Furniture by Room

Where to start with furniture by room

Begin with the main job of the room: living room furniture is for relaxing, dining room furniture for meals, home office furniture for work and hallway furniture for coming and going. The majority of pieces here suit a living room, where the choice is widest. We also stock many pieces for dining rooms, hallways and studies.

Treat the sections as a starting point rather than a rule, because many pieces suit a bedroom or kitchen too. A console table can stand behind a sofa as easily as in a hall, and a bench works at a dining table or at the foot of a bed.

Choosing dining room furniture

Dining room furniture starts with the table. A round table keeps conversation easy and suits a compact room, while a longer table makes better use of a narrow room. Leave space to pull a chair out and walk behind it. Some of our dining tables extend, which is handy when guests come.

For seating we stock dining chairs, benches and bar stools. An upholstered seat is kinder for long dinners, a wooden seat is easy to wipe, and a bench tucks under the table between meals. Measure your counter height before choosing bar stools. Sideboards and display cabinets keep plates and glasses close to hand, behind doors or on show behind glass.

Hallway furniture for a narrow space

Hallway furniture has to work hard without getting in the way, so depth is the measurement to watch: check it in the specification and make sure a comfortable walkway remains when the piece is in place. A slim console table gives you somewhere to drop keys and post, and a console with drawers keeps them out of sight. A bench offers a seat for pulling boots on, while a storage ottoman hides scarves, gloves and dog leads. Where the hall is wider, a chest of drawers or a shelving unit adds more storage.

Setting up home office furniture

Home office furniture should suit the work you do and the space you can spare. We stock desks alongside shelving units, cabinets and chests of drawers that keep paperwork out of the way. List what needs to sit on your desk, from screen and keyboard to notebooks and a lamp, then compare that with the width in the specification. If the desk shares a living room or bedroom, pick a wood or finish that matches the room so it reads as furniture rather than office kit. We also stock a few office chairs; check the seat height suits your desk.

Choosing living room furniture

For the living room we stock sofas, armchairs and footstools, along with coffee tables, side tables, nests of tables and TV units. Start with the sofa, since it sets the scale of the room, and measure doorways and stairs as well as the space it will fill. A coffee table roughly level with the sofa seat, and a side table near the height of the chair arm, keep a cup within easy reach.

Upholstery is a practical choice as much as a look: leather wipes clean, velvet gives deep colour, boucle adds texture and woven fabric is hard-wearing. A TV unit should be wider than the screen it holds.

Matching furniture finishes from room to room

Most of the furniture here is made with wood, so a shared wood tone is the simplest way to make neighbouring rooms feel connected. We stock oak and mango wood alongside MDF, metal, glass, marble and rattan, and many pieces in black, brown, natural, grey or white finishes.

Metal details in gold or bronze add warmth, while black keeps things crisp. Style is another thread: we stock many modern, Scandinavian and mid-century modern pieces, as well as rustic, industrial and classic designs. Repeat a finish or style and let the rest vary.