THE STARTER KIT
The new magnetic and imperial Planora range — now in the US!
The Starter Kit is your foundation for hands-on spatial design. The ideal first step for anyone ready to move beyond exploration and start planning for real. It includes the core tools that make up the heart of the Planora system, giving you everything you need to design and visualize your space with clarity and confidence.
With the Room Planner, Grid Boards, and Sketchpad at 1/4" = 1' scale, you can test layouts, explore proportions, and sketch your ideas — all in a tactile, screen-free way that makes the design process both intuitive and enjoyable.
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How it works
Plan any space with your hands.
Planora offers a range of physical planning tools — scale pieces on magnetic gridboards, designed to work alone or together.
01 — Choose your kit
Start with a planner or build the full system
The Room Planner and Garden Planner are the core tools — each comes with gridboards, furniture, and building pieces.
02 — Place and explore
Move pieces freely. Test and compare layouts.
Place scale furniture and building pieces directly onto the magnetic board.
03 — Expand your surface
Gridboards connect like a puzzle
Each planner includes two gridboards. Connect them to create a bigger surface.
04 — Draw, sketch, or both
Use the Sketchpad alongside your pieces
Prefer to draw your own walls? Place furniture pieces directly onto a hand-drawn Sketchpad plan.
WORDS FROM THE FOUNDERS
Why we created Planora
We wanted a way to think with our hands — not just our screens. These tools are the result of that search.
FAQ
Whether you're redesigning a room, working with clients, or just trying out new ideas — Planora works for homeowners, designers, architects, families, and anyone who thinks better with their hands. It also makes a great gift.
It's a fair question, and here's how we see it. There's no learning curve, you open the box and start planning. No software to figure out, no tutorials to watch. If you're in the middle of a renovation or move and want to think things through before the professionals get involved, Planora gives you a way to do that on your own first. And if you are a professional, it's one of the better tools for working through ideas with clients around a table. For the scale of most home projects, it's a small investment, and reusable for the next.
Lay out your Gridboards and start placing pieces. A natural starting point is building the walls first, then adding windows, doors, and furniture.
Each product is built around a different use — the Room Planner for interiors, the Garden Planner for outdoor spaces, and the add-ons for extending any layout.
It means 1/4 inch on the board represents 1 foot in real life — the standard US architectural scale.
Yes. Print or draw your floor plan to 1/4" = 1' scale and place the pieces directly on top.
Each Gridboard represents 1,320 square feet (30 ft × 44 ft) at 1/4" = 1' scale. Every kit includes two Gridboards.
Yes — email info@planorashop.com and we'll do our best to help.
Not currently — our kits are designed at 1/4" = 1' scale.
The Planners, Gridboards and Add-ons all have a built-in magnetic function.
All orders ship from our warehouse in Hudson, NY. We're currently shipping a high volume of orders, so dispatch is taking about 5 business days right now (our usual dispatch is within 1 business day). Once shipped, delivery takes 2–6 business days in the contiguous US, or 1–2 weeks to Alaska, Hawaii & US territories. Cost: $4.95 standard shipping ($9.95 to Alaska, Hawaii & US territories). Free on orders over $150.
We offer 30-day returns from the date of delivery. Email order@planorashop.com to start a return.
Specifications
Room Planner 13.23 x 9.41 x H1.42 in · Grid Boards 13.31 x 9.49 x H0.87 in · Sketchpad 11.69 x 16.54 x H0.24 in
9.2 lb
Plywood, walnut veneer, magnetic layers, paper, cardboard cover, cardboard box
1/4" = 1' Imperial
Made even better
Considered in every detail
Having introduced Planora's products elsewhere with great interest, we are now offering the entire improved range directly in the US.
Wood finish
Selected for warmth and grain.
Magnetic function
Pieces attach directly to the board and hold position.
Reusable
Plan a room, change your mind, start again.
Gift ready
Arrives in a considered box.
An interior piece
Designed to live on your table or shelf between uses.
What our customers say
I love the kit. It’s just what I needed to be able to get started designing. I would have liked more of the shorter walls. Adding windows left me short on the shorter walls. I’m still playing with it, & having fun.
Incredibly transformational and time saving way to express and play with analogue design ideas.
While digital tools are a front line approach for professional designers, the act of making a tactile approach is deeply transformative to the design process.
These tools open up different design approaches for professionals, while making planning and creative design approachable for hobbyists, budding designers and laypeople alike.
Also a very valuable tool for youth to consider design, 3D conceptualization and creative problem solving.
Magical
I’ve really enjoyed using my starter kit. I love interior design, so this helps me “play” with my home’s furniture layout.
This was a gift to my wife and she was so happy receiving it. We are buying my mother’s leisure-house and this is a great tool to discuss how to re-furnish the house.
Having lots of fun. Designing my latest project
Hi Debbie! We're so glad you're enjoying THE STARTER KIT and having fun with your project. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Great fun to play around with and very helpful to get a realistic idea of what fits where on a floorplan. Great tool. Shipping was super fast and the quality is great.
Considered by design
Plan and reuse
Architect-designed
Easy to use
Create together
Makes a great gift
THE ULTIMATE BUNDLE
The complete kit
Every planner, add-on, and tool in one box. Plan any space, indoors or out.
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