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As others have said, IKEA has been making furniture out of cardboard for years. Cut into the wrong bit of any of their cheap melamine faced furniture and it's j
by leoedin 3y ago
As others have said, IKEA has been making furniture out of cardboard for years. Cut into the wrong bit of any of their cheap melamine faced furniture and it's just corrugated cardboard inside. They use little bits of chipboard here and there for stronger joints.
Personally I hate that kind of furniture. When furniture made of chipboard, particle board, fibreboard etc is damaged it's basically scrap. Real wood ages nicely - it's more robust to start with and the damage it does take often adds to the aesthetic.
I've been slowly getting rid of chipboard furniture, replacing it with pieces that stand on their own. A 70 year old table, a 100 year old coffee table, or building it myself from nice wood. It's lovely when your furniture brings you joy.
- PMunch 3y agoSame here! Solid wood furniture, despite being more expensive and considerably heavier, is just so much nicer. You can cut into them to modify them, you can sand them down and refinish them, and they don't turn to scrap as soon as someone dings it or god forbid you tighten a screw too hard.. An extra component to the whole thing is fire safety. Compared to proper wood furniture these fiber- and cardboard pieces are much more flammable. It's to the point where fire departments are considering new guidelines for leaving burning buildings because the time to raging fire has been shortened so much by modern furniture and fabrics.