What is on each sheet
Both plans and their schedules follow. SH-1 is the furniture format built on room-sets; SH-2 is the tile and stone format, where laid mock-ups convert and racked samples do not.
| Sheet | Overall size | What is drawn on it | Key dimension |
|---|---|---|---|
| SH-1 — 2,400 sq ft furniture showroom | 60 ft x 40 ft | Room-set displays, consultation desks, sample library | Room-sets: six |
| SH-2 — 4,000 sq ft tile and stone showroom | 80 ft x 50 ft | Vertical display racks, mock-up bays, design studio | Mock-up bays: four |
Schedule — SH-1 — 2,400 sq ft furniture showroom
- Room-set 1: living — 13 ft × 13 ft
- Room-set 2: dining — 13 ft × 13 ft
- Room-set 3: bedroom — 12 ft × 13 ft
- Room-set 4: study — 13 ft × 13 ft
- Room-set 5: kids — 13 ft × 13 ft
- Room-set 6: outdoor — 12 ft × 13 ft
- Consultation desk 1 — 5 ft × 3 ft
- Consultation desk 2 — 5 ft × 3 ft
- Client seating and material table — 6 ft × 4 ft
- Sample library, fabric and finish — 12 ft × 10 ft
- Office and stock store — 11 ft × 8 ft
Schedule — SH-2 — 4,000 sq ft tile and stone showroom
- Vertical rack wall, rear, 56 ft — 56 ft × 4 ft
- Vertical rack wall, left — 4 ft × 40 ft
- Mock-up bay 1: bathroom — 10 ft × 10 ft
- Mock-up bay 2: kitchen — 10 ft × 10 ft
- Mock-up bay 3: living floor — 10 ft × 10 ft
- Mock-up bay 4: facade and outdoor — 10 ft × 10 ft
- Slab display, A-frames, 12 slabs — 22 ft × 14 ft
- Design desk 1 — 8 ft × 3 ft
- Design desk 2 — 8 ft × 3 ft
- Large sample layout table — 17 ft × 10 ft
- Client lounge seating — 17 ft × 10 ft
- Warehouse racking and loading — 17 ft × 14 ft
How to use the plans
- Count your demonstrations, not your SKUs. Six well-built room-sets outsell forty product rows, and they cost less to maintain.
- Put the sample library in daylight or under high-CRI light. It is where the decision is made, and a shade judged under the wrong light becomes a return.
- Plan the out-load route. A furniture showroom needs a path from every display to the door wide enough for the largest item you stock.
- Give the design desks a view of the floor. Staff seated facing a wall do not greet customers, and showroom conversion depends almost entirely on being greeted.
Three mistakes in showroom planning
- Racking tile vertically and calling it a display. Nobody can judge a floor from a tile at eye level; the mock-up bay is the whole product demonstration.
- Room-sets with no circulation between them. They merge into one confusing space and the customer cannot tell where one idea ends.
- Mixed colour temperature across the floor. Two lamp types over a stone display will produce two different stones, and the complaint arrives after installation.
Download the templates (PDF) →
See retail interior design and the marble and stone catalogue.
Frequently asked questions
How much area does a furniture room-set need?+
150 to 180 sq ft for a living or bedroom set, which is roughly the size of the room it represents. Below 120 sq ft the set stops reading as a room and the customer stops imagining it in their home, which is the entire mechanism a showroom relies on.
How many mock-up bays should a tile showroom have?+
Three to five, covering bathroom, kitchen, living floor and outdoor. SH-2 has four in 4,000 sq ft. Each one needs to be a fully laid surface with the grout, the skirting and the transition detail, because those are what customers actually query at the point of sale.
What lighting should a showroom use?+
4000K at CRI 90 or above for material showrooms, where colour accuracy decides a sale. Furniture showrooms can run warmer at 3000K because they are simulating a home. What matters more than the number is consistency: one colour temperature across the entire floor.
Do showrooms need a separate consultation area?+
Yes, and it should be seated with a large flat surface. Material selection happens with twenty samples spread out and two people leaning over them. Doing that standing at a rack is why customers say they will think about it and then do not return.
What does a showroom fit-out cost?+
₹1,500 to ₹4,000 per sq ft, ex-GST. Display joinery and lighting dominate the budget rather than finishes: a showroom floor is often simpler than a retail floor, while the racks, bays and light fittings are considerably more specialised.