The Langham Journal — guides to beds, furniture and your home
Practical guides to choosing, measuring and living with furniture: bed sizes and upholstery fabric, planning a slat panel wall, composite fencing and decking, dining table sizing and mirrors — plus a closer look at every piece in the bed, dining and panelling ranges.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Rose Charcoal Corner Sofa: planning the 240 x 183cm corner
A corner base of L240 x L183 x D95 x H107cm, with consoles at 32cm and extra seats at 57cm. What each addition does to the run, and what to ask before you order.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG-Chelsea Round Table (1.3m): how many fit round 130cm
A 130cm round marble top on a gold cross pedestal. Here is what 130cm across honestly seats, the clear floor it needs, and the figures the listing does not give.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-Lucy Chair: how a 103cm scroll-top back changes a room
A tall scroll-top back on gold legs, listed at 67 x 50 x 103cm. What the height does to sightlines, what the three finishes are called on the page, and what is missing.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Siena 08 5 Seater Sofa: fitting 325cm, and getting the hand right
A 325cm boucle five-seater with a low 78cm back, offered left or right hand in grey or ivory. What to measure, and the details the listing leaves open.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Rose Charcoal E-Recliner Sofa: 220, 160 and 106cm compared
Three sizes, each ordered separately, every one sharing the same 95cm and 107cm figures. What a full suite asks of a room, and the recline questions the listing leaves open.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY922 Map Clock: a 46cm dial with cogs that turn on their own
A 46cm black dial with a printed map face, silver accents and internal cogs the listing says run on their own mechanism. The smaller of the two cog dials, and where that suits better.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY919 Cog Clock: a 59cm dial with moving gears, and where to hang it
A 59cm black dial with polished silver detail and internal cogs the listing says run on their own mechanism. What that needs on a wall, and what the listing leaves out.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY1710 Wall Mirror: six sizes in the copy, four on the page
An aluminium-framed mirror whose description lists six sizes and whose page offers four. Here is what each code means and which product sells which size.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Montana Black Recliner Sofa: the clearance a recline needs
Listed widths of 228cm, 175cm and 115cm at 100cm deep. A recliner needs floor in front and air behind, and this listing gives neither figure.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
BK-Roma Dining Table (1.8m): two legs, legroom and seating
A 1.8m ceramic-topped table carried on two legs rather than four. What that frees up along the long sides, what it seats, and the figure to ask the shop for.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
MD41/42 Table Lamp: 43cm tall, silver or rose gold
A small round lamp, listed as 26cm across and 43cm tall, with two finishes: silver as MD41 and rose gold as MD42. Where a 43cm lamp works best.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
BK-Roma Coffee Table: two-leg base, foot room and rug sizing
A 120 x 60 x 45cm ceramic-topped table on two broad legs rather than four. What a two-leg base changes about foot room, rugs and cleaning underneath.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY1719 Wall Mirror: fitting one 80 x 120cm staggered border
One listed size, 80 x 120cm, and a staggered border meant to be noticed. What that size asks of a wall, and the figures the listing does not give.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY1720 Wall Mirror: a 100cm circle and the wall it needs
A 100cm diameter circle with a partitioned mirrored border. Where a round mirror beats an oblong one, the furniture widths it suits, and what to ask.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY920 Wall Clock: a 54cm open-face dial and how it reads on a wall
A 54cm round clock with the face hollowed out behind the numerals, so the wall becomes part of it. What that means for wall colour, legibility and where to hang it.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SY921 Wall Clock: Roman numerals on a 54cm open dial
Roman numerals framing a hollowed-out face, 54cm across. How Roman numerals read at a distance, why the wall colour matters, and how the SY921 differs from the SY920.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG-Chelsea Lamp Table: gold frame, round base, 50cm wide
A round pedestal table in a gold frame, listed at 50 x 50 x 55cm with the top in marble or ceramic. Where warm metal works and what the page does not record.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Cheshire Chair: black hardware and a 55 x 55cm footprint
Dark grey velvet with a black ring knocker and black legs, listed at 55 x 55 x 95cm. The compact option among the knocker-back chairs, and what to check.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Venice Lamp Table: a 50cm ceramic circle on black legs
A round ceramic-topped side table on black legs, listed at 50cm across and 55cm high, with two ceramic options to choose. What the circle holds and what to ask.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Venice Coffee Table: ceramic top, black legs, 120cm fit
A ceramic top on black legs, listed at 120 x 60 x 45cm. What the listing claims for the surface, what it leaves out, and what to measure before ordering.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
BK-Milan Coffee Table: 120cm top, cross base and clearance
One size, 120 x 60 x 45cm, a cross-shaped base in black and a ceramic top. What that means in a real living room, and what the listing leaves out.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
BK-Milan Dining Table: choosing between the 1.5m and the 1.8m
Two lengths, one base: the BK-Milan is listed at 150 or 180cm with a ceramic top on a cross pedestal. Here is what 30cm changes in seating and floor space.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Roma High Bookcase: 188cm tall, 50cm deep, and getting it in
Listed at 76 x 50 x 188cm. A tall piece with an unusually deep shelf dimension: what to measure on the way in, and why the depth changes what you store on it.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Roma TV Unit With Heater: 150cm wide, and what to ask about the heater
Listed at 150 x 44 x 56cm, the widest of the three Roma television units. The name states a heater; the listing gives no detail of it, which is worth knowing before you order.