Furniture: handmade or mass production?

Furniture: handmade or mass production? ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
In times of omnipresent hustle and bustle, we often opt for ready-made solutions that are available ‘in stock’. However, if we want something really special, we are willing to wait and even pay more. This dependency also applies interior design. Handmade furniture is becoming increasingly popular. Let’s check how custom-made furniture compares to finished products made on a large scale.
In the end, it was possible to buy the coveted apartment or renovate the ‘old flat’. Now it is necessary to equip them with the right furniture (on size or finished products) and you can live! It turns out that there are already many questions ‘at the beginning’ to which it is worthwhile to look for binding answers! Modern furniture for the living room or rather something in a classic style? Are you investing in oak furniture or better option ‘for time’ will be economical plywood? We suggest!
Handmade wooden furniture – strengths of durable product
Achieving maximum comfort and functionality of interiors is the goal that many of us strive for. The basis for such a perfect arrangement is, of course, tailor-made furniture that is perfectly matched to each other and allows you to achieve the desired effect. We can find among them both mass products offered in popular supermarkets, as well as beautiful, handmade oak furniture, which is a real decoration of the living room, bedroom or other interior.
Are you characterized by handmade solid wood furniture? These are first and foremost the works of experienced and knowledgeable specialists who put a lot of heart into their creation to achieve the best effect. This sets them apart from mass production in many ways. Here are their highlights!
Durability and quality
Wooden furniture for living room or bedroom consists of the best types such as oak, thanks to which they impress with their durability. They are above average resistant to various types of mechanical injuries and look impressive even after many years, as they are a real decoration of interior. Thanks to manual creation, they are free of errors and perfection of their workmanship inspires even the most demanding users.
Class and good style that never go out of fashion
Oak furniture for living rooms is timeless. Their natural colour and warmth blend perfectly into all interiors – even those designed according to current trends. Their popularity is due not only to durability and beauty, but also to the fact that they allow you to create unique, family atmosphere and bring us closer to nature. It is worth seeing that nothing in the house smells as beautiful as wooden tables with resin!
Possibility to enter furniture into different interiors
By investing in modern furniture for living rooms, created by hand and to size, we do not have to look for compromises related to the arrangement. And we are not only talking about the aesthetic aspect, thanks to which beautiful products created by real masters in their profession fit into different styles of arrangement.
Handmade furniture will also allow us to overcome various spatial limitations. You can install them perfectly in the recesses, put them on slopes or adapt them to different RTV devices. You can also rely on solutions that you can adapt to your needs for specific occasions (e.B. tables with extra beds for the dining room).
Uniqueness
Furniture made from waste wood is made with heart – by people who are one hundred percent involved in its creation process, not by machines. Thanks to this, by investing in a handmade product, you can be sure that the model you choose is unique and you will not find another one in any other store. This is guaranteed not only by the structure of the wood, which creates unique patterns on the surface of the furniture, but also by hand painting – it even makes furniture made of old wood look unique!
Refinement of the smallest details and precision of processing
Handmade products have the fact that they are made with the best tools and by real masters in their profession. As a result, every detail is one hundred percent refined and all elements are perfectly combined with each other. Highest precision of processing means that even modern furniture for the living room can be unique and represent the highest quality.
Creating perfect furniture – colour, dimension, accessories
Thanks to the fact that industrial tables, chests of drawers made of solid wood, cabinets and other oak furniture are made by hand and by size, each of us can decide how they will look in the final form. You decide on the color, size or accessories – this gives you the opportunity to perfectly match your furnishings to individual interiors and thus achieve the desired effect. With mass-produced furniture, this usually proves impossible.
Handmade wooden furniture – ‘used’ or new
To get beautiful furniture in a classic style, which will become a decoration of interiors, we do not need to invest in new ones. In recent years, it has become fashionable to renovate old furniture. If we are not alien to this trend, we can:
- find a magnificent ‘jewel’ / strong on auction portals – many people are not aware that furniture made of reclaimed wood can be renovated, which is why they sell it at a price that is a chance to find excellent solutions at attractive prices;
- find magnificent ‘jewel’ / strong on auction portals – many people are not aware that furniture made of reclaimed wood can be renovated, which is why they sell it at price that is chance to find excellent solutions at attractive prices;
- Choose an offer of furniture made on the basis of reclaimed wood – such products are very unique.
It is worth noting that the lack of time or skills does not mean that we have to give up old furniture and replace it with new ones. If you have interesting designs of handmade furniture ‘in your head’, but do not have a profession in your hand, you can order custom-made furniture from specialists. Perfect placement in the room, professional advice and the ‘WOW’ effect – guaranteed!
Handmade furniture vs. ready to assemble it yourself
At the very end, it is worth comparing handmade furniture with those that can be bought in one of the popular supermarkets. You can opt for modern living room tables or minimalist cabinets directly from the catalog, but first get to know the advantages and disadvantages of such solutions.
| Furniture for self-assembly | |
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Price | Repeatability (all furniture from catalogs is identical and, unlike handmade furniture, can be found in any home) |
| Immediate availability | Loss of quality (furniture is made of inferior raw materials, often plywood, and the precision of its execution can leave much to be desired) |
| Self-assembly (without time limit and the need to hire professionals) | Less ease of use and less durability |
Which option to choose?
If you are one of people who are looking for original solutions, want to use products of the highest quality and are looking for furniture ‘with soul’ that remains beautiful even after many years – rely on the handmade ones. If, on the other hand, you value economical solutions and furniture where a quick farewell is no problem for you – rely on mass-produced ones.