Prices on the internet are often noticeably lower than what you pay, for example, at furniture stores. However, I think some items are not really suitable for online ordering. For example, I am a bit cautious when it comes to sofas because you can't test how they feel for sitting or lying on. Other items like dining tables and matching chairs seem less critical, and lamps are hardly an issue at all. You can always make a wrong choice and then want to return the product.
Do you know any good online furniture stores that are generally customer-friendly, especially when it comes to returns, so that the process is hassle-free?
What are good brands for sofas and dining room furniture? Or how can I know if the quality of dining tables with chairs is right without having seen or touched them beforehand?
I am also interested in ordering flooring and tiles online.
Do you know any good online furniture stores that are generally customer-friendly, especially when it comes to returns, so that the process is hassle-free?
What are good brands for sofas and dining room furniture? Or how can I know if the quality of dining tables with chairs is right without having seen or touched them beforehand?
I am also interested in ordering flooring and tiles online.
garfunkel schrieb:
Interesting to hear. A table that weighs, for example, 88kg (194 lbs) didn’t sound unreasonable at first.
How should I understand your quality expectations?
Can you, for example, tell me what your dining table cost or any other piece of furniture you have bought?
I’d like to be able to put your opinion into some context.Sure, it’s not easy to assess other people’s expectations.
We moved in with our existing furniture, and currently there is an IKEA table made of basic pine, originally intended as a provisional solution. Along with the IKEA chairs from my first apartment 15 years ago. Eventually, we want a dining table made of cherry wood like this:
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I plan to build it myself, but due to family reasons, I haven’t had the time so far.
Back then, I was specifically looking for a display cabinet for the dining room at Massivum. The furniture was screwed together with simple cam connectors, had backs made of thin boards with lots of knots, and roughly brushed fronts. The fittings were mediocre and the drawers rather basic.
Overall, not fine craftsmanship but mass-produced somewhere cheap. If I spend a lot of money, I want proper dovetail joints and a nice selection of wood grain. The carpenter may still use CNC milling machines and does not have to do everything by hand under moonlight for me.
For a decent dining table, I would certainly expect to pay no less than €2,000-3,000 (approximately $2,200-$3,300). The usual solid mass-produced products currently mostly use very knotty wood (trade names like wild beech, oak, etc.) that would have been discarded in the past. You can then sell a heavy table for around €1,000 ($1,100). A good set of hardware for table drawers or quality splines quickly cost a few hundred euros. Sure, it’s possible to do it simpler and cheaper, and in favorable climate conditions, it can hold up. Then the customer just has to accept the natural material wood and its possible cracks.
Recently, I have built many built-in furniture pieces for the sloped ceilings in the converted attic. There I used birch plywood. Heavy, stable, not cheap, but wonderful to work with and does not warp under load. The joints are made with Lamello biscuits and pocket hole screws. Not high art but reasonable for the application and quantity. For sliding doors, I only routed grooves. They run perfectly without hardware. I saved a bit there. Attached is a photo to give an overview.
Here is also an example of my custom-built washbasin cabinet:
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We also order a lot online. It started with clothes or the occasional electronic device. Nowadays, there are almost no limits. Sometimes we receive such large packages that I wouldn’t be surprised if the neighbors think we’re crazy.
If you know a bit about it, you also know where to order from. I even recently ordered our privacy screen online. Just measured it carefully, sent the specifications, and that was it. I like how easy it is and that I can place my order in the evening or at night when I have time, not just during business hours.
If you know a bit about it, you also know where to order from. I even recently ordered our privacy screen online. Just measured it carefully, sent the specifications, and that was it. I like how easy it is and that I can place my order in the evening or at night when I have time, not just during business hours.
When it comes to furniture (not lamps or decorations), I generally don’t order anything expensive online because it’s often difficult to judge the quality properly. You can buy ready-to-assemble furniture from stores like Roller or Poco online without much risk. The prices are low enough that it’s not a big loss if it doesn’t work out, and it’s also hard for online offers to beat the quality of traditional furniture stores. I would normally never order upholstered furniture online, but I almost did with our sofa set because the local furniture store wouldn’t lower the price, and I was lucky to find exactly the same model from many online retailers at prices about 40% lower.
However, I recently saw a report about how returns are handled. Even if it’s just inexpensive materials, it really pains me to see how much of it ends up being discarded. From an ecological perspective, this is a strong argument against such purchases.
However, I recently saw a report about how returns are handled. Even if it’s just inexpensive materials, it really pains me to see how much of it ends up being discarded. From an ecological perspective, this is a strong argument against such purchases.
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