LOFTFLAT
Live large in a small footprint — loft conversions, open-plan design, and the space-planning calculators every urban home needs.
From measuring a room and budgeting the rent to sizing up paint, lighting, and the volume a tall ceiling adds, LoftFlat pairs free hands-on space-planning calculators with practical guides and a browsable illustrated museum. Plan the space, live it well.
Loft & Interior Calculators
Free tools for planning a small space — square footage calculator, rent affordability calculator, paint calculator, lighting calculator, cost per square foot, and ceiling volume calculator.
Square Footage Calculator
Total up the floor area of one room or a whole loft from length × width, in square feet and square metres.
Rent Affordability Calculator
See the rent you can comfortably afford from your income using the 30% rule, plus a conservative 28% figure.
Paint Calculator
Estimate litres and gallons of paint from a room's perimeter and ceiling height, minus doors and windows.
Lighting Calculator
Work out the lumens a room needs from its area and purpose, then how many fixtures that takes.
Cost Per Square Foot Calculator
Turn a price and floor area into cost per square foot and metre, and compare two spaces side by side.
Ceiling Volume Calculator
Get a room's volume in cubic metres and feet for heating, cooling, and ventilation sizing in tall lofts.
The Museum
Wander an illustrated museum built entirely from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons — browse its collections, each in its own gallery, purely for the pleasure of looking and learning.
Tour the museum →From the Journal
Guides on loft conversions, open-plan layouts, small-space living, and dialing in light, storage, and comfort — practical reading to pair with the calculators above.
The 30% Rent Rule, and the Number It Hides
Thirty per cent of income tells you what you can pay. Cost per square foot tells you what you are getting — and the cheaper flat is regularly the worse deal.
How Much Paint a Room Takes, and Why the Third Coat Is the Expensive One
Openings come off the wall area before anything else, and the coat count multiplies whatever is left. A third coat costs half again as much as the first two.
How Much Light a Room Actually Needs
An office wants four times the light of a bedroom for the same floor area. Most flats are lit as though every room were the same room.
The Loft Lifestyle: Embracing Modern Living in Open-Space Architecture
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The Sky’s the Limit: Understanding Loft Market Trends in Urban Living
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Understanding the Core Features of Loft Amenities
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Keep Learning
Practical know-how on measuring and laying out a room, plain-language explainers on paint coverage, lumens, and cost per square foot, and grounded tips for renters and renovators alike — everything you need to make a small footprint work harder.
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