Is It Worth 1K More?

[Anonymous]

If you have 4 kids, yes, but I'd get a nice crib with regular furniture. Kids only stay in a crib 1-2 years, maybe 3 so its really not worth an expensive one - a good one and better quality, yes for safety. Most people don't use their baby furniture as teens so if you get something that doesn't look like for kids you may get more use out of it. If you can afford it and money isn't an issue, get what makes you happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have narrowed down the two nursery collections I want to get. One is the Million Dollar Baby Foothill Collection ( crib, dresser with topper, and toddler conversation kit) and the PotteryBarn Larkin collection. I really like both. MDB collection is about 1200 and PBK is about 2500. I know PBK has good deals value but really wonder if it’s worth an extra 1K? I plan to use it for many years with 1-2 kids and then pass it down or sell it.

I know there are other cribs that are cheaper but these are the only two I like.

* good resale value

There isn't good resale. I tried to sell a restoration hardware crib and it wasn't worth the hassle. I paid $500 or so and at best maybe could sell it for $100 and the guy was a nightmare with all kinds of demands of extra stuff thrown in down to bedding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The cheapness of some people stuns me. Why not have a nice nursery?

Because they can't afford it. 3 of my friends have had children during Covid. Only one couple, oddly enough the same couple who bought a house (in this area) a year into marriage, also set up a full nursery that was furnished.

The other couples are mostly living out of their living rooms while WFH and the babies have a corner of the adult's dresser for clothes or plastic storage tubs.

Sounds like they cant afford kids.
Even when OP says she can afford it, everyone says don't buy it. They are CHEAP.

Looks like you drank the water Pottery Barn Kids gives out to striving middle class pregnant ladies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A waste. It will look terrible by the time your child is 5

5 years isna good life span for something used so often.

Don't be cheap

No it isn’t, especially if OP is spending a lot for a “convertible” crib and dresser thinking it will be used until child leaves for college. Will it be functional? Probably. But OP I’m tell you from experience- it will be dinged and scratched and look like garbage in a relatively short time. Is long term aesthetic is important to you, so not buy this. They are selling you a pretty image, not quality furniture.

Either get used or buy Amish made, if you want something that lasts for an entire childhood. It may not be preppy Instagram material, but Amish made furniture for children is real wood and looks beautiful year and year.

Yes I did this. Could not be happier now that child is 7. The dresser, bookcase and end table look great. I bought a cheap basic, solid wood crib which I gave away, and frankly it still looked brand new because it was in a lighter finish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

OMG. Yes to all of this. I wish you were my mother and told me this 10 yrs ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

+ 1 don’t buy disposable furniture. The irony to buy disposable furniture for a baby who will have to live a lifetime with the overfilling landfill is so ironic to me, I think that OP is a troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

+ 1 don’t buy disposable furniture. The irony to buy disposable furniture for a baby who will have to live a lifetime with the overfilling landfill is so ironic to me, I think that OP is a troll

No OP isn’t a troll. OP thinks she is spending a lot of money and buying the best stuff that will last several years. She thinks she is making a good investment by not buying inexpensive throw away furniture. But she is getting fooled by clever marketing into buying expensive throw away furniture. She doesn’t know any better and we are trying to help her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could have afforded it. Instead I bought ikea, which was perfectly sturdy and nice looking. Then gave it away when I was done. No harm in buying more expensive if you can, but if you’re contemplating selling it and that’s factoring in...you may not actually be able to afford it, and you may be disappointed when you try.

But yo your question, I don’t think an extra $1k for baby furniture is worth it.

OP here. We can afford it. I know PBK has a good resale if we want to do that once we don’t need it, but we can also give it to friends and family. I’m just logically try to justify the extra 1K cost with possible resale. I can afford it and don’t need to sell it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, have you looked into Oeuf furniture? I love the look. At Babyletto.

OP here. I don’t like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A waste. It will look terrible by the time your child is 5

5 years isna good life span for something used so often.

Don't be cheap

No it isn’t, especially if OP is spending a lot for a “convertible” crib and dresser thinking it will be used until child leaves for college. Will it be functional? Probably. But OP I’m tell you from experience- it will be dinged and scratched and look like garbage in a relatively short time. Is long term aesthetic is important to you, so not buy this. They are selling you a pretty image, not quality furniture.

Either get used or buy Amish made, if you want something that lasts for an entire childhood. It may not be preppy Instagram material, but Amish made furniture for children is real wood and looks beautiful year and year.

OP here. I know that it’s not going to last an entire childhood. I okay those beds may not last beyond 5 years and that’s fine. I looked at the Amish cribs and don’t like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

I hate the wood look of cribs. That’s why I’m not going with Amish crib.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

+ 1 don’t buy disposable furniture. The irony to buy disposable furniture for a baby who will have to live a lifetime with the overfilling landfill is so ironic to me, I think that OP is a troll

OP here. I’m not a troll. I know people with PBK cribs that have held up for many years. I have only found these two cribs that I like. I don’t like the look of the other ones. I want investment pieces I can use for multiple kids or pass down to family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The downside with PBK is I will have to get it in chocolate because I want to match the crib to the Kendall dresser. I don’t like the Larkin one. I do like the gray but I worry it won’t hide as much wear and tear as a dark color would.

Oh dear, OP. You must be new to buying furniture. All that painted crap that is so popular now will look like crap in a year after the paint is dinged and scratched. Also dark furniture and cabinets always look like crap for two reasons: the dust stands out and like painted furniture the dings and scratches show up much more when the dark finish is sloughed off, revealing the crappy pine wood/mdf underneath.

If you want to spend $2-3k on furniture get something made out of real wood with a natural finish, preferably one of the lighter woods like oak or maple. It will look amazing and age very well. BTW, this furniture is not sold at the crappy “mall” stores like PBK.

Also do this for the rest of the furniture in your house, so you don’t end up throwing out all that mdf/painted crap in a few years when it looks awful. Landfills are full enough. Remember your kid will need to live on this planet for another 80 some years.

I hate the wood look of cribs. That’s why I’m not going with Amish crib.

Ok, then I give you permission to overpay for painted MDF crap. Feel better now?

[Anonymous]

I literally cannot tell the difference between the 2 cribs. Not a chance I would pay $1k more. But, buy what you like and enjoy it.