Good Luck Trying to Resell This West Elm Coffee Table

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT HOME [Good Luck Trying to Resell This West Elm Coffee Table]( New Yorkers love to buy the company’s industrial storage table, but that love doesn’t last. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos courtesy retailer Like anyone living in a New York City apartment with limited space for furniture, I sometimes scan Facebook Marketplace just to feel something. That passive shopping habit recently led to the late-night purchase of a half-off Castlery dresser and a Turkish rug, so naturally, I decided my Target coffee table needed an upgrade too. On a recent weekend scrolling the platform, I noticed a listing for the [West Elm Industrial Storage Coffee Table](, priced around $200. Then I saw another. And another. I quickly realized Facebook Marketplace was overrun. Like [the Peggy Sofa]( before it, the Industrial Storage Coffee Table seems to have gone from must-have to must-get-rid-of overnight. [Continue reading »]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [A Robert Durst Refresher What we know about the second season of The Jinx.]( By Kim Velsey [The Design Icon Who Inspires Oprah and Nancy Meyers Rose Tarlow on her reissued book, her tiny client list, and her obsessive standards.]( By Catherine Hong [The Biggest, Brightest Apartment in an Old Brooklyn Schoolhouse The 3,000-square-foot space has 29 closets, several skylights, and two patios.]( By Adriane Quinlan [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings We found some very nice built-in bookshelves this week.]( By Nora DeLigter [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved