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I'm a big fan of 2nd hand, goodwill, and garage sales. I've gotten so fed up with Ikea tier furniture that a good garage sale will net me things that are cheape
by freitzkriesler2 4y ago
I'm a big fan of 2nd hand, goodwill, and garage sales. I've gotten so fed up with Ikea tier furniture that a good garage sale will net me things that are cheaper and far more reliable than anything I'd buy in a store.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoI'm an estate sale hound too, but at some point somebody has to make/buy new stuff for people to buy at swap meets in 50 years. I'm wondering if it will be possible to buy affordable, non-trash-tier furniture in another 50 years? Presumably 80%+ of the antiques that exist now will still exist, but I'm guessing effectively none of the Ikea-grade (and crappier) stuff will.
- freitzkriesler2 4y agoThere's still good wooden furniture made out there but it's incredibly pricy. I presume this is what will be in antique shops. Shame that we'll probably end up with fientorue that's just built into the walls with padding replaced from time to time. When I lived in California, I managed to furnish a good amount of my home with street finds. Solid wood furniture, tables, one time a color laser printer, and my personal favorite: an LCD tv where the previous owner forgot to sign out of the smart tv.
- orwin 4y agoYou can also buy solid wood furniture at Ikea, but it cost a bit more. In fact, i have two solid wood furniture in my house from Ikea. The rest i built with my father. Mostly pine, with ash for the more delicate stuff (like chairs).
- freitzkriesler2 4y agoGood to know, though I'd rather own the hand made pieces made by you and your father. The love and care oozes from the wood ;)