Here’s Why You Should Never Buy Cheap Factory Made Furniture

Back in the good old days, like everything else, furniture had value. People invested in heirloom furniture that was passed on from one generation to the other and was cherished by the whole clan as a precious asset. In more recent years, our fast-paced lives have made us opt for a clumsy, affordable, and cheap alternative known as ‘fast furniture.’

This factory-made furniture is nothing like handmade bespoke furniture that speaks its class from miles apart. Hard to assemble, bad quality, and lacking longevity, factory-built furniture is an absolute no for people looking for value for money.

So whether you’re upgrading your current furniture or buying furniture for the first time, here’s why you should never opt for factory-made furniture.

It’s Unnecessarily Complicated

Walk into a fast furniture outlet and purchase a coffee table. They’ll hand you a box that contains hundreds of tiny pieces, joints, planks, and boards for you to assemble at home. Go home, open the manual, follow it to the T, and still find at the end that the hassle isn’t worth it. Fast furniture is simply complicated!

It’s Just Cheap

It’s just cheap and not much more. Sure, it’s more affordable than custom-made furniture, but the finish, the appearance, and the material used in factory-built furniture are of poor quality. This results in a furniture piece that looks off-putting and offers limited functionality.

It’s Not Durable

Of course, when poor quality material is used to build furniture, its durability isn’t the most reliable. Factory-built furniture hardly lasts a year or two, and this is why millions of pieces of furniture are thrown away every year. If you’re ready to spend a few hundred dollars every year on a dining table, go for factory-built furniture.

It’s Definitely Not Eco-Friendly

Factory-built furniture is made from wood that comes from non-eco-friendly sources. While many fast furniture sellers claim to be as sustainable as possible, there are not quite there yet. Additionally, due to lack of durability, a lot of this furniture goes to waste and adds to landfills.

It’s Common to the Extent of Boring

Most popular furniture pieces are mass-produced, with hundreds of items being churned out every minute. Imagine the number of people who own a similar bookcase, side table, or dresser as yours. Because factory-made furniture aims just to sell and not to serve clients individually.

It’s Toxic Too!

Lastly, there’s a whole range of chemicals, toxic resins, and coatings that are added to finish factory-made furniture. This makes the whole affordability of factory-made furniture worth nothing in contrast to eco-friendly, handmade furniture!

Looking for Sustainable, Handmade Tables?

If you’re done with the gimmick of monotonous and flimsy factory-made furniture, check out our eco-friendly furniture variety at LTJ Arbor. We have bespoke custom tables and living room furniture made with leftover wood. Contact to place an order.