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Ask HN: Where to buy good quality furniture?

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I've done two orders from Pottery Barn but had problems with both of them. My bed was delivered without the necessary bolts and instructions. I just had a dresser delivered and it’s so messed up it’s not even usable.

Who sells good furniture at a similar price point?

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We buy most of ours at an "antique" shop - I use quotes because it's really a guy who buys stuff from estate sales and refurbishes it, I don't know what else to call it.

We've outfitted our house with lots of good quality wood furniture for less than you would pay at a box store in most cases. If you can find a local store like that, it's your best bet

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We buy most of ours at an "antique" shop - I use quotes because it's really a guy who buys stuff from estate sales and refurbishes it, I don't know what else to call it. We've outfitted our house with lots of good quality wood furniture for less than you would pay at a box store in most cases. If you can find a local store like that, it's your best bet

I bought a $150 used couch that had poorly designed legs that collapsed. We live in a farmhouse but it is a style I’d expect to see in an nyc apartment. My son put roller casters on it that lock in place and I am laying in it now.

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Genuinely, used. People selling nice furniture are usually moving and it doesn’t fit/suit your new place and they want it gone quickly so it’s cheap. You will occasionally get a disappointment or a dud, but in return you pay a third or even less sticker price, putting premium beautiful furniture in the same price range as budget stuff.

I haven’t got a single piece of furniture in my house I bought new, after gradually replacing the ikea rubbish I got when I moved out a decade ago. It is much easier if you have a ute or similar to transport it though.

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Genuinely, used. People selling nice furniture are usually moving and it doesn’t fit/suit your new place and they want it gone quickly so it’s cheap. You will occasionally get a disappointment or a dud, but in return you pay a third or even less sticker price, putting premium beautiful furniture in the same price range as budget stuff. I haven’t got a single piece of furniture in my house I bought new, after graduall…

I do similar and put searches with an alert around wealthier suburbs. Generally gets the best quality and cheaply as many people in these areas want stuff gone and value quick removal over best price.

I have a ute and trailer which makes it much easier.

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