I'm an estate sale hound too, but at some point somebody has to make/buy new stuff for people to buy at swap meets in 50 years. I'm wondering if it will be possible to buy affordable, non-trash-tier furniture in another 50 years? Presumably 80%+ of the antiques that exist now will still exist, but I'm guessing effectively none of the Ikea-grade (and crappier) stuff will.
There's still good wooden furniture made out there but it's incredibly pricy. I presume this is what will be in antique shops.
Shame that we'll probably end up with fientorue that's just built into the walls with padding replaced from time to time.
When I lived in California, I managed to furnish a good amount of my home with street finds. Solid wood furniture, tables, one time a color laser printer, and my personal favorite: an LCD tv where the previous owner forgot to sign out of the smart tv.
