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Furniture
by max_ 4y ago
Furniture
- Moto7451 4y agoThis especially. Glue ups are poorly done on a lot of Wayfare and similar tier furniture and the fascia falls off. The MDF fails when the legs support the weight at an angle. I just repaired a dresser that had both of these issues with wood glue and finish nails for the fascia and bondo and a drill for the failed MDF foot mounts. Cheap furniture will not stand up to many moves but you can definitely repair a lot of it for very little time and money.
- bmitc 4y agoI find that using wood glue when piecing together for furniture you never intend to take apart again will go a long way to extending the life. I do this to certain IKEA furniture, which locks it up nicely and prevents downstream issues.
- voisin 4y agoI always find lower cost couches quickly (3-4 years) get “saggy” wherever people sit the most. I wonder how difficult it would be to source higher quality after market springs and replace them. I always feel like it’s a waste to buy a new couch when the old one looks fine but has just lost support.
- digitalsushi 4y agoI have this West Elm brand credenza in my office, with walnut veneer. Damned thing took 9 months to get delivered, but that's a covid logistics issue, not a company issue. I think. So it shows up, and it's quite handsome - but then this random thing intersects the corner, was it a vacuum cleaner? A box? And now there's a blemish, and it no longer feels 'new', it feels like cheap veneered furniture I got as a hand-me-down. I was incensed with myself for causing the blemish so early in my ownership of this overpriced thing. My wife heard me grumbling, and she came to see what the fuss was. A moment later she re-appeared in my office with a single walnut from our pantry. And then a moment after that, I couldn't find the blemish on my credenza, for the walnut had completely rubbed into it and covered it!
- francisofascii 4y agoQuality slip covers can make a sofa seem brand new.