wrote:
| I want to buy a dresser and have found one I like. This one
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http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/prod...=991299&coll=3
77444&cat=38
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| but I don't know anything about construction and wood quality. So
| I'm worried I might be paying 1500 for something that is IKEA
| quality. What questions do I ask to determine if it's "worth it"
| for the price?

I'd guess the question should probably be: "Do I like it $1500 worth?"

If the answer is "yes", and if you can afford to spend that amount on
a dresser, then go for it. If the answer is "no", or if you can't
afford to spend that much on it, then keep looking.

It's not about getting your money's worth in wood or joinery or
finishing. It /is/ about whether it will do the jobs you intend for it
to do. Since dressers are available for considerably less, I'll assume
that you want this particular one to do more than "hold stuff" - to
please a loved one, impress visitors, satisfy your own sense of
aesthetics...

The bottom line is that it's "worth it" if you decide so - no matter
what I or anyone else might say.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/