{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"Sideboard or TV Unit? Survey of 1,000 UK Households on Living Room Storage Use - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aQcWC1JnaJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/sideboard-or-tv-unit-uk-living-room-storage\/\">Sideboard or TV Unit? Survey of 1,000 UK Households on Living Room Storage Use<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/sideboard-or-tv-unit-uk-living-room-storage\/embed\/#?secret=aQcWC1JnaJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sideboard or TV Unit? Survey of 1,000 UK Households on Living Room Storage Use&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"aQcWC1JnaJ\" 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":"Sideboard or TV Unit? Survey of 1,000 UK Households on Living Room Storage Use - Choosing between a sideboard and a TV unit is really a decision about how a UK living room wall is divided between screen and storage. In this 2026 analysis, Furniture in Fashion sets out how wall mounted televisions collapsed the difference between the two categories, and why height, wall length and internal structure now decide the answer rather than the label on the product. The report carries no survey percentages: we did not commission fieldwork and hold no household panel, so it presents editorial assessment and dimensional guidance instead. It covers seated eye level and why sideboards often fail as stands, alcove sizing around chimney breasts, ventilation for consoles and soundbars, and the extra demands of open plan rooms where a unit is seen from behind. Guidance includes unit widths relative to screen size, surface heights, depth limits for small rooms and circulation clearances for zoning."}