Daylight Savings… my favorite time of year!! It’s got me up all late and full of energy. Side note: I’m not sure I realized there were people out there that didn’t absolutely LOVE more daylight.. until just the other day.

Anyways, so over the years I’ve collected a bunch of sources from around the internet when it comes to measurements in my DIY and decorating life, that I find myself going back to again and again.

From Floating Shelves spacing, to bathroom light height, sconce spacing, curtain rod heights, wainscoting heights, to island pendant light spacing and more, I’ve decided to compile everything in to one post. And if it’s not for you, it’s definitely for me so I don’t have to keep going back to my decorating cheat sheet book of clippings from over the years.

This post will serve as a one-stop place for measurements that often might leave you guessing.

First Up: Stool Heights

Compliments of Wayfair.com

Next Up: Floating Shelves

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Sticking with the Kitchen Theme: Pendant Lights

Rachel @ cravingsomecreativity.com does a wonderful job of providing formula's for determining pendant light spacing over islands. Check out her post by clicking on the picture below:

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Pantry Shelf Spacing

Catherine Collins of Farmhouseroom.com put together an awesome post on shelf spacing in pantry closets. Check out her post by clicking on the image below:

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Interior and Exterior Sconce Lighting:

Circalighting.com put together this great diagram for sconce heights.

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Bathroom Heights:

Arianne over at inspiredtostyle.com, put together this informative diagram on fixture and mirror heights. Check out her post by clicking on the photo below:

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And more bathroom heights if you’re deciding on sconces. This post was meant for larger vanities. But for Powder Rooms: typical powder room vanities are anywhere from 24-36 inches, and rectangular/square mirrors normally range from 23-28” in width. Therefore your sconces should be anywhere from 30”-35” inches apart, and anywhere from 60-65” in height from the ground.

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Wainscoting Paneling:

I’m a total fan of adding wainscoting to the bottom part of bathrooms, dining rooms, entryways, etc. Emily Henderson of stylebyemilyhenderson.com created this great diagram to show varying heights of wainscoting (Click on the picture to be brought to her site). While I’m a huge fan of higher wainscoting (36” in height just doesn’t do it for me), my rule of thumb for bathrooms is normally 42” depending upon the vanity and mirror. You don’t want the wainscoting to obstruct your mirror space, and have to end up hanging your mirror too high.

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Mounted TV Heights:

I’m not a fan of mounted TV’s above fireplaces. To me it takes away from the fireplace decorating space, and it’s often too high for my neck. (Although depending on how far back your couch is from the TV is might be a little less straining). A good rule for TV heights mounted on the wall is to have it centered at eye level when sitting on the couch. As shown below- this can be anywhere from 42”-45” depending upon the height of your seating.

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And Lastly: Curtain Rods!!

I despise when curtains don’t touch the ground in a room- which is why in most cases I purchase 96” curtains and hang it 10” above the actual window frame. (Most windows finish around 83”, add in some craftsman style molding and you’re over the typical 84” curtain panels anyway).

Please check out Meghan LaMacchia’s blog on examples of how hanging curtain rods above the window can totally change the look of the room. (Click on the image below to be brought to her page.) It’ll make you take out the spackling paste and have you purchasing longer curtains.