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
Roma Large Sideboard: 120cm of wall and what the third drawer buys
Listed at 120 x 40 x 80cm with two doors and three drawers. What 120cm needs from a wall, what 40cm of depth will hold, and how it compares with the small one.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG-Chelsea Coffee Table: a gold frame, and how it compares
A gold frame on two circular legs with a bar between them, under a top in marble or ceramic. How it differs from the chrome version, and what to ask.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG-Chelsea Dining Table: choosing between the 1.8m and the 2m
Two sizes, 180 x 90cm and 200 x 100cm, on a gold frame with end legs and a supporting bar. The larger one is deeper as well as longer, which is the part people miss.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Montana Brown Recliner Sofa: which of the three units to buy
The 3-seater, 2-seater and chair come to 518cm laid end to end. A look at how they corner, what each unit needs, and what the listing omits.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Torino Ladder Back Chair (KD): measurements and room fit
One listed size, 46 x 49 x 105cm, and a note on seat shade. Here is how the Torino Ladder Back Chair (KD) measures up against a real table and a real walkway.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
London Sideboard: the listed size, the grey marble and the gaps
The listing gives the size as 120x45x78 and names grey marble, but describes the photograph as a larger piece. What to check before you order.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
London Extending Dining Table: measuring for both open and closed
Two base sizes, each extending: 120-150cm and 160-200cm, both 90cm deep. A grey ceramic top on a U-shaped pedestal. How to measure for open and closed.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Bentley Round Table (0.9m): what 90cm seats and the space it needs
A 90cm round top on a flatpack pedestal base, in black or chrome. Here is the arithmetic on how many chairs really fit, and how to measure the room first.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
Montana Grey Recliner Sofa: boxed sizes and the route in
Assembled and boxed dimensions side by side, with the packed volumes. The three measurements at home that decide whether a recliner reaches the room.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-SY628 Tabletop Mirror: 86 x 58cm, three sides, measured up
A tri-fold gold dressing mirror listed at 86 x 58cm. What three sides are actually for, the table depth to check, and the figure the listing does not give.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M009 Wall Mirror: gold or silver, and the 78 x 115cm fit
An Art Deco frame that sits over the glass, listed at 78 x 115cm in gold or silver. Picking the finish, and the questions worth asking before you order.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M007 Silver Mirror: 92 x 130cm and the wall it needs
A geometric framed mirror listed at 92 x 130cm in silver. What a broad mirror asks of the wall and the furniture under it, and what to confirm first.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M006 Wall Mirror: 25 x 110cm for the wall with no room
A geometric gold-framed mirror listed at 25 x 110cm. Where a 25cm-wide mirror goes, how to hang a slim frame straight, and how to group them.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M005 Wall Mirror: 180cm of height in 60cm of wall
A tall Art Deco mirror listed at 60 x 180cm, with the frame laid over the glass. What that height asks of a wall, and why it is not a leaning mirror.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M011 Free-Standing Mirror: 140cm tall, and what it shows
A plain gold frame listed at 40 x 140cm, standing on the floor. How much of yourself a 140cm mirror shows, and the questions to ask about the back of it.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG04 Clock: sizing a 70cm gold sunburst over a sofa or fireplace
At 70cm diameter the SG04 is the widest of the three gold clocks here. Here is how much wall and furniture it needs under it, and the details the listing leaves out.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG03 Clock: a 68cm gold dial, and how to plan for its size
The SG03 is listed at 68cm diameter in gold. The listing suggests a mantelpiece or a shelf, which is worth a question at that size. Here is what to check first.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
SG02 Clock: a 60cm gold sunburst and where it hangs well
A 60cm gold sunburst clock, and the smallest of three in the range. Here is how the diameters compare, how much wall to leave around it, and what the listing does not say.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-MT03 Mirrored Tray: 35 x 27cm, and the gold frame
Listed at 35 x 27 x 6.5cm with a gold frame, this is the gold-edged tray in the mirrored range. What the footprint holds, and one figure worth querying.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M010 Wall Mirror: where a 69cm round gold mirror works
A plain gold circle listed at 69cm across. What a round mirror does that a rectangle does not, how high to hang one, and the details the listing omits.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M008 Wall Mirror: a 50 x 110cm gold frame, and where it fits
One listed size, 50 x 110cm, in an ornate gold frame. The walls a narrow mirror suits, the figures to take before you order, and the details the listing leaves out.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M004 Black Wall Mirror: a plain 80 x 120cm in black
A clean-lined mirror listed at 80 x 120cm in black. How a dark frame behaves against a pale wall, and why the gold version needs a question first.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M003 Wall Mirror: what a frame-over-mirror design does
A round 80cm Art Deco mirror whose gold frame is laid over the glass rather than around it. What that layered design changes on a wall, and what to check.
04 Oct 2026 · Product
G-M002 Wall Mirror: hanging an 80cm round gold frame
A round Art Deco mirror in a gold frame, listed at 80cm across. What a circle asks of a wall, and the arithmetic for centring one over a console.