Which mid-range furniture brands are there?

Not everyone wants furniture for life. There are supposed to be people who like to redecorate from time to time. You surely have a different taste than you did at 18, right? Therefore, it is usually sufficient if the pieces of furniture last 10 years and not 25+. Furniture is hard to sell (exception: Ikea). Therefore, investing in expensive brands often is not worthwhile if you want to replace the items anyway.

Anyone looking for furniture for life should of course go elsewhere, that’s clear.
However, we use our furniture for a very long time and I think most pieces will last at least 10 years.

10 years is not long for furniture.
My Besta is now about 12 years old, and I find nothing better in design that would be affordable.
My Malm will last another 10 years, I’m sure of that. Ivar as well.
And yes, I live… so, is the furniture now "for life"?

Therefore, it is usually sufficient if the pieces of furniture last 10 years and not 25+

With the exception of (most) sofas, furniture also lasts 50 years. They’re just old-fashioned then...
And of course, you keep redecorating from time to time... some earlier, some later.

So our living room cabinets were bought used ... Bonde series ... no longer available. They will last forever because they are really well and sturdily made. And nothing happens with a Kallax or Pax either, if you use it normally and don’t move it frequently.

Yes, so what now? First everything’s great, you have the whole house (or the whole apartment full), but in the end it’s not really for the long term? First sugarcoating, then coming to a different conclusion…

Well, everyone will surely judge that differently. By furniture for life I mean furniture that is so high-quality that it lasts "forever." If the things last 15 years with us, then everything is fine. Maybe the taste will change at some point.

10 years with furniture is not long.
My Besta are now about 12 years old, I don't find anything better in design that would be affordable.
My Malm will last another 10 years, I am sure of that. Ivar too.
And yes, I live… so are the furniture now "for life"?

That's a great prognosis :)
Our furniture isn't that old yet.
My girlfriend's Malm dresser is probably 8 or 9 years old, mine will be 6 this autumn.

I think they will accompany us for several more years.

"Furniture for life" may mean different things to everyone.
With this expression, I was referring to particularly high-quality made furniture. And I don't think that applies to Besta and the like.
They are well made and certainly sufficient for most needs, but not much more than that.
Of course, it then depends on how one handles them.

But that's completely okay for us :)