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$14k is like one smaller piece of high end furniture. That said, it might cover two or three rooms of carefully budgeted non-crap furniture. Or like five of lu

$14k is like one smaller piece of high end furniture. That said, it might cover two or three rooms of carefully budgeted non-crap furniture. Or like five of lucky thrift store finds.

normie3000 1y ago
Fascinating perspective! I don't think anything in my house cost over $500, including beds, couch, TV and appliances. What item can you get for $14k?
- V99 1y ago
  Here's a couch from a retail store you've probably heard of that you can configure online for $12k. https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/bedford-sofa-upholstery1/ https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/bedford-sofa-uphols... Personally I'd rather buy one from IKEA and use the change left over from $12k to buy.. a used truck to drive the sofa home in.. but apparently there's a market. You can certainly go much higher for smaller companies producing actual custom stuff, using exotic materials, for a giant sectional instead of a single sofa, etc.
  - normie3000 1y ago
    Thanks! I haven't heard of that store, and their website seems to be geoblocked in my region.
  - sgerenser 1y ago
    TIL that Williams Sonoma sells furniture. I thought they only sold kitchen appliances, pots and pans, etc.
- HeyImAlex 1y ago
  Check out design within reach. Fancy furniture can be incredibly expensive.
  - sgerenser 1y ago
    Apparently it’s not within reach for most people?
    - Glyptodon 1y ago
      Furniture is on my list of things where there used to be a range of "solid, and you can make some choices" that was accessible to a lot of people, that has turned into "you can get whatever you want as long as it's made of particle board and laminate and will have a very finite lifetime." Because the old "solid and you can make some choices" zone is mostly upper middle class plus now. (Naming of that site aside.)
  - alabastervlog 1y ago
    Just “made as if it’s not supposed to be replaced every five years” can bump the price of a sofa way higher than $500. Doesn’t need to be $14k, but probably $4k bare minimum, without paying a premium for a brand name or anything like that, nor going with leather. The cheaper ones almost always use low-density foam that compresses badly with use in a couple years (IKEA is a big exception here! But also most of their sofas are more than $500…), frames that start to get iffy in a few years, and upholstery that looks ratty after a similar amount of time.
- Glyptodon 1y ago
  I think a Stickley dining set or side hutch is probably ~$12k not on sale, and a sofa could probably go anywhere from $6k to $20k, but YMMV. (I don't personally own anything like that.) But even brands like Herman Miller or Ekornes can really add up. (And I don't think of them as being the highest-end of things. Even hiring a quality woodworker to make something for you can end up similarly priced depending on detailing, finish, wood species, etc.)
- sib 1y ago
  One Eames chair is about $6-7K. (Not that I own but, but I'd take a donation ;) )
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$14k is like one smaller piece of high end furniture. That said, it might cover two or three rooms of carefully budgeted non-crap furniture. Or like five of lucky thrift store finds.

normie3000 1y ago

Fascinating perspective! I don't think anything in my house cost over $500, including beds, couch, TV and appliances. What item can you get for $14k?

V99 1y ago
Here's a couch from a retail store you've probably heard of that you can configure online for $12k. https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/bedford-sofa-upholstery1/ https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/bedford-sofa-uphols... Personally I'd rather buy one from IKEA and use the change left over from $12k to buy.. a used truck to drive the sofa home in.. but apparently there's a market. You can certainly go much higher for smaller companies producing actual custom stuff, using exotic materials, for a giant sectional instead of a single sofa, etc.
- normie3000 1y ago
  Thanks! I haven't heard of that store, and their website seems to be geoblocked in my region.
- sgerenser 1y ago
  TIL that Williams Sonoma sells furniture. I thought they only sold kitchen appliances, pots and pans, etc.
HeyImAlex 1y ago
Check out design within reach. Fancy furniture can be incredibly expensive.
- sgerenser 1y ago
  Apparently it’s not within reach for most people?
  - Glyptodon 1y ago
    Furniture is on my list of things where there used to be a range of "solid, and you can make some choices" that was accessible to a lot of people, that has turned into "you can get whatever you want as long as it's made of particle board and laminate and will have a very finite lifetime." Because the old "solid and you can make some choices" zone is mostly upper middle class plus now. (Naming of that site aside.)
- alabastervlog 1y ago
  Just “made as if it’s not supposed to be replaced every five years” can bump the price of a sofa way higher than $500. Doesn’t need to be $14k, but probably $4k bare minimum, without paying a premium for a brand name or anything like that, nor going with leather. The cheaper ones almost always use low-density foam that compresses badly with use in a couple years (IKEA is a big exception here! But also most of their sofas are more than $500…), frames that start to get iffy in a few years, and upholstery that looks ratty after a similar amount of time.
Glyptodon 1y ago
I think a Stickley dining set or side hutch is probably ~$12k not on sale, and a sofa could probably go anywhere from $6k to $20k, but YMMV. (I don't personally own anything like that.) But even brands like Herman Miller or Ekornes can really add up. (And I don't think of them as being the highest-end of things. Even hiring a quality woodworker to make something for you can end up similarly priced depending on detailing, finish, wood species, etc.)
sib 1y ago
One Eames chair is about $6-7K. (Not that I own but, but I'd take a donation ;) )

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