In 'those days' gadgets were made to last!
Nowadays, they're considered throw away products as they wear out so quickly, or rather go out of fashion especially when trying to keep up with the Joneses!
When my parents got married, way back in the 50s, they had amongst their gifts & later subsequent buys an oak blanket chest, an oak dining table & 4 chairs, an oak bed frame, an oak tallboy cupboard & handmade wooden ironing board complete with the asbestos tile for standing the iron on!
My siblings & I sat & played on that table and it was as solid the day she died in 2018 as the day it was made. The blanket chest and bed frame were still in constant use, although maybe the springs on the bed could have done with replacing if someone received it afterwards, depending on their personal comfort!
We hid in the blanket chest while playing, we had all sorts stored in the tallboy over the years (it had 2 large drawers at the bottom and a 2 door cupboard above, great for storing towels, blanket, woolies etc).
In my parents room was a solid dressing table, I think oak again, and in mine & my sisters room a good dressing table, too. Ours had 2 very large drawers that we had one each of, and my BFF used one as a cot for whenever she stayed over with her baby. We'd empty it, put in a thick blanket & drape it over the sides and tuck underneath so the drawer held the blanket in place solidly, then babies (one at a time, although we'd quite easily have fitted 2 lengthwise) would have a beautiful night's sleep - she said the babies slept better in there than their cot at home!!
This furniture went through myself and my siblings, and cousins and friends, and lasted well.
Much more than I can say of the flimsy rubbish they make today!!!