It seems like the main way to find decent quality furniture at non-ridiculous prices is older stuff at thrift stores/flea markets/garage sales. Gets harder and

It seems like the main way to find decent quality furniture at non-ridiculous prices is older stuff at thrift stores/flea markets/garage sales. Gets harder and harder to find every year though. IKEA does carry a few items that are actually made of wood, though most of those are pine. Not great but a step up from particleboard. Home Depot of all places sells some reasonably nice self-assembly hardwood furniture. Some of them are available pre-painted or stained but a lot of them you have to finish yourself.