Dining room furniture
Posted by Chris @ 5:08 pm
We've been shopping today for a new dining room table and chairs. The state of dining room furniture in England is diabolical. We went to Habitat, DFS, SCS, Barker and Stonehouse, Furniture village, John Peters and Ikea. In every single shop, except Ikea, the tables and chairs were simply huge or overpriced. I think all furniture designers must think we live in mansions - who has a dining room big enough for any of these things? And the prices? Do they just dream up stupid prices and stick them on the table? I mean, over £600 for a table and 4 chairs, how do they justify that? (I know that's just tempting a smart alec to comment against on post, so lets see how many I attract!)
Anyway, much to my usual annoyance, Ikea had the solution. A table and chairs, reasonably priced, and ready to take home that day. We've got the Kloffsta table and 4 of the Hendriksdal chairs. It looks very nice, as you can see below. Another good days work!
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:09:00 pm
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Anyway, £600 isn't that bad. If that's the most expensive table and four chairs you saw then you must've been in the cheap shops.
I've reckoned that you paid around the £400 mark. Now, bearing in mind that your table top is made out of "particleboard" (which I assume is Ikea-speak for chipboard) you can quickly see how you get what you pay for (depending on where you shop, of course)!
And I ain't no Smart Alec - I'm just realistic... ;-)
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:39:00 pm
The £600 table was the cheapest option in the other shops, the one I wanted from Barker and Stonehouse was over £1300. You are right though, you do get what you pay for as that table was made from solid oak. It was very very nice, Chris had to drag me out of the shop and over to Ikea :o)This comment posted by
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:44:00 pm
It was less than £400 actually! And there is nothing wrong with chipboard, its solid, looks good as the picture proves, and if it makes things cheaper I'm all for it!This comment posted by
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:18:00 pm
Dawn: Chris was right to drag you out of there! £1300!?! You'd never pay off your mortgage if he let you spend money like that on a table and chairs! I'm surprised he didn't make you settle for a garden set for £50 - if it makes things cheaper he's all for it! ;-)Chris: Yeah, yeah, whatever. That's why I said "around the £400 mark" - cos I knew you'd be pedantic about it. And FWIW I never said there was anything wrong with chipboard... :-P
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Thursday, February 23, 2006 9:54:00 am
You haven't seen expensive until you've gone shopping for furniture at Ponsford. You really do get what you pay for there though, in terms of both style and quality. When I win the lottery, no wait, when I finally get round to buying a ticket and win the lottery, I'll be going there!This comment posted by
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