Thread: Real Furniture Made From Wood

Since I'm married to an antique dealer I don't get much of a choice. Herself chooses most of our furniture without consulting me. Which I'm OK with because she has good taste and antiques are usually made using better construction methods than are deployed now. And pieces made in those old fashioned ways can be fixed - so generally we get a lot of value from our furniture - until herself decides that she wants a change...

Originally Posted by Christos

It can not be just atheistic of the piece.

If it looks good its aestheticly pleasing, if its atheistic it doesn't believe.

Originally Posted by burraboy

If it looks good its aestheticly pleasing, if its atheistic it doesn't believe.

Too late now.

I think you'll find that the majority of people who shop for furniture at big chains give construction and durability little consideration.

First decision is "does it look good and fill a need".

Next question is "how much is it?".

Then "will you deliver".

Maybe people these days take it as a 'given' that when you buy mass produced furniture the quality just wont be there. That "they don't make things like they used to". That if you want something built "right" that you'll need to pay a premium.

I think also, the utility of most furniture is pretty basic. Chairs and drawers are probably the exception but what a table is expected to do is pretty simple.

It holds stuff off the ground.

I can see why many people would put a table into the same class as say a vase. You'd just expect it to do what it was meant to do. I'd need a vase to look nice and hold flowers and water. I wouldn't be analysing the glaze used by the manufacturer.

I'm sure that's how many people view it and I can understand it.

I can also understand that many people would be keen on disposable furniture. Styles and tastes change as do peoples houses. The second hand furniture market is pretty much limited to gumtree and ebay and used stuff goes very cheaply if you can move it at all. I wouldn't be trawling through second hand stuff looking for something special (antiques excepted).

I've had a few things that I've built and grown tired of. I stripped everything back and refinished so they were essentially brand new pieces and sold them. This, however, is a process that is unique to people like us. It's not something anyone can do.