Furniture sticker shock....(clicky poll inside)

Daisy582

Honestly, I know that cribs and furniture are not cheap but some of the prices I have seen lately seem crazy! How much have you spent / plan to spend on your crib and coordinating furniture? There is a clicky poll so that this can be done w / out flames and people getting crazy mad over a money post. I am just genuinely curious to see how much (on average) people put down on baby furniture. TIA!

 

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AMYfromKY

I think it all depends on what you get.

We bought our Graco Lauren crib and changing table for under $250.  Our glider was about $700, but we had a $100 off coupon and DH's parents gave us $550 to put towards it.  So in all we spent like $300.  Instead of a dresser, we are just using those clear rubbermaid drawers in the closet. 

epopp85

AMYfromKY:

I think it all depends on what you get.

We bought our Graco Lauren crib and changing table for under $250.  Our glider was about $700, but we had a $100 off coupon and DH's parents gave us $550 to put towards it.  So in all we spent like $300.  Instead of a dresser, we are just using those clear rubbermaid drawers in the closet. 

This is exactly what we are getting!  We didn't get the changing table though, bought a regular dresser from a consignment shop to double as the changing table.  That part only cost $50!!

jenna0627

We got a 4 in 1 crib. The crib and mattress totaled about $500. Honestly considering it's a bed that can be converted and used as he grows I don't think it was expensive at all. Fortunetly we already had a dresser that we plan on using. DH works for a furniture company so he made a small chest of drawers and we bought the changing pad to go on top of that rather than buying a changing table. We also restored a rocking chair. So we furnished our nursery for under $600 and I thought that was pretty good.

SWBs Wifey

we spent a little more than we originally thought, but then we stopped to think... We spent $3500 on OUR bedroom furniture for a bed, two dressers and two nightstands.... so $2k on a crib, the full bed conversion kit, a nightstand, a dresser, a hutch AND the mattress... not bad!  If we weren't keeping it all for YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, we wouldn't have spent that much, but we plan to keep it in his room until he leaves our house.

Pennylane824

All our furniture will end up being over $1,000 but the crib is convertible and we plan on having more children. Also, we were extremely lucky to have his parents buy all the furniture and my parents are buying the glider. That allowed us to do some extras to the room like a chair rail and new flooring.

cartzsbride2k8

DH and I went this weekend to look at furniture for the first time, and sticker shock was an understatement (esp to him - I at least had done some research and read up from you ladies!)

We will probably spend a total of $750-1000 on the entire nursery... Hoping to get a crib for around $400, plus conversion kit at $150, mattress at $100... we have a dresser, but will need a small changing table & pad, and a rocker/glider. So it'll likely be on the higher end of the scale depending on what bargains I can find!

BlairWaldorf

We bought our stuff on sale...it would have retailed for about $1700, but we bought the crib, conversion rails, dresser, & mattress for roughly $1100.

We bought our glider from a friend for $150, when it retails new for roughly $400.

blessedinthewest

I am anticipating make 3 major furniture purchases.  The crib, mattress, dresser, and rocking chair.  I anticipate this will cost about $800.  But I know we will be spending a lot more on other baby stuff like stroller, car seat, etc.

 

Dncr251

I guess we're kind of lucky. My parents are getting us a 4-1 crib (around 350). We're getting a glider from Dh's sister and we're re-staining it a dresser we already have to match the crib when we get it. We're going to double the dresser as a changing table. We took off the mirror for now and will add it later when he's older so he can use the furniture as long as he's in the house!

mel41g

With DS we were just planning to buy the crib, I had a dresser that would work to hold stuff, and I figured I didn't need a changing table.  Then my friend's daycare teacher put up a notice to sell her entire nursery - crib w/ mattress, changing table w/ drawers and changing pad, armour (sp), glider w/ ottoman - for $350!  It wasn't what I was originally planning to do with the room, but I was very happy with it, especially for the price.  I was looking at over $400 just for the crib.  btw- it was all a year old.

woolgathered

We got our glider for free, and my Mom wants to buy our crib. Other than that, we are using my Great-Aunt's sideboard that I inherited as a dresser/changing table (just need to get the changing pad). Since our house is really small, we have to put the crib in our bedroom, so we are waiting until we can sell this place to buy real furniture for the baby. That might be a year or more, though. So we're just making do for now. I might get a small dresser to put in the little room where the sideboard is (it was originally a 2nd bedroom, but the previous owner re-did the attic and put a staircase in it).

 I wish we were living in a bigger house, but it is what it is right now until this economy turns around.

btrflymeg

Our crib was free - using the one my dad made back when my sister was born.  It is safe and meets all the safety standards today, and is a beautiful crib.  Our changing table we got from my sister's SIL for $35.  I plan to use my old antique dresser with mirror... I may refinish it.  The most expensive item I want is the glider/ottoman... which still isn't that pricey - about $250 from Target.  But I'm hoping someone will buy it for us. 

EmuJane

We got our crib (non-convertible) for 250, it was originally 500, but on clearance because the model is discontinued. I got an antique dry sink at an auction that we're going to use as a changing table for 130, and my mom is refinishing it for free. We're getting my husband's old baby dresser from his parents so that'll just be the cost of paint to update it.

We're still not sure if we're going to have room for a rocker, but if we do, we're getting one from the Amish, they run around 100-150. Overall, I think we've managed to do well price wise.

magdusia

we are possibly buying Madison by Natart and the set we are getting will be about 3K.  that doesnt include the night stand, the chair, the bedding, the mattress.

annapolischick

WE may or may not be spending the actual money. Our Crib is 300, dresser/changer is 400 something and my glider is 300. That's the majority of the actual furniture. Maybe a book shelf?

But my mom already bought my glider and we'll see about the crib, etc plus i will wait until i have a coupon, etc.  

vmm0016

Thank God, my brother and SIL are letting me borrow their crib.  All I really need is a dresser.  I am hopping to find a cheap one at a garage sale or something!

mistywhite400

it will cost about $1100.  But my mom is buying the crib & my dad is buying the rocker, so all we are left with is the dresser.  I will probably make the drapes, depending on the bedding I choose.  We have to do things as cost efficient as possible!

teeah22

We ordered our furniture over the weekend.  I was planning on spending around $2k, but it ended up being $2700.  However this was for the lifetime crib, all the conversion rails, mattress, nightstand, 6-drawer dresser, hutch and 5-drawer dresser.  I should never have to buy furniture for him ever again.  It's a pretty reputable brand and everything seemed very solid so hopefully it can take a beating.  It also came with a 10 year warranty.