Are there used furniture online communities (craigslist, facebook groups), stores, auctions or recycling centers where you live?
Where I'm at, things like a certain brand's bookshelves can be bought and sold relatively easily, because they're common, strong, practically forever and modular so can be customized to almost anything. They also have a timeless look.
It's everything Ikea is not. Even most of the solid wood Ikea stuff uses is just weak and soft.
Having said that, most new unpainted wood furniture here (not just Ikea) looks terrible because it's filled with knots. That's because of local forestry policy decisions, good quality forests and wood has been destroyed, and the country has been driven to producing low value pulp.
By the way, efficient aftermarkets exist for other things as well, for example musical instruments, because they also don't wear out so much in amateur use, or at least the wearing parts should be replaceable.
It brings satisfaction to me to use, own, buy or sell a good product that is designed and manufactured to last.
Where I'm at, things like a certain brand's bookshelves can be bought and sold relatively easily, because they're common, strong, practically forever and modular so can be customized to almost anything. They also have a timeless look.
It's everything Ikea is not. Even most of the solid wood Ikea stuff uses is just weak and soft.
Having said that, most new unpainted wood furniture here (not just Ikea) looks terrible because it's filled with knots. That's because of local forestry policy decisions, good quality forests and wood has been destroyed, and the country has been driven to producing low value pulp.
By the way, efficient aftermarkets exist for other things as well, for example musical instruments, because they also don't wear out so much in amateur use, or at least the wearing parts should be replaceable.
It brings satisfaction to me to use, own, buy or sell a good product that is designed and manufactured to last.