fixtures How big should an overhead light fixture be? Just add the length and width of the room in feet, and whatever number you come up with is, in inches, your guide for the fixture&amp;#039;s diameter. So a 15-by-20-foot room would need a 35-inch-wide chandelier. \u2014Bunny Williams 3. Paint Coverage One gallon of paint will cover about 400 square feet of wall. \u2014Alexa Hampton  4. Curtain Height Mount curtains as high as possible to give the room more height, and let them break 1\u00BD inches on the floor. \u2014Miles Redd 5. Window Treatment Width Curtains should be 2\u00BD to 3 times the width of the window. So if you&amp;#039;re doing two panels, each should be 1\u00BC to 1\u00BD times the window width. Buy a rod that&amp;#039;s 20 inches wider than your window so it extends 10 inches on either side. Your window will seem much wider than it really is. \u2014Libby Langdon 6. Kitchen Island A kitchen island should be about 38 inches high\u2014a little taller than the countertops\u2014to be comfortable for prep. \u2014Thomas O&amp;#039;Brien  7. Dining-Room Chandelier The bottom of a dining-room chandelier should hang 36 inches above the table. \u2014Thom Filicia 8. Light Switches Install light switches 36 inches above the floor and 1\u00BD to 2 inches to the side of the door trim. \u2014Gil Schafer 9. Fabric for a Sofa For a standard 84-inch sofa with exposed legs and a tight back, you&amp;#039;ll need 14 yards of plain 54-inch-wide fabric. Add two yards for a skirt. \u2014Madeline Stuart 10. The Golden Ratio From classical times to today, the golden ratio has always been the perfect proportion: 1 to 1.62. \u2014Eric Cohler Related Links:  Designer Living Rooms  Brilliant Ideas for a Tiny Kitchen  Eye-Popping Headboard Designs  Simple Fireplace Mantel Makeover Ideas "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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