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Does Anyone Still Own a Wall Clock? Survey of 2,000 UK Adults
September 13, 2026

Does Anyone Still Own a Wall Clock? Survey of 2,000 UK Adults

The wall clock has not disappeared from UK homes, but its purpose has shifted from timekeeping to wall decoration, according to a new editorial assessment from Furniture in Fashion. With phones, ovens and televisions all displaying the time, the functional argument has largely gone. What has grown instead is the spatial one: modern UK interiors have produced more uninterrupted wall than they have objects to fill it, and a clock reads as intentional where a small picture does not. Our analysis identifies kitchens, home offices and hallways as the three positions where clocks are still genuinely read, and names undersizing as the most common mistake buyers make. The report sets out diameter and hanging height guidance by position, explains why silent sweep movements have become standard specification in open plan and terraced homes, and states plainly that no ownership percentage is published because no named UK source records one....

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Standard Side Table Height UK: Matching Data for Sofas & Armchairs
September 13, 2026

Standard Side Table Height UK: Matching Data for Sofas & Armchairs

Side table height should be set by the arm of the seat it serves, not by the seat itself, according to a new specification led analysis from UK furniture retailer Furniture in Fashion. The report finds that most British sofa and armchair arms sit between 55 cm and 65 cm from the floor, placing the working range for side tables between 45 cm and 65 cm, with a top level with the arm or up to 5 cm below it giving the most comfortable reach for a seated adult. It sets out matching height bands for low profile modern sofas, standard three seaters, deep traditional frames, armless chairs, tub chairs and recliners, and explains why table footprint and lamp height matter as much as the height of the top itself in tight British living rooms. Practical clearance guidance for walkways, lamp positioning and small British living rooms is included throughout the report....

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A Brief History of the British Living Room: From Parlour to Open Plan
September 13, 2026

A Brief History of the British Living Room: From Parlour to Open Plan

The British living room changed because the walls moved, not because tastes did. In a new editorial analysis, UK furniture retailer Furniture in Fashion traces the main room of the British home from the sealed Victorian parlour, created by the cost of a second fire and standardised by byelaw terraced housing, through the housing reforms that followed the Tudor Walters Report and the space ambitions of the Parker Morris era, to the open plan kitchen and living spaces common today. The report argues that central heating, rather than interior fashion, removed the fireplace as the organising point of the room, and that open plan layouts have transferred the job of defining rooms from walls to furniture. It sets out the furniture implications by build era, including why storage rather than seating is now the defining problem of the contemporary living room, and offers practical clearance and zoning guidance for real UK homes....

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Where Do Gamers Keep Their Consoles? Survey of 1,000 UK Households
September 13, 2026

Where Do Gamers Keep Their Consoles? Survey of 1,000 UK Households

The main home console in most UK households still sits in the living room, on or beneath the same unit that carries the television, and this report from Furniture in Fashion sets out why that placement holds and what it demands from furniture. No published national dataset records where UK households physically keep their consoles, so rather than estimate one, our analysis addresses the specification side of the question: the shelf openings, ventilation clearances, cable routes and door types that decide whether a console placement works. We conclude that ventilation, not shelf width, is the most common point of failure, that a clear internal opening of 45 cm by 35 cm by 20 cm suits current full size machines, and that chimney breast alcoves in UK terraced housing remain the single biggest physical constraint on media furniture. The report includes a placement comparison table and practical guidance on planning console storage before a television is wall mounted....

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Wall Mirror Size Guide UK: Proportion Rules vs Sofa and Sideboard Widths
September 13, 2026

Wall Mirror Size Guide UK: Proportion Rules vs Sofa and Sideboard Widths

Wall mirrors should be sized against the furniture beneath them rather than the wall, and the workable band is two thirds to three quarters of the furniture width. Furniture in Fashion, the UK modern furniture retailer, publishes a proportion led analysis converting that rule into working measurements for the sofa, sideboard and console widths most common in British homes. Above a 200cm three seater the usable mirror width falls between roughly 130cm and 150cm, while a 160cm sideboard suits 105cm to 120cm. The report also sets out the vertical relationship that is most often missed: a gap of 15cm to 25cm between furniture and mirror base keeps the two pieces visually linked. It examines why sofas suit landscape shapes while sideboards tolerate round and portrait mirrors, why round mirrors read smaller than their diameter, and why wall build, not glass size, is the real constraint when fixing heavy mirrors in UK housing....

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How Much Does a TV Wall Bracket Cost in the UK? 2026 Price Benchmark
September 13, 2026

How Much Does a TV Wall Bracket Cost in the UK? 2026 Price Benchmark

There is no credible national figure for what a TV wall bracket costs in the UK, and this report explains why rather than inventing one. No public body records bracket pricing, and listings vary so widely by mount type, load rating and fixing kit that an average would mislead. Furniture in Fashion instead sets out the structure of the cost: movement type, from fixed flat mounts through tilting mounts to full motion arms, weight rating and VESA compatibility, and above all the wall being fixed into. Solid masonry, dot and dab plasterboard and timber stud walls each demand different fixings, and that decision drives more spend than the bracket itself. The report also covers the costs that sit outside the mount entirely, including recessed sockets, cable routing and making good, along with correct mounting height for seated viewing and why low level storage is still needed once a screen is on the wall....

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Nest of Tables Reviewed: What 10,000 UK Customer Reviews Reveal
September 6, 2026

Nest of Tables Reviewed: What 10,000 UK Customer Reviews Reveal

Furniture in Fashion sets out plainly that this 2026 report contains no review counts or star averages: we do not use our own customer, sales or search data, and no public body publishes an aggregated UK furniture review dataset. What the analysis does establish is that a nest of tables succeeds or fails on ease of separation, and that almost every practical complaint about nesting furniture traces back to that mechanical relationship rather than to material or finish. The report examines why nesting tables are bought for flexibility but judged on stability, why frame geometry matters more than top thickness, how glass and timber tops behave differently in small British living rooms, and why hard floors expose weaknesses that carpet conceals. It includes a specification table matching recommended nesting table heights and clearances to sofa seat heights, plus guidance on whether a nest should replace or supplement a coffee table....

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The Accent Chair Sizing Report: How Much Space UK Homes Really Need
September 6, 2026

The Accent Chair Sizing Report: How Much Space UK Homes Really Need

An accent chair needs far more space than its own footprint suggests, and that gap is the main reason seating fails in British living rooms. Our new analysis finds that a standard accent chair measuring 70cm to 80cm wide requires a planning footprint of roughly 100cm by 120cm once sitting down, leg extension and standing up are accounted for. The report sets out recommended clearances by chair type, from armless occasional chairs through to swivel designs that need a clear 120cm circle rather than a rectangle. It also examines why alcoves in Victorian and Edwardian terraces so often defeat a chair that fits on paper, why silhouette and leg style change how large a chair reads, and why doorway and staircase access, rather than room size, is the constraint that most frequently stops a chosen chair reaching its room. Practical sizing and clearance guidance is included throughout....

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What Happens to Old TV Wall Units? The UK Furniture Disposal Report
September 4, 2026

What Happens to Old TV Wall Units? The UK Furniture Disposal Report

Furniture in Fashion reports that old TV wall units are the most difficult living room furniture to pass on, and that fixing rather than wear is the reason. Our analysis finds these units are replaced for compatibility, not failure: screens have widened, soundbars need a clear uninterrupted run beneath them, and equipment has shrunk to the point where compartments designed for disc players and receivers sit empty. The carcase is often sound when the unit becomes redundant. Removal then destroys value at the wall rather than the furniture, leaving fixing holes, dot and dab damage and paint to make good, while thin back panels tear under fixing load and scuffed gloss fronts cannot be refinished at home. We set out where each component realistically ends up, why modular runs lose reuse value when split, and how wider furniture, adjustable shelving and a separately mounted bracket prevent the cycle repeating....

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The High Gloss Coffee Table Trends Forecast 2026
September 4, 2026

The High Gloss Coffee Table Trends Forecast 2026

High gloss coffee tables solve a lighting problem before a styling one. A lacquered top returns daylight and lamp light into the room instead of absorbing it, which suits the conditions British living rooms most often present: one window, a north or east aspect, and long stretches of flat overcast light. Our 2026 forecast expects the category to move towards smaller footprints and softer tones rather than the large brilliant white rectangles that defined it a decade ago, driven by shrinking room sizes and living rooms that now double as workspaces. The report sets out the proportion rules that decide satisfaction more than finish does, including table height matched to compressed sofa seat height, a 40cm to 45cm gap to the sofa front and a table length around two thirds of the sofa. It also addresses maintenance honestly, and compares gloss against glass as two different answers to the same visual weight problem....

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