Expensive Crib

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the concern about toxic furniture is the biggest concern. It is beyond paranoid. I would be worried about having a child with someone that irrational.

If OP is worried about toxins then staining or painting furniture yourself is the worse thing you can do. Number one, expose yourself while doing it, number two it will be harsh for your baby.

[Anonymous]

If you plan on converting the expensive crib frame to a toddler, child, and adult bed then I could see paying the price for it. The down side is that you don't know what kind of kid that you will have. I have two boys. The first one made it his mission to rip the slats out of his crib. He was quite successful. The second boy still uses his headboard at age 9, but has destroyed so many toys and other furniture. So, its hard to say how things will play out. The other thing to think about is nursery furniture like combo changing table/dressers aren't sized to be used for more than a few years. I think back to the changing table we had. It had drawers and a small cabinet. It wouldn't make sense in an older kid's room. If I had to invest money in one piece of furniture, it would be a solid rocking chair. Ours has gotten many, many years of use and still going strong.

PBK is expensive and in many cases, just MDF wood from China. I love the design of their furniture, but I do have check out in detail the construction and materials used. Are we talking dovetail joints or locking screws? If you want quality furniture, choose something like Amish furniture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly the concern about toxic furniture is the biggest concern. It is beyond paranoid. I would be worried about having a child with someone that irrational.

If OP is worried about toxins then staining or painting furniture yourself is the worse thing you can do. Number one, expose yourself while doing it, number two it will be harsh for your baby.

Not really. There are many non-toxic low or no VOC stains and paints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks. We thought they it was good furniture because it’s green guard gold certified or whatever that stuff is. We are already buying the breathable newton baby mattress. My wife chose the darker color because they gray was too light and she hates white. We will keep looking but people rave about these. We have two friends who bought the furnitures and it lasted them through 2 and 3 kids.

My PBK step stool didn’t even last one year. I would never buy furniture from that store - it’s the same stuff as from Target but packaged up a bit nicer to make you spend more money. Also, buy a lifetime dresser, not some matchy-matchy dresser that you’re not going to want in a few years anyway. The only “kid” thing you need is the crib. Otherwise, think ahead. If you really want to blow your money, look at DucDuc, a NYC company, for the crib: https://ducducnyc.com/product-category/furniture/cribs. They’re all custom made. $$$

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If I were OP's wife, I'd be really irritated with him if he told me that all the jerks on DCUM said she's wrong about the PBK furniture, and tried to change my mind. If she cared what we think, she'd be here asking us. OP, if you have plenty of extra money that doesn't need to be saved for other things, just say yes. It won't be a big deal if the furniture turns out to be crappy so long as you've got enough money to buy replacement stuff without flinching in a few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you plan on converting the expensive crib frame to a toddler, child, and adult bed then I could see paying the price for it. The down side is that you don't know what kind of kid that you will have. I have two boys. The first one made it his mission to rip the slats out of his crib. He was quite successful. The second boy still uses his headboard at age 9, but has destroyed so many toys and other furniture. So, its hard to say how things will play out. The other thing to think about is nursery furniture like combo changing table/dressers aren't sized to be used for more than a few years. I think back to the changing table we had. It had drawers and a small cabinet. It wouldn't make sense in an older kid's room. If I had to invest money in one piece of furniture, it would be a solid rocking chair. Ours has gotten many, many years of use and still going strong.

PBK is expensive and in many cases, just MDF wood from China. I love the design of their furniture, but I do have check out in detail the construction and materials used. Are we talking dovetail joints or locking screws? If you want quality furniture, choose something like Amish furniture.

Maybe you need to supervise them better and given them consequences. There is no excuse for being that destructive except with severe special needs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks. We thought they it was good furniture because it’s green guard gold certified or whatever that stuff is. We are already buying the breathable newton baby mattress. My wife chose the darker color because they gray was too light and she hates white. We will keep looking but people rave about these. We have two friends who bought the furnitures and it lasted them through 2 and 3 kids.

My PBK step stool didn’t even last one year. I would never buy furniture from that store - it’s the same stuff as from Target but packaged up a bit nicer to make you spend more money. Also, buy a lifetime dresser, not some matchy-matchy dresser that you’re not going to want in a few years anyway. The only “kid” thing you need is the crib. Otherwise, think ahead. If you really want to blow your money, look at DucDuc, a NYC company, for the crib: https://ducducnyc.com/product-category/furniture/cribs. They’re all custom made. $$$

We have a PB couch and its held up great. You NEED a decent safe crib.

[Anonymous]

I'm laughing to myself because my son put stickers all over his wood bedroom furniture too. He also wrote his friend's name next to his on a wooden bookcase using a silver Sharpie when the friend came over to play. I smile whenever I happen to move the books around and see it there. I did explain to him that it's a bad idea to write on furniture or walls, and that the stickers weren't the best idea either. He never did it again. He wasn't trying to be destructive. It's just a natural urge that some or maybe most kids have. My brother threw wet globs of toilet paper up to the bathroom ceiling once and they stuck. Kids just do weird stuff. Hide the Sharpies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm laughing to myself because my son put stickers all over his wood bedroom furniture too. He also wrote his friend's name next to his on a wooden bookcase using a silver Sharpie when the friend came over to play. I smile whenever I happen to move the books around and see it there. I did explain to him that it's a bad idea to write on furniture or walls, and that the stickers weren't the best idea either. He never did it again. He wasn't trying to be destructive. It's just a natural urge that some or maybe most kids have. My brother threw wet globs of toilet paper up to the bathroom ceiling once and they stuck. Kids just do weird stuff. Hide the Sharpies.

No they don’t. That is not ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm laughing to myself because my son put stickers all over his wood bedroom furniture too. He also wrote his friend's name next to his on a wooden bookcase using a silver Sharpie when the friend came over to play. I smile whenever I happen to move the books around and see it there. I did explain to him that it's a bad idea to write on furniture or walls, and that the stickers weren't the best idea either. He never did it again. He wasn't trying to be destructive. It's just a natural urge that some or maybe most kids have. My brother threw wet globs of toilet paper up to the bathroom ceiling once and they stuck. Kids just do weird stuff. Hide the Sharpies.

This is what happens when you don’t discipline your children and supervise them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you plan on converting the expensive crib frame to a toddler, child, and adult bed then I could see paying the price for it. The down side is that you don't know what kind of kid that you will have. I have two boys. The first one made it his mission to rip the slats out of his crib. He was quite successful. The second boy still uses his headboard at age 9, but has destroyed so many toys and other furniture. So, its hard to say how things will play out. The other thing to think about is nursery furniture like combo changing table/dressers aren't sized to be used for more than a few years. I think back to the changing table we had. It had drawers and a small cabinet. It wouldn't make sense in an older kid's room. If I had to invest money in one piece of furniture, it would be a solid rocking chair. Ours has gotten many, many years of use and still going strong.

PBK is expensive and in many cases, just MDF wood from China. I love the design of their furniture, but I do have check out in detail the construction and materials used. Are we talking dovetail joints or locking screws? If you want quality furniture, choose something like Amish furniture.

OP is talking about the dresser with the changing pad on top. You can take it off and have the dresser for years.

[Anonymous]

We got Romina cribs for both of our babies. Kids are using them now as full beds at 10 and 4. I think its money well spent. They look good as new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly the concern about toxic furniture is the biggest concern. It is beyond paranoid. I would be worried about having a child with someone that irrational.

OP here. I’m actually with my wife on this. I want safe stuff for the baby. We also try be less toxic with stainless steel pots, glass Tupperware, silicone storage bags, etc. We used mostly plant based cleaning to its and try to limit harmful chemicals on our house.

+1. The pp is obviously uneducated. At this point, you have to try to not know about these things. Public health officials call it the new lead.

[Anonymous]

I had an IKEA crib ( less than $100) but with an organic expensive "green" crib mattress (more than $200). My large boy slept in that crib (converted to toddler bed) to age 3 and it held up perfectly. Age 3 we bought a twin bed, posted his crib/mattress for sale and it was snatched up immediately.

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Out ikea crib and changing table served us well for 2 kids, but splurge on a nice glider chair with ottoman and a futon / small couch if you have room. We slept in the chair / futon of our nursing way more nights than I can count.