{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"Reading vs the UK Average: Furniture Spend Compared - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kAgSXxXVRt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/reading-vs-uk-average-furniture-spend-compared\/\">Reading vs the UK Average: Furniture Spend Compared<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/reading-vs-uk-average-furniture-spend-compared\/embed\/#?secret=kAgSXxXVRt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Reading vs the UK Average: Furniture Spend Compared&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"kAgSXxXVRt\" 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":"Reading vs the UK Average: Furniture Spend Compared - Furniture in Fashion finds that no verified figure exists for household furniture spending in Reading, because ONS reports expenditure on furniture and furnishings regionally rather than by town. Instead of inventing a comparison, our report examines what genuinely governs furniture outlay in a South East commuter town: floor area, housing stock and tenure turnover. We look at three distinct Readings and three distinct furniture problems, from Victorian terraces where a chimney breast breaks the longest wall, to mid century semis with a usable long axis, to recent apartments where the sofa defines the room boundary and is visible on all four sides. The analysis explains why renting shortens replacement cycles and rewards modular, demountable construction, why commuter households weight seating and storage over formal dining, and how a living room doubling as a workspace reshapes choices. A specification table sets out seating formats against required wall run and walkway clearance."}