To spend £1,500 on a piece of furniture?

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raqp · 14/04/2025 22:10

Have seen a beautiful antique wardrobe for £1,500 at a local place. Has paperwork that shows it sold for over £10,000 in the late 1990s.

Would we be unreasonable to spend this much on one piece of furniture? It would be about 20% of our monthly pay!

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FatherFrosty · 14/04/2025 22:19

I spent that on a bespoke piece of furniture for an awkward room as I needed the storage

got served notice a month later as the rental we were in was being sold

if you love it, and it will always work for you (for the foreseeable!) get it.

MaggieBsBoat · 14/04/2025 22:19

Get it and post a photo please!

PermanentTemporary · 14/04/2025 22:16

I should name change for this but fuck it.

I've spent more than that on an antique rug for this house. It gives me unending pleasure every day.

I also spent too much on shitty built-in wardrobes that I hate and fantasise about ripping out and replacing with a beautiful antique. If you think you can afford it, and you love it, get it!

Theoscargoesto · 14/04/2025 22:13

Do you love it? Will it make you feel happy every time you see it and use it? If you go back tomorrow and it has gone, will you kick yourself? If the answer to those things is yes, and you can afford it, get it. Life is short.

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