If you think cheap furniture will help you furnish a home quickly and affordably, you'll discover the true cost later.
Imagine: you're 35, you have a new home, and you want an interior that truly suits you. You browse through large furniture stores or scroll endlessly through online stores. Everywhere you see the same selection: cheap furniture, beautifully photographed and immediately available. With a single click, you can fill your entire living room. That sounds good, but once it's in your interior, disappointment sets in.
After a few months, you notice that the cabinet is starting to wobble, the sofa is losing its shape, and the table is already covered in scratches. Your interior doesn't feel personal, but more like a showroom. Everything is designed to please the masses, and as a result, it doesn't really fit anywhere. Certainly not the way you intended it to. (see “moving on from fast furniture”)
The Hidden Price of Fast Furniture
Cheap furniture seems like a smart choice, and sometimes it is. But beware, in reality, it's a result of Fast Furniture: mass production that's quickly made, quickly bought, and quickly thrown away. Only 10% of Fast Furniture is recycled. This makes the impact on the world even greater than the images you might be familiar with of Fast Fashion. The price you pay for your cheap furniture goes beyond the receipt in your hand.
- Not a Sustainable Interior - Cheap furniture is often made of particleboard and materials that don't last long. Within a few years, it ends up in the landfill. What you thought you were saving, you spend twice as much on replacements.
- No furniture with soul - A personal interior tells your story. Mass production produces thousands of identical pieces of furniture without character. The result? A living room lacking warmth or authenticity.
- Damage to people and the environment - Fast furniture means polluting transport, poor working conditions, and mountains of waste. The opposite of a sustainable interior that is made locally and that you can proudly display.
So why you want to choose furniture with character!
If you want a personal interior, choose furniture that lasts longer and gives your home soul. Sustainably made furniture is not only better for the planet, but also for your daily life. You're investing in quality, authenticity, and an interior you'll enjoy for years to come. It might be a bigger investment, but well-made furniture isn't cheap. And you read above that cheap furniture isn't good.
At Draumr, we believe that fast furniture has no future. We help you create an interior that is truly personal, with furniture that tells your story, where you ultimately feel most comfortable.
The real question...
So, the question isn't whether cheap furniture is cheaper.
The question is: do you want to live in an interior that feels soulless, or do you choose a sustainable interior with furniture and a design that suits you?