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Does Your Sofa Fit? Coffee-Table Clearance & Smart Flow Check — Room Sketch 3D

Lay out a standard 3-seater sofa in a 12×14 living room, then use Smart Flow Check to catch a coffee table placed too close to the sofa and fix it to the right 18–24 inch clearance.

1 minUpdated 2026-06-25
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What this video covers

  1. 1Sofa size taxonomy
  2. 2Component dimensions in detail
  3. 3Clearances and room sizing
  4. 4Historical evolution of sofa sizes
  5. 5Manufacturer standards and variation
  6. 6Reading sofa dimensions for furniture placement
  7. 7Place the sofa in your room
  8. 8Watch the coffee-table clearance
  9. 9Fix it — the warning clears
  10. 10View it in 3D
  11. 11In Room Sketch 3D

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