I'm wondering if the small-ship craftsman furniture shops are dwindling or going the way of the shoe repair man. In my town, (on Cape Cod) we still have a reasonably-priced, competent furnituremaker, and several high-end, commission-only artists-craftsmen, kept alive mostly by the local old-money community.
I was just looking at a 90's 'Home Furniture' mag, chock-full of small-shop craftsman ads. Are these people still around? They're not easy to find online. Has Ikea killed them?