Currently I get 100% of my weapon, armor, etc. crafting needs fulfilled by hireling mails and refining those materials. This is great, I feel, because I had to invest quite a bit across multiple characters in order to get to that point. This also means, however, that I have zero need to go out and grab nodes in the wild unless I'm hurting for Viridian Dust or some other new style material component. Thus, I find that my need to craft furniture is in direct opposition with the way we've been encouraged to build our characters, outside of folks that just really like that endless grinding chore. I'm of the opinion that furniture crafting should interface with the rest of the crafting system via hireling mails and/or the refinement process, otherwise what even is the point of the hireling mails? (besides the stories, naturally)
Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
Grand High Illustrious Mid-Tier PvP/PvE Bussmunster