Vent. Bought a piece of furniture on Wayfair and spent $$ having it put together and it is cheap cheap crap. Bummed
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Ikea is actually the best of the bunch. |
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Agree. My ikea bed that I’ve disassembled and reassembled 3x in various moves has held up better than the brand new Wayfair bed I got to replace it. |
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I mostly have wooden furniture from the 50s. Over the years, I have purchased a few pieces that need assembly, which still seems strange to me.
We did get a good patio sofa on Wayfair, which is hit or miss. We have a media console and dining chairs from West Elm. The chairs are such good quality. You can always try “contractor grade” at West Elm. Then you know the furniture is built to last many uses. |
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I will look for contractor grade. Good tip, thanks!! I agree in that I try to buy wood pieces and older furniture whenever I can. I have some refinished mid century pieces and a few even from earlier 1900s that look gorgeous. It’s amazing to think how old they are, and they still function perfectly. But certain furniture is hard to find older/vintage- like media consoles/credenzas and what I just bought from Wayfair- an entry way hall tree. So I search and search for older pieces that could fit, and end up buying new, and am always disappointed. I knew this piece wouldn’t be heirloom but I thought it might look halfway decent for a few years. Nope. Fwiw I’ve spent more on Restoration hardware, west elm, crate and barrel and PB, and although things look slightly nicer at the beginning, each brand has not held up and have ended up in land fills after 10 years or less. I think some people think this is normal, but to me, furniture should be built to last. |
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Wayfair isn't a brand. It's a reseller. All the products can be found many other places.
You can find good stuff, and plenty of junk. Read reviewd on all sites. Uses Google lens to search for product in other sellers. |
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Yes, understand. But unfortunately most of the stuff they resell isn’t high quality. |
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+1. Sorry, OP. I’ve only purchased a few things there, but reviews were pretty accurate. |
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Same! Buying a leather sectional couch from there (or an equivalent) was a big mistake. Has not lasted long to get disclored and springs broken.
How have people found Homegoods to be for an accent armchair? |
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+2. Look at what the piece is constructed of, and look through the reviews really thoroughly. |
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It's garbage, of course. I don't understand being of the mind that you expect furniture to last, then buying crap, cheap particleboard from China. IT MAKES NO SENSE. |
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Op, well, it’s really difficult to find decent quality. I buy a lot of furniture and sometimes do spend much more than ikea, Wayfair level, and I’ve found most of it is still crap even when I’m spending a lot more. The only furniture I have that’s really gone the distance is vintage/antique. And people today seem to be of the mindset that if something lasts ten years, that’s really ‘durable’. Personally I would ideally like to keep pieces for years, pass them down when I’m sick of them, etc. But I guess that’s not how furniture is made anymore. |
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| Well Duh. I never thought Wayfair was anything but online Walmart |
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Reviews don’t tell you longevity. They only tell you initial impressions. That’s why so many ratings of household items are fairly useless. |
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Most furniture made today is not much better. As example, I recently bought this. Looks decent, right? Reviews are good, right? The wood joists are ok, I suppose, but the upholstery piece isn’t fastened and slips and is cheap. https://www.thuma.co/products/classic-daybed |