It's a shame, though. Too bad there aren't about 10,000,000 more of me.... (j/k)
Wish me luck on my hunt for inexpensive, high quality furniture! (Do the two go together?...we shall soon find out!).
Depends on where you buy it from. You can find good second-hand furniture at thrift shops and garage sales, which are usually old enough to not be the cheap, particle-board junk that you'll find at Wal-Mart. They may have a few nicks, but if you're not concerned about that so much, then it's all good. I'm actually rebuilding a bookcase that was more or less knocked apart in a car wreck I has three weeks ago (the shelf was in the back and was thrown all around). The studs and whatnot were ripped out, so the finish won't look great, but I don't care, it's just going into my office study to hold books - something badly needed. I currently have 835 books in my personal library, about ~100 of which are sitting on their sides, piled on top of the ones that are standing properly. Need outweighs aesthetics.
I have a similar book problem. I have already given away several hundred books to used book stores, and I still have box after box of books sitting in the garage (not to mention all the full bookshelves in the house)! I am literally trying to convince my wife to consider used furniture as we speak. She said she will consider it, but only after we look at IKEA and Living Spaces first. What’s a guy to do?