There's really no point in making your own furniture these days unless you're doing it as a hobby. Ikea and other flatpack furniture shops have made furniture so insanely cheap.
MDF and plastic fittings have made furniture cheap and disposable, when it used to be something that would last a lifetime (or several, I have furniture from my grandparents). Now it's often easier to just throw your Ikea shit on the side of the road when you move house than it is to take it with you.
I've built plenty of my own furniture in my time, it's something that I really enjoy. But if I was trying to save time or money, I'd never bother.
MDF and plastic fittings have made furniture cheap and disposable, when it used to be something that would last a lifetime (or several, I have furniture from my grandparents). Now it's often easier to just throw your Ikea shit on the side of the road when you move house than it is to take it with you.
I've built plenty of my own furniture in my time, it's something that I really enjoy. But if I was trying to save time or money, I'd never bother.