Ikea stroll and shopping - This time more frustration than pleasure

Oh, I see. Yes, there are hardly any suppliers left. They're all dying out because people only buy at Ikea now.

And because they want too large a pile of money for a few pieces of processed wood

My sister also said recently that people's attitudes towards furniture have noticeably changed. Most younger and middle-aged people prefer to travel and have experiences. Furniture is unimportant. It just has to hold the stuff and that's it. Older people, on the other hand, value quality and comfort more. There are still plenty, but when they die off, we'll only have Ikea left.

There is, however, an equally good bed and sofa/chair/armchair that offer comfort

For a piece of worked wood! by a carpenter, I am certainly willing to pay quite a bit. Even beyond 1500,-. However, not for cut and coated chipboard. That is Ikea's strength. They cannot do really nice wood. But neither can Nolte and Co. They are only chipboard coaters as well. Team 7 can do that. Karsten

I wanted to go to massivum in Leipzig over the weekend. They make affordable solid wood furniture - with (I believe) moderate quality. I've been looking for bathroom furniture for a long time. Let's see if what you see in the pictures on the internet really looks like that in reality.

For a piece of worked wood! by a carpenter, I am definitely willing to pay quite a bit. Even beyond 1500,-. But not for cut and coated chipboard. That is Ikea's strength. They can't do really beautiful wood. But neither can Nolte and Co. They are just chipboard coaters as well. Team 7 can do that. Karsten

I don't know Team 7 now, but there are quite big differences in coatings. For example, real wood veneer can hardly be distinguished from solid wood. But it is also chipboard underneath.