Or phrased differently you could replace your ikea chair 25 times over your lifetime and still come out ahead.

These kinds of pieces are generational purchases. They do save you money but on a very long timescale that you yourself likely won't realize.

The next generation probably won't even want those pieces because they will have different lifestyles and preferences. If you want to buy nice furniture and can afford it then go ahead, but when you die it will most likely be thrown away or donated to Goodwill.

This is particularly true with people having fewer kids. 10 pieces of furniture goes fast when you have 20+ grandchildren. Not so much when you have 2 grandchildren.

I inherited Vitra furniture and Artemide lights. Decades old but still fashionable and they hold their value well. I will likely pass these down to my children one day.

The right furniture is timeless.

Nothing is timeless.

I see a lot of "timeless" pieces donated on our town's "Buy Nothing" facebook page, after failing to sell at estate sales.

Old Artemide lights weren't designed around modern LED technology and are now obsolete. I doubt that your children will even want them.

One of the lights I inherited is a Tizio with halogen light. It still works. I can save 10 euro per year by throwing away the lamp and buying the LED version. Seems wasteful though, so I just keep it working. I don't see it as obsolete.

The other one has an E27 fitting and fits a regular IKEA or Philips LED bulb, even the smart ones or the ones with temperature adjustments.

Love Artemide.

> They do save you money but on a very long timescale

You're not going to save money by replacing your Ikea furniture with handcrafted wood furniture that's 25 times the price. Whenever you move, it'll cost more to move the nice chair. You'll eventually have to reupholster it. You'll need to find other hardwood furniture to match it. It'll be way way more expensive over it's lifetime.

The furniture looks and feels nicer to us, was made with thoughtfulness, and is unique, and that's why people buy it, not because it saves money.

I mean the antique Amish furniture I inherited from my grandparents has definitely saved me money. Free and better than anything I could afford. That's what I mean by being a generational purchase. I probably should have said it will save your family money.

> Whenever you move, it'll cost more to move the nice chair

> You'll need to find other hardwood furniture to match it.

Hahahaha. Bro, how rich you think I am? The desk I have is currently sitting next to an Ikea bookshelf, it looks fine. I moved it by putting it in the back of my friend's truck. I'm never selling it so a few scratches are fine.

And costly to maintain as well. Source: have some wegner y stol or whatever from before me where the rope/strings are about to disintegrate (thanks, cats..). A small fortune if I want to refurbish them.