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Sometimes life is better when you just accept that something is different but not necessarily worse. Natural gas fireplaces aren't real wood-burning, and I can
by chmod600 3y ago
Sometimes life is better when you just accept that something is different but not necessarily worse.
Natural gas fireplaces aren't real wood-burning, and I can tell, but I just appreciate that they are way cleaner.
Now, furniture is a different story. Wood is much better than the engineered crap. Try lifting a modern piece that looks like wood and maybe has a thin layer of wood (very heavy and easy to damage) and then try lifting something made of real wood (light and strong).
- Spivak 3y agoBut it's so much worse, we can squabble over particulars the minor day to day benefits of them both but the showstopper is that laminate is just trash waiting to happen. Hardwood floors can last 100+ years easy and can be maintained essentially indefinitely. And even if you don't maintain them they can be restored without too much trouble, there are previously abandoned houses that got flipped and are going for 600k with the original floors. Hardwood floors, tile roofs, ceramic freestanding bathtubs, and loose stone or brick pathways are never not worth the investment.
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- lotsofpulp 3y agoI have had no issues with “engineered crap” from IKEA. Even have dresser drawers from nearly 20 years ago currently in use. Another case where real wood provides no extra utility, to me. My furniture does not get tossed around, it does not need to be “strong”.