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>>unless you buy antiques That, RIGHT THERE, is a real hidden gem. If you look around, especially after spending just a bit of time observing and educating yo
by toss1 5y ago
>>unless you buy antiques
That, RIGHT THERE, is a real hidden gem.
If you look around, especially after spending just a bit of time observing and educating yourself, you can find astonishing bargains. They are everywhere, on Craigslist, in thrift stores, etc.. Where I live (New England area), you can find fine mahogany tables, dining room sets, cabinets, etc. for truly cheap money, often even free. It seems that most people these days either just do not appreciate the value of good furniture, or literally do not know what they are missing.
Obviously, you can find antiques that require fortunes to purchase, but that is really just the highly visible tail of the market. Just find a set of styles that suits you, and look for good construction and finishes. For the cost of an Ikea piece that'll last a few years, you can buy furniture that will last a lifetime (and already has lasted several). And the search is fun and builds fun memories.
Highly recommended
- zemvpferreira 5y agoEurope here. Mostly agree with a couple of notable exceptions. I grew up in a home 90% furnished with heirlooms and there are two antique categories I'd never buy for my own use: Dining chairs and beds. They just don't have the size and robustness I find comfortable. Antique beds for two use about the same mattress size as I used for a single growing up. It's horrible. And I can't rock old chairs back and forth without disassembling them spontaneously. Now day beds, consoles, tables? Cookware? That's all my jam. (except for silver cutlery, taste horrible)
- bryanrasmussen 5y agoI'm 1.9 meters and have recently put on weight, several of my modern dining room chairs have disassembled on me spontaneously when I sat on them hard or rocked back and forth.
- zemvpferreira 5y agoI'm about the same dimensions and and have taken my share of chairs back to pre-assembly. Furniture in general is pretty crap. Paradoxically I've found IKEA to be one of the most honest brands out there. I can normally tell by their look how sturdy they are. My mom has one pink plastic IKEA office chair that's been a trooper. It's developed a stress fracture where the back meets the seat that goes at least 70% through the material from me rocking it and the thing is. still. holding. up.
- cafard 5y agoI'm about 1.8 meters, and destroyed an old dining room chair some years ago, when I weighed probably 85 kg. I do tend to sit down hard. I can't say how old the chair was--it was something that my wife had bought, probably at a yard sale, some time before we met.