Pottery Barn furniture

[bronxgirl]

Last night we bought a Pottery Barn dining room set from someone on Craigslist. It's in pretty good shape and we got a great deal, but I can tell that their wood furniture is not nearly as good quality as I would have expected. Although the table is solid wood, it seems to be mostly pine with a thin veneer that chips fairly easily. I'm so glad I didn't pay full price for it.

[Deleted]

Yep, I seriously don't understand the people who pay full price for Pottery Barn stuff. I think the quality varies with different stuff, but I don't think anything they sell is actually worth what they want for it.

[Deleted]

Much of our furniture is PB - purchased with an employee discount. There are some items that I am very pleased with - our sofa and leather chair still look new and our media console has held up great. Our bedroom furniture has not fared as well and definitely isn't worth the full price.

[rubytue]

I feel that way about restoration hardware. Especially bc I use to go to the warehouse sales and see the damaged stuff. I can't imagine paying full price for it!

[hopeful2012]

I feel like it depends what you get and the items, although I agree that their regular prices are way too high. I've gotten several things there, mostly discounted, and I am mostly happy with the purchases.

The sectional from there I got for a great deal ($1600 delivered, down from around $3000 which I never would have paid) and it withstands my toddler spilling things on it amazingly. Looking everywhere else, I couldn't find a decent sectional at the time from lower end stores for less than $1000 anyways. I also bought a dining table there which was a floor sample and already a little banged up but it was only around $200. I bought bed there for nearly full price and the wood has though gotten a bit more banged up then I would have expected for the price. I won't be buying other bedroom furniture from there for that reason.

I've bought several smaller items as well, mostly with reward points from buying the bigger items and so far all of the decorative/smaller items have held up great.

[bronxgirl]

I've had great luck with housewares and smaller items. I registered there for my wedding and 6 yrs later my dishes, serving pieces, etc look brand new. I'll stick to those types of items when I shop there.

[orangello]

You're 100% correct. It's very overpriced for the quality. Better quality stuff at Room & Board and Crate & Barrel, both of which get some of their items from the same manufacturers.