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[–] [email protected] 166 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Whenever people think they know what a specific decade was like that they didn't live through, they think all the furniture was brand new and just bought from a catalogue. In reality you have a style mix of at least 2+ decades at any point in time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yep. People underestimate how much money you can save by just... not buying new furniture. Thrift shops and hand me downs from elderly family members downsizing make up the overwhelming majority of the furniture in my house.

Do I sometimes wish I could have a different style? Sure. Do I want it bad enough to spend hundreds of dollars on it? No.

The only exceptions is stuff you rest on. Chairs, couches, beds. Don't skimp on those or your body will hate you even more than usual.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do I want it bad enough to spend hundreds of dollars on it? No.

You're off by at least one order of magnitude. I went to a furniture shop recently and shit's expensive, yo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Depends on what you want. Massive & quality or cheap plywood and holds until you move it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

You're pretty much stuck at whatever style was cool when you're 20-30ish. So your parents are probably stuck at around the time you were born.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My house has stuff from like 8 different decades in it right now lol

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You maybe should put great great great grandpa in the ground by now, he's starting to smell.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Don't call g. g. g. grandpa "stuff"!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Nah, they have stuff that'll be the style in future generations, they're a trend setter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

"Well uh, I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. Heh"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Bring back coffin coffee tables