Choosing Pieces that Last
When I moved into my apartment last year, I loved that the change of scenery gave me an excuse to replace furniture that had seen better days. I wanted my money to go as far as possible and ordered pieces from online discount retailers, for the most part. A bed frame, headboard, dresser, media console, desk […]
When I moved into my apartment last year, I loved that the change of scenery gave me an excuse to replace furniture that had seen better days. I wanted my money to go as far as possible and ordered pieces from online discount retailers, for the most part. A bed frame, headboard, dresser, media console, desk and two dining chairs later, I now have a different perspective on the pieces I want to buy and where I want to buy them from. The dresser and the chairs were the only pieces that came from local shops. These are also the pieces that will be in the best shape when it’s time to move again in a few years. In the age of online shopping for just about everything, convenience can outweigh the quality assurance of buying in person. When my media console came, my husband and I carried it up to our 3rd-floor apartment, unpacked it from the tons of styrofoam and cardboard packaging and started assembling. As it came out of the box, it was immediately evident that the “solid wood” furniture we thought we had ordered was actually damaged particle board with a wood veneer. At that point, with the amount of packing material, effort of carrying it and...
When I moved into my apartment last year, I loved that the change of scenery gave me an excuse to replace furniture that had seen better days. I wanted my money to go as far as possible and ordered pieces from online discount retailers, for the most part. A bed frame, headboard, dresser, media console, desk and two dining chairs later, I now have a different perspective on the pieces I want to buy and where I want to buy them from. The dresser and the chairs were the only pieces that came from local shops. These are also the pieces that will be in the best shape when it’s time to move again in a few years. In the age of online shopping for just about everything, convenience can outweigh the quality assurance of buying in person. When my media console came, my husband and I carried it up to our 3rd-floor apartment, unpacked it from the tons of styrofoam and cardboard packaging and started assembling. As it came out of the box, it was immediately evident that the “solid wood” furniture we thought we had ordered was actually damaged particle board with a wood veneer. At that point, with the amount of packing material, effort of carrying it and...
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