{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"Footstools 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=\"PidPPPkvYS\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/footstools-small-spaces-uk-compact-living-report-2026\/\">Footstools for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/footstools-small-spaces-uk-compact-living-report-2026\/embed\/#?secret=PidPPPkvYS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Footstools for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"PidPPPkvYS\" 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":"Footstools for Small Spaces: The UK Compact Living Report 2026 - Furniture in Fashion reports that the footstool has become the most practical single purchase for a small British living room, and the reason is geometry rather than fashion. It is the only seat that can be lifted with one hand, pushed aside, used as a surface and opened for storage, which lets it occupy the crowded centre of a compact room without permanently blocking it. Our analysis sets out the specifications that decide whether a stool works: a height matched to the sofa seat at 40cm to 45cm, a footprint sized to the room width, round shapes in narrow walkways, and a 40cm to 45cm gap in front of the sofa that must be protected. We explain why older terraces and efficient new build rooms both push households towards movable seating, why two small stools frequently outperform one large ottoman, and how material choice holds up under the heavy wear a stool receives."}