Nursery furniture

TC0514 · May 2014

I know it's little early but has anyone purchased nursery furniture? If so where from. If not have you looked? Just curious

kaimee27 · May 2014

I haven't bought any yet, but I've looked around online for fun. I can't wait until I feel far enough along to actually go get some!!

Brian&Missy4ever · May 2014

I have looked at nursery furniture some. Mainly its because I have friends who are almost at their due date and have had to buy the furniture. However, some of it is price checking and wishing and trying to figure out what may work for the nursery.

AnnieRoo13 · May 2014

I haven't bought anything either, but I've scoped out some of the major baby stores for prices and selection to get an idea of what's out there. SIL said they'd give us one of their cribs this weekend which was a welcome shock, and FIL has offered to buy us a glider so hopefully we won't need much other than a dresser/change table combo.

Kristy774 · May 2014

JC penny's has some really nice sets on line. I think that's where we are getting ours.

abbyful · May 2014

We are re-using DS's nursery furniture, and buying him a new twin bed (he's currently still in the crib) and dresser.

Our crib is a Graco from Walmart. Dresser is from a local furniture store.

mrsrich3 · May 2014

I think target.com has some really nice choices! I think that's where we'll be getting ours

ssstephanie214 · May 2014

Gilt.com is worth checking, they have deep discounts on some beautiful looking stuff.

ShelleyElla22 · May 2014

We are reusing our crib from DS1 & DS2. We bought it from jcpenneys online and it has held up really well!

alkaline390 · May 2014

I am 16w and we bought ours from Target about a week ago because they finally had everything in stock and we didn't want to risk waiting. It will be stay boxed up in the dining room for 2+ months until we get new carpet and find out what color to paint the room.

Maelara · May 2014

We won't be buying any nursery furniture as the babies will be close enough in age. We will be, however, be buying a toddler bed and dresser for DD.

KTgator · May 2014

I bought second hand. The crib from a friend's friend and the changing table from craigslist. To be honest though- we never once used the crib (well maye once for a short nap). I went back to work at 12 weeks, so we wanted her in our room to make nighttime nursing easier. She was in an infant sleeper/ rocker for the first 5-6 months (best purchase EVER!). It's super convenient, small (we have a tiny house), keeps babies heads elevated (great in case of reflux or silent reflux), and folds up with the click of a button for easy traveling. She slept in a pack n play until 1ish- 18 months, and then co slept with us until she completely weaned at 2.5. Now she gets her baby, grabs a blanket, and puts herself and her baby to sleep each night. It's so stinkin cute! She's so excited to be a big sister (she will be 3 and 4 months when baby arrives).

ccam · May 2014

With DS, we started looking at about 16 weeks to get an idea of price, but didn't order for a few more months. We ended up getting a set from a baby furniture store and it took something like 12-16 weeks to come in. We were in the middle of building our house and didn't need it right away so it worked out.

missnacholover · May 2014

We're going to browse this weekend but I don't think we'll order any time soon.

tigerpawie · May 2014

Since this is my third and my 'surprise' baby, I am going to try not to spend so much on a crib this time around. I also learned my lesson. With my first two, each got a convertible crib, ($600-800) but converts into a Full bed. I loved the idea of being wise w $$ when I purchased the cribs. I was thinking they'd be useful for a long time! Pfft! I eventually downgraded to a twin bed for each kid so they could have more floor space to play w their toys! What a waste of $$. I eventually sold the cribs cuz I was done having kids.

This time, I will be conservative with a Jenny Lind-type crib from Target that can do toddler bed then transition to a new twin bed when he/she is ready.

Edited: it posted half of my comments so I edited to add what was missing.

missnacholover · May 2014

Oh, and I think we're going to look at Rooms To Go Kids. Hopefully they have some good stuff that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

wildflower75 · May 2014

I LOVE DD's crib (bought at BBB) https://www.babyappleseed.com/stratfordcollection.html
(in white) But I am thinking we should purchase a different crib for baby #2 to distinguish their own identity within the room. They will be sharing a room for a while. I've been looking at Pottery Barn kids.

And I LOVE her bookshelf, dresser and armoire that we purchased at IKEA but the dresser is falling apart and we will need a bigger armoire for baby #2...I'm actually getting upset because I love IKEA's stuff, it's so cute and inexpensive but the way her dresser is falling apart it makes me think twice...

EXPEDIT Shelving unit IKEA You can use the furniture as a room divider because it looks good from every angle.

EXPEDIT Shelving unit IKEA You can use the furniture as a room divider because it looks good from every angle.

STUVA Storage combination IKEA Doors with silent soft-closing damper. Choose between open or closed storage, to hide or display your things.

MANDAL 4-drawer chest IKEA Made of solid wood, which is a durable and warm natural material.

My mom gave us this changing table (in white) from walmart and that was a huge lifesaver! (great purchase!) https://www.walmart.com/ip/Badger-Basket-Modern-Changing-Table-with-3-Baskets-and-Hamper-Espresso/19226869

There's also a thread about this on the Oct board with some good suggestions
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/comment/81829102/#Comment_81829102

Maelara · May 2014

Oh! I should add, with DD we bought all the nursery furniture slowly and on sale as that's how we could afford it. We got it all at sears and we bought the first piece (the crib) around 12 weeks. Then, as we could afford it, we bought the rest of the matching set sans dresser. We couldn't fit it in her room.

carmelissa · May 2014

This may be a silly question, but is it inappropriate to put the furniture on the registry?

missnacholover · May 2014

carmelissa said:

This may be a silly question, but is it inappropriate to put the furniture on the registry?

I think it depends on your crowd. I know my crowd would probably side-eye a crib on a registry.

carmelissa · May 2014

missnacholover said:

carmelissa said:

This may be a silly question, but is it inappropriate to put the furniture on the registry?

I think it depends on your crowd. I know my crowd would probably side-eye a crib on a registry.

Hmm, that's a good point. I'll have to think about who we're inviting. Thanks.

KTgator · May 2014

@carmelissa‌ I always put everything I wanted on the registry mainly bc whatever was left after showers you could get a % off the price (I think it was 10%). Also- you would be shocked at how generous people could be (I had people go in on larger items together). I also had a stroller car seat combo show up on my front door step ordered online by a family at the school where I teach.

KLKilgore · May 2014

carmelissa said:
This may be a silly question, but is it inappropriate to put the furniture on the registry?

Put it on because at the end you get a % off for everything still left and you can really save some money that way! Plus BRU has their promotion where you get a % of your registry purchases, even stuff you buy!

carmelissa · May 2014

Good point about the completion discount. Thanks @KTgator and @KLKilgore!

abbyful · May 2014

missnacholover said:

carmelissa said:

This may be a silly question, but is it inappropriate to put the furniture on the registry?

I think it depends on your crowd. I know my crowd would probably side-eye a crib on a registry.

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Really? Why is that, because it's a big-ticket item? (Though our crib was cheaper than our car seats.) I'm just being nosy, do they side-eye car seats, strollers, etc?

My crowd doesn't side-eye stuff like cribs & car seats, but they side-eye a bunch of unnecessary stuff. Like copious amounts of clothes (a few outfits is okay, 20 outfits is not), nursery decor (lamps, wall hangings), multi diaper bags, etc.

2ndGeneration · May 2014

I haven't bought anything yet-probably wont till after summer. But since we are starting all over again : ) and last crib I bought was in 1993, we've been browsing. I actually still have the crib, but one wheel broke off and it's a dropside-which I;m fine with (it is not the type that caused problems) but my kids say NO WAY lol! So we're getting a new one, I figure my eventual grandchildren can use it here too someday!

Walmart has a nice crib for $139 that looks like our bedroom set (baby will be in our room for awhile) and changes to a toddler bed and later a full size headboard. The Ikea ones are well priced too but look so low to the floor. I don't think the more expensive cribs from the fancy places hold up any better-my aforementioned crib was $99 and lasted through 5 kids. My main concern is that it meets all current standards, so we are buying new rather than used.

As far as other furniture like a dresser and stuff, for the beginning it'll just be a plastic thing until we sort out bedrooms-with two kids adult age and planning to move out at some point, we have some rearrngeing to do in the next year, so I'll hold off buying stuff till I know what I need.

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