Price range for retail seems to be $100-250 for IKEA stuff that will fall apart in 3 years, or $1,000+ for something better. Is there nothing in between? Would prefer to buy new with risk of bed bugs or other contaminants but open to other options if I’m missing something.
Ikea have plenty of solid wood furniture.
Not really. It’s very, very limited. Some of the shelving is solid wood (mostly their utility shelves, and those are pine), they used to have a bent wood chair that was laminated hardwood, they have the wooden countertops, and that covers most of it. Most other things are plywood with veneer, particle board, or even something close to cardboard with and MDF and veneer shell (the Malm bedframe is one that I remember being made like that).
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/cat/wood-furniture-700203/
There’s 149 items currently covering most catergories. I would call that a wide range.