{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"Do Wooden Tables Warp in UK Homes? Humidity and Movement Study Over 12 Months - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"N4RNKszKkQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/do-wooden-tables-warp-in-uk-homes\/\">Do Wooden Tables Warp in UK Homes? Humidity and Movement Study Over 12 Months<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/do-wooden-tables-warp-in-uk-homes\/embed\/#?secret=N4RNKszKkQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Do Wooden Tables Warp in UK Homes? Humidity and Movement Study Over 12 Months&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"N4RNKszKkQ\" 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":"Do Wooden Tables Warp in UK Homes? Humidity and Movement Study Over 12 Months - Wooden tables in UK homes move with the seasons, and most of what households describe as warping is normal, expected timber behaviour rather than a manufacturing fault. Our 2026 analysis finds that placement, not price, is the strongest influence on how much a solid top moves across a full British year: tables sited over radiators, against cold external walls, in unshaded south facing sun or in conservatories experience the sharpest swings between humid summer conditions and dry heating season air. True cupping is an imbalance problem caused by one face of the timber exchanging moisture faster than the other, which is why sealing the underside matters as much as finishing the top. Extension leaves are the earliest place movement becomes visible because they are thinner and often stored elsewhere. Furniture in Fashion sets out how construction type, room conditions and simple care decisions determine whether a timber table stays flat."}