Homes? Furniture? Fixtures? Appliances?

If you are talking about furniture I like to go with the old, not on couches but tables and beds and things like that.

Sue

I think anything as I see it more as an attitude. How many people are going to buy a shirt in a super modern fabric and sleep in a granny bed (they selected)

I don't like new stuff. I prefer older things in almost every category. I agree with Marilyn Sue...not on couches, but almost all of my furniture and kitchen utensils and dishes are old. When it comes to clothes....I have no interest in clothes whatsoever. I wear jeans and tee shirts and I buy almost all of my clothes used. I spend my money on horses. Not saying that is smart....that is just what I like, and what I do.

Good heavens! marilyn_c took every word out of my mouth! I've nothing left to add.

I don't like the new stuff at all, I like old and comfy for furniture and I like family items is possible. Clothes, I like to buy and look nice but I wear jeans, shirts,t-shirts and a shirt over top, very comfy I am and I don't like dressing up. And my kitchen stuff was really good things and took care of them until someone got hold of them. kathy

Old. Except for mattresses, appliances, and a few custom made wooden pieces, I don't think I have one stick of new furniture in the house. Everything was passed down or bought used, before bedbugs became rampant. Living room couch and chairs have been reupholstered twice.

I found a changing table in someone's curbside trash, and refurbished it for my daughter. I buy most of my clothes used, and drive used vehicles.

And I love vintage Christmas decorations. :)

I think my ideas reflect my age (80+). Love my old stuff...china, furniture. Wishing for new stove and microwave (out of necessity) and have a 20 year old home in a neighborhood of older folks in 20 year old homes.

It's a pricing thing. People forget how expensive that good old stuff was in terms of how much a dollar could buy. You can still get tip top quality goods, but they're at least as expensive (adjusted for inflation) as in the olden days, if not more, because the demand is greater for cheap.

I like quality, old or new.

As for remodeling, I had a junky old, poorly designed, half rotted kitchen torn out, and put in a new top quality, well designed for function and storage kitchen. Not a trendy one or one from the TV or because of the TV, but mine. I was just thinking the other day that even though it's only been five years, I can't hardly remember the bad old kitchen. Which is a good thing! Remodelling is sometimes a very good thing. :)

I don't think older things are necessarily of better quality nor new things of lower quality. Both can be either. Though newer cars are MUCH safer than older ones.

I personally prefer new and try to look for quality in my choices. It's not always possible and choices sometimes prove disappointing. No matter what.

I went through my antiques stage of decorating. Now I am more into modern. Main reason is cleaning! Before I had to dust then polish everything to keep the wood in good condition. Now I can clean the whole place with a bottle of windex! Yep..modern for me.

I like modern. I grew up in a home that was very old and my mom had hand me down furniture. I even had to wear hand me down clothes from my sisters. Everything looked nice. We certainly didn't look poor. It's just the way we lived in my neighborhood (a farming community). Now I like more modern and new. But I certainly don't update very often. My furniture is about 20 years old. But when I do update, it will be the new/modern update and not vintage.

I like new electronics and older, sturdier furniture. I love the furniture that my husband builds for me, a headboard that holds my big aquarium and a customized coffee table. I prefer mostly new when it comes to lamps and lighting/ceiling fans.

I want to remodel my kitchen with shaker cabinets and quartz counter-tops and all new appliances.

I prefer new quality built items. Old things have a peculiar odor. Even old stuff gasses off during different stages of life and occupancy. I'm sure you've been in a house that smells old. Not offensive, just old. We brought MIL's 1914 Victrola to our new house last year and immediately noticed a peculiar odor. Donated it to Goodwill.

I love my old spindle beds, solid wood, heavy, beautiful. But I also like my slipcovered Ikea sofa set, which is comfortable but lighter weight than my previous 'quality' set, so it is easier to move so I can clean around it.

I don't think one has to make a choice, there are so many variables involved in purchasing different items, that sometimes older is better, and sometimes newer.

I don't want "lesser quality" anything and don't believe for one second that newer, modern products are poorly made across the board.

I prefer the clean lines of modern design including mission, arts and craft, and craftsman. I have newer pieces that relate beautifully with antique pieces that I've collected.

I buy good quality clothing and expect to get my money's worth out of them. I absolutely browse thrift stores for cool things.....belts, leather handbags, scarves, and unique things that I might not buy otherwise.

bossy I think you mean houses.. as you speak of remodel. I bought old. 1927. It was drafty. I got new windows and had insulation blown in to the outside walls, and the attic.

My kitchen cabinets are 90% old. They are in need to paint stripping and repainting. I will prolly get around to it some day. I have NO plans to redo the kitchen for 10.000 + and will let it be as a whole.

Same goes for about all of the rest of the house.

I could not afford new/large. All new is way larger than my house.

Moni

no, Moni, I mean anything. furniture, clothes, cars. I prefer NEW lesser quality b/c my strategy would be to sell/discard and get new again, generally speaking. Nothing refreshes me more than getting rid of something old (regardless of quality) and getting new. But I do like getting old stuff to make it my own thru paint, etc. if I screw it up, I don't feel bad about discarding. In a perfect world, I would go for new, best quality but my budget may not allow it.

Old, absolutely!!!

As an old, quality antique myself, I consider that there will always be a place in my home and heart for quality old items.

As hubby, tongue-in-cheek, likes to say about me, "there's nothing too good or too cheap for her".

It really depends on the WHAT! Before we spend on a product, service or an experience, we like to consider what will we gain by making the spending decision. We like to be well-informed consumers (especially when something is a large amount of money) and will choose from both categories - old and new.

I wonder if this is a right-brain / left-brain question ;?) I'm more of a logical thinker than emotional, so that accounts for many of my choices. I couldn't care less if someone sees me in a $2 (on sale) white T-shirt from Wal-Mart worn for working out (I even have some I bought for $1 at Wal-Mart). A $300 work-out outfit doesn't make me sweat any less or perform any better. While I'll spend a LOT for SmartWool athletic socks which feel better and out-wear cheap cotton socks any day, and I buy quality shoes for working out, and for everyday use.

We had a lovely antique bedroom suite, but we got tired of the upkeep, drawers that stick, and the size of it, so we donated it to a Hospice auction. Replaced it with minimalist furniture we purchased from Aldi at a fraction of the price they were selling the same stuff for at the expensive furniture store down the street.

-Grainlady

I'm still happy with the MBR suite I chose fifty years ago. When we built a new home, I gave most of our more modern furniture to charity because it wasn't appropriate for the traditional style home we built. I saved a few classic furnishings and bought new Baker case goods and Sherrill upholstered pieces. I bought a cheap kitchen table and chairs because we needed them fast. Fourteen years on, they are *trash*. I bought new 'oriental' rugs -- hand-knotted wool and not cheap, but not 'exquisite' or antique.

In my dress and jewelry, I've always preferred classic quality over quantity or high fashion.

Like Marilyn C I am a t-shirt and jeans kind of person. I get a lot of my clothes, handbags and things for the house at thrift stores, yard sales and flea market. The one thing I buy new are shoes because have to have certain ones due to bunions. I wait till they go on sale. The only other clothes that I buy new are bras, undies and socks.

I love antiques, furniture use to be made better. To get new wood furniture of that quality you have to spend a great deal of money. Most of our furniture is of good quality, Ethan Allen, but was bought used. We bought our bedroom set at an Unfinished Furniture Store 38 years ago and stained it ourselves. It is solid wood made the old way with dovetails not staples. It is still going strong. The only furniture type item that we buy new are TV's and other electronics.

If you are talking about a house. I love Victorians and Craftsman style but live in a California Ranch style because we loved the land it sat on and it was what we could afford. If I was to move to another house now I would want new. This house was only 15 years old when we bought it but we had to repair or remodel everything. It was in really bad shape. After working on this house for almost 30 years I don't want to have to work another one ever again.

My remodels are high end, but not stupid high end. I purchased a Kraus 16 ga 30" SS undermount sink. It costs 3x what a cheap sink costs....but it's still VERY affordable @ $175(I shopped around to get it at that price). People DO notice, it is appreciated....no one likes using or living with cheap easily damaged junk. The difference between rolling out dough on REAL granite or formica is going to be noticed by a good cook. Now there's nothing wrong with buying quality on sale I always say...:0)

If it's old and quality...it's still cool!

Very, very few old items in my house. That's all we had when I was a kid. I don't ever remember my mother having a shiny new piece of furniture/appliance. We were extremely poor, and all we had were hand-me-down, auction, Goodwill, or curb-shopped. Even clothes.

Today I realize that to people who have always had nice things, old stuff means sturdy, quality, and expensive. To people like me, old stuff means I couldn't afford anything else.

I hear you, Littlebug. However, I've now come full-circle in appreciating how much better the quality of many items is. Ebay is now my friend. At the time we cleaned out my mom's house a year and a half ago I was too overwhelmed to take much, and had to keep in mind the size of my house. Now I wish I'd taken more.

I have a mix of preferences but it has nothing to do with attitude. I never wear used clothes, shoes, bags. I don't think there is anything wrong with it per say just that I was the recepient of all my older sister's hand me downs when growing up; been there, done that, won't go there again. When it comes to our home, my dh wanted new, I wanted a fixer so we could work on it together and make it ours. My husband didn't understand that logic originally but gets it now and is happy we went that route. It's perfection for us. When it comes to furniture, we have a mix of old and new. While I'm happy with everything we have, I truly love our older pieces and will never part with them. Same with our cars, we both love our cars and while normally we tend to trade in every 3-5 years, we have no intention of replacing them any time soon.

The only area I really like to upgrade often is our electronic stuff, phones, computers and so on because we like that stuff and its fun! Oh and I love getting new larger appliances. Right now I wish Santa would bring a new stove, but since ours isn't THAT old, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. ha ha.

I prefer old fashioned good quality where it is quality ambiance and function that matters. For appliances I generally prefer new - although I still have Mom's old hand mixer with the two spinning do-hickies that you have to hold the handle on for the entire mixing process -- which still works great. I also like to keep my computers (and camera) upgraded, although I still haven't downloaded Windows 10, no matter how often my computer pleads with me...

I only got a smartphone about 13 months ago (mainly for the GPS).

A lot of the furniture used to belong to my grandparents. I change out chairs for comfort, and the beds are now modern because that was the luck of the draw.

I'm no trend setter. I know people who laugh at a lot of my clothing. Too bad.