As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly plan your furniture layout.

What to actually do

1. Hand it to a person

   The route this page recommends

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Do it yourself

   The distant third

   A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the estate agent floor plan, tenancy or purchase documents, and take a photo of each room from the doorway and from the main corners.
   2. Measure each room wall to wall, then measure doors, windows, radiators, fireplaces, sockets, alcoves and built-in units from the nearest corners.
   3. Measure the width, depth and height of every existing furniture item, and note which items must stay, may move or may be replaced.
   4. Paste the measurements, fixed features, furniture list and priorities into the prompt, then upload the room photos or floor plan if the chatbot accepts them.
   5. Ask the chatbot for three options and save the text plans, dimensions and flagged uncertainties for each option.
   6. Draw the preferred option on the floor plan using the measured furniture footprints, then check that doors open, walkways remain usable, windows and radiators are not blocked, and sockets and cupboards remain accessible.
   7. Mark the furniture positions on the floor with removable tape before moving heavy items, and make a final check from the room entrances and main seating positions.

   Prompt

   Plan a practical furniture layout for this room in a UK home. Use only the measurements and facts I provide, and do not assume that furniture, doors, windows, radiators, sockets or other fixed features can move.
   
   Room shape and internal measurements:
   [add room length, width, ceiling height if relevant, and any alcoves or uneven sections]
   
   Fixed features and their positions:
   [add doors and swing directions, windows, radiators, fireplaces, sockets, switches and built-in units]
   
   Furniture I already own, with exact width, depth and height:
   [list each item]
   
   Furniture I may buy, with exact dimensions:
   [list each item]
   
   People, pets and practical requirements:
   [add seating, dining, storage, work, access and accessibility needs]
   
   Style and priorities:
   [add any preferences, such as keeping a clear view, maximising storage or avoiding blocking a radiator]
   
   Give me three layout options. For each one, provide a simple text plan, the position and orientation of every item, the main benefit, the main drawback and any measurement that still needs checking. Keep clear routes to every door and do not block radiators, windows, sockets or access to cupboards. Flag anything that cannot be confirmed from the information above. Do not claim that furniture will fit unless the dimensions support it.

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.