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I feel you. I resorted to making all of our shelves. Its a fun hobby, but I wish I had better options. Also I don't know how to make non-shelf furniture.
And even that is really expensive, if you want more than the most basic, MacGyver shelf. I tried to build a shelf in a weirdly shaped corner and due to cuttings and waste, I would have to pay something like 200€ just for wood - and end up with a bunch of wasted wood planks.
I've thought about this too. I think I would like woodworking, and I like to have a project.
When you learn woodworking, you get to spend 20 to 60h building whatever it is you need, and it only costs you about twice as much as store bought! Of course, that's once you've spent 3 to 10 thousand euros on the gear first.