IKEA Redesigns Its Bestsellers
If you're in the market for buy-it-for-life solid wood furniture:<p><a href="https://www.thejoinery.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.thejoinery.com</a><p><a href="https://vermontwoodsstudios.com/" rel="nofollow">https://vermontwoodsstudios.com/</a><p><a href="https://hedgehousefurniture.com" rel="nofollow">https://hedgehousefurniture.com</a><p><a href="https://57stdesign.com" rel="nofollow">https://57stdesign.com</a><p><a href="https://www.57thstreetbookcase.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.57thstreetbookcase.com/</a> (all bookcases, some veneer and plywood)<p><a href="https://www.spekeklein.com/home" rel="nofollow">https://www.spekeklein.com/home</a><p><a href="https://www.pompy.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pompy.com/</a><p><a href="https://www.chiltons.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.chiltons.com/</a><p><a href="https://roomandboard.com" rel="nofollow">https://roomandboard.com</a> (mix of solid and veneer, some MDF)<p>These makers are in a league of their own, very expensive, incredibly beautiful hand-made pieces:<p><a href="https://www.sammaloofwoodworker.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.sammaloofwoodworker.com</a><p><a href="https://www.thosmoser.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.thosmoser.com</a> (highly recommended)<p><a href="https://nakashimawoodworkers.com" rel="nofollow">https://nakashimawoodworkers.com</a> (new commissions around $7K-$15K for a coffee table, $20K-40K for dining table, plus shipping; older Nakashima pieces are highly valued in the art world and sell anywhere between $15K-$300K)<p><a href="https://www.wright20.com/search/nakashima/items#past" rel="nofollow">https://www.wright20.com/search/nakashima/items#past</a><p>Edit: Also, to echo what someone mentioned below, if you're interested in solid wood furniture you should find a local woodworker.<p>Another edit and thought: I used to own a lot of IKEA furniture and as I've gotten older, have slowly replaced those pieces with items from Knoll, with custom pieces from local woodworkers, with a few pieces from the studios listed above. A lot of people are commenting on the cost, and yes they're expensive and could be considered luxury goods.<p>But if you like art and design and you care about quality, you save for what you want to buy. I wanted to be surrounded by great craftsmanship, so instead of buying "stuff" and instead of spending money on lots of subscriptions and services, or constantly upgrading phones and computers, I buy one piece of nice furniture every year. I believe the more you appreciate the things around you, the more they begin to influence your own work, and your sense of place.<p>I regularly see a lot of IKEA furniture on the side of the road and in dumpsters. I think this is the difference between buying "things" and having "possessions" but that's a discussion for another day.