Yea, that's nuts. Our first 'adult' piece of furniture was a couch from Crate & Barrel which was pricier than the West Elm piece in the article, but sold to us

Yea, that's nuts. Our first 'adult' piece of furniture was a couch from Crate & Barrel which was pricier than the West Elm piece in the article, but sold to us as something that if we took care of we'd have it a very long time. (It's been about 5 years and has held up well.) Furniture and clothing are all over the map though. Some of the most expensive shirts I've bought, for instance, pop buttons super easily – a problem I've never had with shirts from, say, J-Crew. And my experience with the ironically named Design Within Reach* gave me reservations about buying from them again. * DWR's name apparently comes not from being affordable, but from making mid-century classics available to you.