Happens all the time where I live. Really nice, vintage stuff just being left to rot. Well made, solid wood pieces that could probably survive another 500 years. Nobody wants it. Everyone wants Ikea shit that's gonna fall apart in ten years because they don't have to do anything crazy like leave their houses to acquire it.
Half my house is furnished for free out of things that cost someone $1500 30 years ago but is now worth nothing.
Everyone wants Ikea shit that's gonna fall apart in ten years because they don't have to do anything crazy like leave their houses to acquire it.
Well that and the lack of space and difficulty of moving. What makes you think they'll even be living in the same place in ten years for it to matter? Heavy furniture is for those with the luxury of feeling stable in their housing situation, but demographic change, unstable job markets and many people renting rather than owning the benefits of having something small and easy to move outweigh the benefits of having something well built and nice looking.
Half my house is furnished for free out of things that cost someone $1500 30 years ago but is now worth nothing.
And how long do you think you could realistically end up staying in that house? Probably a fair while if not your whole life right? You weren't considering the possibility of having to move in the next couple years when you bought them were you?
Happens all the time where I live. Really nice, vintage stuff just being left to rot. Well made, solid wood pieces that could probably survive another 500 years. Nobody wants it. Everyone wants Ikea shit that's gonna fall apart in ten years because they don't have to do anything crazy like leave their houses to acquire it.
Half my house is furnished for free out of things that cost someone $1500 30 years ago but is now worth nothing.
Well that and the lack of space and difficulty of moving. What makes you think they'll even be living in the same place in ten years for it to matter? Heavy furniture is for those with the luxury of feeling stable in their housing situation, but demographic change, unstable job markets and many people renting rather than owning the benefits of having something small and easy to move outweigh the benefits of having something well built and nice looking.
And how long do you think you could realistically end up staying in that house? Probably a fair while if not your whole life right? You weren't considering the possibility of having to move in the next couple years when you bought them were you?