{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"Bar Tables for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026 - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wJOOi0lMAE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/bar-tables-small-spaces-uk-compact-living-2026\/\">Bar Tables for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/bar-tables-small-spaces-uk-compact-living-2026\/embed\/#?secret=wJOOi0lMAE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bar Tables for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"wJOOi0lMAE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dumy-1024x486-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":486,"description":"Bar Tables for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026 - Furniture in Fashion's UK Compact Living Report 2026 finds that in small British homes a bar table is often the only eating surface that genuinely fits. The reason is dimensional rather than stylistic: stools tuck fully under the top and require no pull-back space, so the same seating capacity is delivered within a floor zone of around 150 to 170 cm rather than the 250 to 270 cm a conventional dining table with chairs on both sides demands. With the Nationally Described Space Standard setting minimum internal floor areas for new homes in England, compact eating solutions are a structural requirement across much of the newer stock. Our report sets out the counter and bar height pairings, the 60 cm of table edge each person needs, the 25 to 30 cm knee gap, and why column bases outperform four corner legs in tight rooms. We also explain where the format fails, including families with young children and anyone who finds high seating difficult."}