Dresser Vs. Changing Table?

lsally214

I have started looking at some nursery furniture ideas and I think I am going to go with a dresser instead of a changing table.  For those of you who went this route, how tall is the dresser?  I just want to make sure it's tall enough.

TIA!

LadyRed7

we got the small Hemnes dresser from IKEA. You can see the dimensions online. We just added the pad to the top. I didn't want to spend the money for a traditional changing table when the dresser gives us the extra space too!

jenn&Dave2005

I just compared the dimensions of the dresser I liked to the graco lauren changing table.  They weren't close enough so i bought the changing table :P

mybobble

We went w/ a long dresser instead of an actual changing table. We figured the dresser would get much more use than the changing table. When we don't need to use it as a changing table it can still be used as his dresser.

If we were planning on having more children then we would have bought an actual changing table.

sddriggs

I am not getting a changing table.  We will be using a dresser but not as a changing table.  I can't see spending the extra money for when I can always change the baby in the crib or on my bed.

bliss611

I am in a very small place and I needed something that would give me space for baby's clothes and stuff. And I wanted to keep using it after the baby was potty trained. So, I am looking at getting a small 4 drawer dresser. It is only a few inches taller than the changing table from the same line so I'm thinking I will just put a changing pad on top and use that.

Keianna

We are using a combo dresser. We felt like the changing table would become useless as a piece of furniture down the line and it takes up extra space. 

ablou

We got a (really big!) changing table instead of a dresser. We're stocking the table with bins to hold: clothes that fit him right now (the rest are in the closet), wipes, diapers, rash cream, powder, and any medicines.  We're just using the changing table as the diaper/ dressing/ medicating zone, to keep him in a controlled place. 

We already have a big boy bed for him; it was my grandfather's (our boy's namesake) when he was a boy, along with my mom's, and mine when we were all children.  When he's in that bed (must be potty trained), we'll get him a dresser that goes with it. And, once he's potty trained, we're planning on having another baby, and using the crib and changing table all over again!