Style &
Buying guides, styling ideas and care tips to help you choose pieces you'll love, and make them last.
What each mechanism on an office chair actually does, what the numbers on a listing mean, and which of our chairs have which, from fixed-height swivels to a 135 degree recline.
Choosing a desk chair for a bedroom, an alcove or the corner of the living room: why the arms decide whether it tucks away, wheels against feet, how much room to leave behind you, and which of ours suit a small space.
What each office chair material is like through a working day, how it wears, how to clean it, which room it suits, and which of our chairs use it.
A 120cm round dining table with a panelled farmhouse-style top and a sculptural central wooden base, in rustic brown or black, seating four. Why round suits a small room, what a central base does for legroom, and how it pairs with our chairs.
A compact console made from a single continuous curve of 12mm tempered glass, 80cm wide by 35cm deep by 75cm high, delivered fully assembled. Why glass suits the narrowest hall, what tempered means, and the one thing it needs more of than any other console.
The cheapest chair in our office range and the one with the most reviews per pound. A mesh back, padded flip-up armrests, a rocking mode and an SGS Grade 2 gas lift. What the stated tests mean, who it suits, and what five buyers said.
A Danish-style boucle lounge chair on a black metal frame, 85cm by 85cm by 88cm with a 53cm seat height, 10cm foam cushions with removable machine-washable covers and a two-sided backrest cushion, rated to 136kg. Ivory or grey.
An Art Deco-style floor lamp with three smoked ribbed-glass shades at staggered heights on a slender brushed-gold frame, 155cm high by 36cm wide by 38cm deep, with a foot switch. Where a layered lamp works, and how it differs from the Lansdown.
A space-saving half-moon console with a white marble-effect top and a matching lower shelf on a slim black metal frame with grouped rod detailing, 100cm wide by 30cm deep by 78cm high. Why a curved front suits a narrow hall, and how it compares to the Upney and Lilesville.
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