{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","author_name":"fifblogadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/author\/fifblogadmin\/","title":"10 Furniture Buying Mistakes That Could Be Costing British Households Hundreds - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Uq0T6rj0pz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/furniture-buying-mistakes-costing-british-households\/\">10 Furniture Buying Mistakes That Could Be Costing British Households Hundreds<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/furniture-buying-mistakes-costing-british-households\/embed\/#?secret=Uq0T6rj0pz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;10 Furniture Buying Mistakes That Could Be Costing British Households Hundreds&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"Uq0T6rj0pz\" 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":"10 Furniture Buying Mistakes That Could Be Costing British Households Hundreds - Most expensive furniture mistakes are not about choosing the wrong style. They come from small oversights: forgetting to measure a narrow hallway, picking a delicate fabric for a family sofa, buying a dining table that leaves no room to pull out chairs or spending heavily on a statement piece while skimping on the mattress you use every night. Each one can lead to replacements, awkward returns or years of living with something that does not quite work. In this guide we walk through ten of the most common furniture buying mistakes we see in British homes and explain how to avoid each one. You will find practical advice on measuring access routes, judging scale, assessing construction, matching materials to real life and planning purchases in a sensible order. Whether you are furnishing a first flat or replacing a tired sofa in a family home, these steps will help you choose furniture that fits, lasts and suits the way you live."}