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If its falling apart its not good furniture. A lot of old furniture is better than all but very expensive new stuff. My kids like my parents' and grandparents'

by graemep 16d ago

If its falling apart its not good furniture. A lot of old furniture is better than all but very expensive new stuff. My kids like my parents' and grandparents' furniture.

pixl97 16d ago
A lot of that old furniture was also very expensive stuff.
- graemep 16d ago
  Yes, but all the more reason to preserve it if you have it. There is survivorship bias in thinking that all older furniture is good, but I am thinking about old furniture that has lasted well.