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Just buy used quality stuff, find local smaller woodworkers that are getting established, etc... If you bought IKEA you are already part of the problem. Real f
by piuantiderp 3y ago
Just buy used quality stuff, find local smaller woodworkers that are getting established, etc...
If you bought IKEA you are already part of the problem. Real furniture IS expensive and worth it considering you use it almost everyday.
- Gigachad 3y agoSolid wood is an absolute nightmare to move. And I've found that most stuff from IKEA lasts quite a long time.
- onecommentman 3y agoSolid wood furniture designed to be dismantled and reassembled easily is not a nightmare to move. In fact it is easier than moving cheaper furniture whose integrity is compromised with each dismantle/reassemble cycle, and thus is moved whole. It’s a design problem, not a materials problem. And the well-designed easily-movable solid wood furniture will be fought over by your great-grandkids.
- Gigachad 3y agoI've never seen this. It's always been glued and nailed together.
- ThePowerOfFuet 3y agoIt absolutely exists.
- watwut 3y ago> And the well-designed easily-movable solid wood furniture will be fought over by your great-grandkids. It won't for the exact dame reason why we do not fight for grandmas furniture - the style just looks old.
- worthless-trash 3y agoHow long is "quite" in this reference. I've got ikea crap which is falling apart and its only ever held towels and linen, not even 5 years.
- Gigachad 3y agoI’ve got some of the malm draws that have been in use for 15 years now and they still look fine. Most of my stuff is from ikea and nothing has failed yet, but I specifically select stuff that seems sturdy which most of it is.
- worthless-trash 3y agoThat might be problem, I didnt choose these.
- piuantiderp 3y agoIt's a cultural thing, beyond the merely "it will last longer", just like dressing good. You don't do it for others so much as for yourself and the respect you afford yourself. But yes, there is a baseline level of wealth implied in not moving all the time.
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