IKEA and other similar sell that furniture that is optimized to be 80% of nothing. I say that again, the biggest part of the finished product is nothing.
so what that does mean? It means that if you take a proper durable furniture and compare it with the IKEA counterpart the IKEA furniture has 80% of the matter replaced with nothing. ;-)
Buy once, assemble once then throw it away since i'll fall apart.
I don't disagree, but is there really a problem with that if you get the design you want for the price you want? If you are talking something like a couch, then yeah you will have problems. But I have an Ikea table I use as a desk that is just laminated particle board with metal legs and it has served me just fine for the past 7 years (Along with going through two moves.) It is no longer my main desk, but it still functions and looks fine.
I'd say a majority of furniture in anyone's house gets very little actual wear and tear. Couches, chairs, beds - sure. But coffee tables, end tables, nightstands, bookshelves, tv cabinets, tables? Does it really matter if they are almost never touched (more then moving around small trinkets on them?)
so what that does mean? It means that if you take a proper durable furniture and compare it with the IKEA counterpart the IKEA furniture has 80% of the matter replaced with nothing. ;-)
Buy once, assemble once then throw it away since i'll fall apart.