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How Many Square Feet Is an 8x8 Room?

An 8x8 room is 64 square feet. Multiply the width by the length (8 ft x 8 ft = 64 sq ft), which is about 5.9 square meters. That makes it a small room, usually used as a home office, nursery, walk-in closet, or storage shed.

What is 8x8 in square meters?

64 square feet is about 5.9 square meters. In metric, an 8x8 room measures about 2.44 by 2.44 meters.

One square foot is about 0.0929 square meters, so multiply square feet by 0.0929 to convert. Carpet is still often sold by the square yard, and this room is 7.1 of them.

What fits in an 8x8 room?

• A full bed (54 by 75 inches) fits against a wall. A queen would leave almost no walking space.
• A desk, chair, and a bookshelf fit easily, which is why sizes like this often end up as home offices.

A queen bed covers about 52% of the floor in an 8x8 room. Doors, closet openings, and windows decide the real layout, so check where they fall before you buy furniture.

Is an 8x8 room big?

At 64 square feet, an 8x8 room is below the 70 square feet the International Residential Code sets as the minimum for a habitable room, so it usually can't be listed as a bedroom. See the minimum bedroom size rules for the details.

Square rooms are easy to furnish because every wall is the same length, so the bed or sofa can go on whichever wall has no door or window.

For context, compare it with the average bedroom size, or look at rooms close to it: an 8x10 room is 80 square feet and an 8x12 room is 96.

How much flooring do I need for an 8x8 room?

The floor is 64 square feet, but you need extra for cuts. For a straight layout add 8% and buy about 70 square feet. A diagonal layout wastes more, so plan on about 72 square feet. You also need 32 feet of baseboard, less the width of each doorway.

In luxury vinyl plank at 23.6 square feet per box, a straight layout takes 3 boxes. Box sizes vary by brand, so the calculator below lets you change the coverage and material.

How much paint do I need for an 8x8 room?

With an 8-foot ceiling, the four walls of an 8x8 room add up to 256 square feet before you subtract doors and windows. Two coats at about 350 square feet per gallon take 2 gallons. The ceiling is another 64 square feet.

How 64 square feet compares

The closest area guide is how big 100 square feet is, with every room shape that adds up to it. All the sizes are listed in the room size chart.

Measuring a real 8x8 room

Listed sizes like 8x8 describe the main rectangle. Closets, bay windows, and bump-outs add or remove area, so a room sold as 8x8 is rarely exactly 64 square feet. If you have a floor plan, MeasureFloorPlan measures the real outline after you set the scale from one known wall, or you can check simple shapes with the floor plan square footage calculator.