This little Java Application will do what you want Alan:
http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/
Here's a review: http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2007/11/03/re-design-your-living-room-with-sweet-home-3d-no-chiropractor-required/

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> Subject: Re: Floor plan drawing program?
> From: ted@gould.cx
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:59:22 -0500
> 
> On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 20:23 -0700, Alan Dayley wrote:
> > Is there a program out there for Linux that allows one to draw a home
> > or office floor plan?  I don't need CAD quality here, just fairly
> > accurate relative sizes of furniture and walls.  Then one could drag
> > the furniture around the room to figure out a new layout.  I used to
> > do this with a ruler, sissors and graph paper but I'd rather use
> > something more virtual.
> 
> People do use Inkscape for this.  There is infact a guy in Phoenix I
> believe who uses Inkscape for crime scene drawing.  I of course can't
> find a link to it now.  Josh?
> 
> 		--Ted
> 

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