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A white clay model of a furnished dorm room with two beds, two desks and dressers, its walls edged in blue.

Alabama · Residence hall · 2 room types

The Highlandsroom dimensions.

2 room types at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, 2 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Single bedroom (A or C) · 10 × 10 ft
  • Double bedroom (B) · 14 × 10 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · both rooms at the same scale

Two room types,drawn to scale.

  • Single bedroom (A or C) · Sleeps 1

    10 × 10 ft

    100 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    10 ft10 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double bedroom (B) · Sleeps 2

    14 × 10 ft

    140 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    14 ft10 ftBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

Standard furniture footprints

What's alreadyin the room.

  • Bed · Twin XL3.17′ × 6.67′
  • Desk3.5′ × 2′
  • Desk chair1.5′ × 1.5′
  • Dresser2.5′ × 2′

The built-in pieces the layouts plan around, at the sizes we use for fit checks. All drawn at the same scale · 20 px per ft

Open floor,once it's all in.

Our estimate from the footprints above, one of each piece per person. For most furnished singles and doubles, a 5 × 7 rug fits the open floor better than a larger size.

  • Single bedroom (A or C) · 100 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 65 sq ft open
  • Double bedroom (B) · 140 sq ft50 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 90 sq ft open

The Highlands,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure