{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"How to Choose a Furniture Finish That Suits a UK Period Property - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sDkgjNyVUt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/how-to-choose-furniture-finish-uk-period-property\/\">How to Choose a Furniture Finish That Suits a UK Period Property<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/how-to-choose-furniture-finish-uk-period-property\/embed\/#?secret=sDkgjNyVUt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Choose a Furniture Finish That Suits a UK Period Property&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"sDkgjNyVUt\" 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":"How to Choose a Furniture Finish That Suits a UK Period Property - Period homes carry a character that newer builds work hard to imitate, with original cornicing, sash windows and fireplaces all telling a story. The furniture you place among them either supports that story or quietly competes with it. This guide explains how to choose finishes that feel at home rather than imposed. We start by reading the character of each room, then explore why timber so often feels right, how leather and traditional upholstery settle a space, and the careful way modern and high gloss finishes can be introduced as deliberate contrast. There is also guidance on freestanding storage and display for rooms short on built in cupboards, plus the role of mirrors in lifting light in darker interiors. The thread throughout is balance, letting furniture finishes, original features and natural light work together so a period property feels both characterful and genuinely comfortable to live in every day."}