Everything seems like it falls into two categories:
- Stuff that will last for 9 months and off-gas for 18 months
- Stuff that costs about as much as a used car
Both take 4 months to be delivered.
I buy used furniture from vintage stores, consignment stores, facebook marketplace, craigslist, estate sales, etc.
It’s the only way to get older stuff (read: better quality) for a decent price.
I’ve gotten a few things from the street when college students move out, if you have a university or college town nearby and you know the right days there could be a plethora of pefectly good desks, chairs or whatever left outside. Like regul said I’ve heard people have good results on facebook marketplace but I’ve never used it.
They really don’t make things like they used to also, talking about things falling apart. If you can get good quality vintage stuff I think it’s worth it, I have a wood and metal office chair from the 80s that is rock solid, from goodwill for less than 20 bucks.
I don’t have much furniture, but some I got used for free, and some I made myself. I think the last thing I bought was from Ikea, but it was one of the rare “not made of cardboard with a fake wood veneer” items lol
yeah there was an article about this phenomenon I think posted here at one point, but yeah, all furniture produced these days is shitty quality
For most things, thrifting and Craigslist.
For things where I’d be worried about bedbugs, then consignment or somewhere still relatively cheap like IKEA. It holds up fine.
I don’t buy a lot of furniture though.
