If you're going to buy furniture and you want it to last, find someone who does it "the old way". Growing up in CT I could never understand why my parents insisted on going to the same dusty old barn for their furniture, but now that I've inherited most of it and it's older than I am, I realize why. The bed frame I bought from Value City is already falling apart after 3 years but my 35 year old dresser is still nearly perfect.