Reading’s Favourite Furniture Styles 2026
Reading furnishes for two lives happening in the same house, and in this 2026 report Furniture in Fashion examines what that means for furniture. The Thames Valley commuter pattern combined with recent housing stock has produced homes where a room works as an office by day and living space by evening, and the pieces that succeed are the ones that close, conceal or convert. We set out the desk specifications that matter and are most often compromised: a work surface height of 72 to 75cm, a depth of at least 60cm and preferably 70 to 80cm to place a monitor at a comfortable distance, and the 100cm of chair clearance behind the desk that planning almost always omits. The report explains why closed storage beats open shelving in dual use rooms, why video calls have made lighting direction a furniture consideration, and how newer square rooms both help and hinder....
