Room size guide
Usual sizes for each kind of room, the smallest that still works, and a floor plan template to start from.
Primary bedroom
- Standard
- 12 × 14 ft to 14 × 16 ft
- Minimum
- 11 × 12 ft (132 sq ft)
Fits a queen or king bed with 24 in (60 cm) to walk round it and a dresser.
Open the primary bedroom templateBedroom
- Standard
- 10 × 10 ft to 11 × 12 ft
- Minimum
- 7 × 10 ft (70 sq ft)
Many codes ask for 70 sq ft (6.5 m²) and 7 ft (2.1 m) each way at least.
Open the kids' bedroom templateFull bathroom
- Standard
- 5 × 8 ft to 8 × 10 ft
- Minimum
- 5 × 7 ft (35 sq ft)
A tub, toilet and sink in a row fit in 5 × 8 ft; leave 21 in (53 cm) in front of the toilet.
Open the bathroom templateHalf bathroom
- Standard
- 4 × 6 ft to 5 × 6 ft
- Minimum
- 3 × 6 ft (18 sq ft)
A toilet and a small sink; the door often has to open out.
Open the bathroom templateKitchen
- Standard
- 10 × 12 ft to 12 × 15 ft
- Minimum
- 7 × 10 ft (70 sq ft)
Leave 42 in (1.07 m) between counters for one cook, 48 in (1.2 m) for two.
Open the kitchen templateLiving room
- Standard
- 12 × 18 ft to 16 × 20 ft
- Minimum
- 12 × 12 ft (144 sq ft)
Leave 36 in (91 cm) for walkways and 16 to 18 in (40 to 45 cm) between sofa and coffee table.
Open the living room templateLaundry room
- Standard
- 6 × 8 ft to 8 × 10 ft
- Minimum
- 3 × 6 ft (18 sq ft)
A side-by-side washer and dryer need about 5 ft (1.5 m) of wall and 36 in (91 cm) in front.
Open the laundry room templateOne-car garage
- Standard
- 12 × 22 ft to 14 × 24 ft
- Minimum
- 12 × 20 ft (240 sq ft)
Room for one car with its doors open and a walkway past it.
Open the house with garage templateTwo-car garage
- Standard
- 22 × 22 ft to 24 × 24 ft
- Minimum
- 20 × 20 ft (400 sq ft)
24 × 24 ft (7.3 × 7.3 m) leaves room for storage and a workbench.
Open the two-car garage template
See it to scale: draw the room in DrawPlans, place furniture at its real size and walk through it in 3D.
Draw your floor plan freeHow it’s calculated
- Standard sizes are typical of homes built today; minimums are the smallest that still fit the furniture and the space to walk around it.
- Local building codes set their own minimums (for example, the smallest a bedroom can be). Check them before you build.