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Anonymous wrote:In my kids’ nursery I have an ikea crib and a pottery barn dresser with the changing table top. I figured the dresser we would use for a lot longer than a crib, so I spent more money there.
The pottery barn dresser still looks new 4+ years and two kids in. That said, the ikea crib has held up great and converted from a crib to a toddler bed and back without any issues. In the store the $600+ cribs look beautiful, but I don’t think having an $80 crib in my house is really any different.
Agree with this. I have Ikea cribs/toddler beds and PBK dresser (+ topper), book case, and side table. The PBK stuff looks great and will continue to last for years. The cribs are chewed on, but have been super functional and transitioned to toddler beds great. I'll probably continue to keep the PBK stuff as we transition to big kid beds, and will happily donate the cribes to whoever needs them.
I actually did the opposite. I got the Kendall crib from PB:
https://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/kendall-fixed-gate-crib/ and the Hemnes dresser and Gulliver changing station in white from Ikea.
I got the PBK crib bc it was reasonably affordable, I liked that it had a full child rail (Ikea's did not) and would work as a toddler bed through age 4/5.
I did not go with the PB dresser bc I want to buy whatever set will see my child through high school to match so I figured wait until they are ready for a normal twin or full bed to spend more $$ on a dresser and nightstand. For example, you will notice some items at PB are "simply white" others "french white," sometimes they discontinue styles etc. I didnt want to be stuck with a dresser that would limit the other choices in the future.