My problem - and that of many - with buying furniture is that of _precarity_. If I knew I would be living in the same apartment or house for the rest of my lif

My problem - and that of many - with buying furniture is that of _precarity_. If I knew I would be living in the same apartment or house for the rest of my life, or at least several decades - I would take the time and spend the money to get high-quality, long-lasting items. But - I don't own a home; tenants have close to zero rights in most places I've lived; my job isn't stable either - I might get fired or the business might go south, forcing me to move for another reason. So even the _time_ investment, ignoring the money, often doesn't make sense. If I could be sure the next tenant, or the landlord, would buy decent furniture off my hands at a decent price, I might still do it - but often you can sell your second-hand items even at a fraction of their cost, and have to just give it away. So, even though I hate the IKEA-style rickety woodchip/papier-mache furniture, I've ended up buying more than a bit of it for some of the 6 rental apartments I've lived in over the past decade or so. Of course I try to keep existing furniture when I move in, if it's not too sorry of a sight; and I opt for better quality second-hand over crappy first-hand. But that means it's hella difficult to get materials and colors to match.