{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"The Christmas Kitchen Island Report: How Britain Hosts - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G2hDGpLmlM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/christmas-kitchen-island-report-how-britain-hosts\/\">The Christmas Kitchen Island Report: How Britain Hosts<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/christmas-kitchen-island-report-how-britain-hosts\/embed\/#?secret=G2hDGpLmlM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Christmas Kitchen Island Report: How Britain Hosts&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"G2hDGpLmlM\" 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":"The Christmas Kitchen Island Report: How Britain Hosts - Furniture in Fashion's 2026 analysis of Christmas hosting concludes that the success of a kitchen island as a social surface is decided by the clearance around it rather than the length of its worktop. As open plan kitchen diners have removed the room British households once retreated to, the island has absorbed three conflicting jobs at once: preparation, serving and standing conversation. Our report sets out the specification that makes this workable, including the 60cm of width each seated person needs, the 25cm to 30cm overhang required for usable knee space, and the walkway allowances that have to account for open appliance doors and occupied stools rather than an empty room. It also examines the two zone island, where a legible split between cook side and guest side stops guests drifting into the working area, and explains why sideboards and drinks storage often relieve island pressure more effectively than a longer worktop."}