{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Interior Design Ideas For Your Home","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog","title":"Room Dividers and Open-Plan Living: The UK Layout Report - FIF Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8FvXIkzDqM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/room-dividers-open-plan-living-uk-layout-report\/\">Room Dividers and Open-Plan Living: The UK Layout Report<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.furnitureinfashion.net\/blog\/room-dividers-open-plan-living-uk-layout-report\/embed\/#?secret=8FvXIkzDqM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Room Dividers and Open-Plan Living: The UK Layout Report&#8221; &#8212; Interior Design Ideas For Your Home\" data-secret=\"8FvXIkzDqM\" 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":"Room Dividers and Open-Plan Living: The UK Layout Report - Open plan living gave British homes light and sociability but removed the walls that separated cooking, relaxing and working, and the room divider has returned to give that structure back without rebuilding. No published national dataset counts how many UK homes are open plan, so this report presents none and concentrates on questions with verifiable answers. It explains why open space needs zoning, where a divider belongs in real terraced and kitchen diner floor plans, and how open or slatted designs mark a boundary while letting borrowed light travel through. A comparison table matches divider types to purpose, sightline and suitability, and the report sets out the freestanding advantage for households that rent. It is honest about limits too, since a divider softens sound and shapes light but never delivers the privacy of a wall. Throughout it keeps circulation in mind, recommending at least 75cm clear on any route past a divider."}