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Nursery Furniture

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AndBeholdAWhiteHorse · 20/08/2019 08:04

I know this isn't directly a pregnancy issue but just wondered what people are doing in relation to nursery furniture.

I have just bought a lovely second hand wardrobe and matching chest of drawers. I'm also getting the cot bed too but tbh I don't like it. I have thought about it and decided I'm going to try and sell it separately and buy a new one. In total I will have spent £370 minus anything I may get for the cot bed if it sells.

Both my sister and partner think I'm spending too much. The furniture is solid wood and the new cot bed will last for four years (and I can afford it!).

Without my finance head on I'd buy the silver cross ranges as they are lovely but I feel I'm getting a good deal with the above.

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EscapeTheOrdinary · 20/08/2019 08:09

we got given pine furniture when family were moving and just got a cot bed to match. I really like the silver cross ranges too but figured you can't go wrong with pine. it will last years and goes with pretty much anything. the baby won't care what furniture he has and his less likely to be able to pull over solid furniture

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AndBeholdAWhiteHorse · 20/08/2019 08:19

That's a very good point on the solid furniture and true what you say about baby not caring!! It's me that cares.

I figured I have to buy a new mattress anyway so why not a new cot (with mattress) which I like.

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DerbyshireGirly · 20/08/2019 11:50

Our nursery is tiny and awkwardly positioned (joys of a 250 year old house!) so I've struggled to find a three piece set to fit. Think I've settled on the East Coast Acre set of cot bed, changing table and wardrobe. Found it for £500 new and hoping it should last a good while.

MsSquiz · 20/08/2019 11:58

We have ordered a mamas and papas set (cot bed, wardrobe, drawers with changing station, toy box and book case in white wood) on the basis that it can:
• be used again should we have more children
• be used until DD grows out of the cot bed
• be used with any decor changes as it is all white wood

My nephew is 7 this year and he still has the drawers, wardrobe and bookcase that SIL bought when he was born.

Pinktulipsarethebest · 20/08/2019 14:14

I wouldn't buy nursery furniture, except a cot. Nursery wardrobes and chests of drawers are very small, and expensive!

Parker231 · 20/08/2019 14:19

If you buy something labelled ‘nursery ‘ it will cost more. We bought a normal wardrobe and chest of drawers from John Lewis, a cot we liked and didn’t bother with a changing table.

melissa1215 · 20/08/2019 15:05

I think you've got yourself a bargain. We went to ikea for our wardrobe, drawers and rug and it all came to under £130.. we didn't buy our cot (MIL did) and that was £100, but ours wasn't fancy it's all just Ikea and very. Moses basket was the most expensive at £150

Lunafortheloveogod · 20/08/2019 15:14

Honestly just go for full sized furniture, solid wood is best but it’s pointless once a 3 year olds clothes are too long for the wardrobe. DS nursery has a big chest of drawers (which has a changing mat fixed, command strips, on one end so doubles as a changer) and a big double wardrobe along with his cot. Both of those were cheaper than the tiny nursery versions and should.. child permitting.. last him well beyond 4 years. The cot itself came from eBay and goes into a toddler bed with a wooden bed rail and a drawer underneath, it was £90, all in our set was about £400 but the drawers and wardrobe would do an adult so unless ds destroys them he’s got them for a long time.

Always check sizes.. be a bugger getting something that’s built to last but won’t actually last, unless you plan on more kids.

Bol87 · 20/08/2019 16:10

We have built in wardrobes luckily but got a brand new cot bed & chest of drawers that converted to a changing table & back to a normal top. Cost £300 from Mothercare. Mattress was then £100-ish in a sale. Buy what you can afford in my opinion. That was within our budget so I picked one I liked the most.. I intend to use it with my second and certainly the drawers will last until adulthood to be honest. They are the same size as the Ikea drawers in our bedroom. A lot more sturdy though.

So long as you are not putting yourself in debt, who cares? I mean look at your finances overall.. including cost of baby when they arrive & maternity pay. But if you are comfortable then...

theruffles · 20/08/2019 16:22

I brought a Mamas & Papas set (cot bed, wardrobe and changing table/drawers) from Gumtree for £200. It's solid wood and in lovely condition; we just brought a new mattress in the January sale for about £35. We brought a rocking chair (£50) and a bookcase (£20) also from Gumtree and it all matches. I didn't see the point in paying a lot of money for furniture when we could get it second hand and the condition was completely fine.

BikeRunSki · 20/08/2019 16:29

We just used drawers we already had, and a second hand cot from our neighbours. A friend lent us a nursing chair, and I got a hanging rail when DS got a bit bigger. Then we got a hand me down cotbed. Eventually, age 8, he got his own, new bed.

I don’t think he had suffered. We liked his cotbed so much that we got the same one off eBay for DD. She is still in it.

hormonesorDHbeingadick · 20/08/2019 20:17

There is no need for a mini wardrobe, in fact there is no need for any wardrobe. You will need a chest of drawers and probably want a cot-bed. My DD is 3 yrs and she used the cot for or less than 3 months. You can’t predict how well and where your child will sleep.

sandytoes84 · 20/08/2019 20:23

We need to renovate the room (new window, some damp to fix, new radiator and plastering), so I’m not even bothering with the nursery until after they’re born (due jan).

I plan to get a next2me cot and I have a large chest of drawers for baby stuff. I might get a nursing chair as for our bedroom as I think I’ll be basing myself in there for the first few weeks (live in a bungalow so feel a bit exposed at front of house!).

I think if you can afford it and circumstances are right there is nothing wrong with preparing a lovely nursery, it’s part of the excitement!

fonxey · 21/08/2019 00:54

Getting a crib for free just got to source the rest of it. I'm watching Facebook marketplace. When the kid is a bit older might spend a tad more on furniture but at the moment reluctant to spend hundreds. But we might end up not liking this crib. I think it was a cheapie one to begin with. But I'm not planning on having more kids after this one (first) so bit spending hundreds. Not as if the baby will care at all. Long as it is not going to break.

MrFlibblesEyes · 21/08/2019 10:04

www.online4baby.com/little-acorns-luxury-portland-5-piece-nursery-room-set-with-deluxe-5inch-maxi-air-mattress-whitegrey-oak

We got this set as we figured it will last him a long time- the cot changes into a cot bed that lasts up until 4 years and as it's not too babyish the drawers and wardrobe should last a good few years too. The top of the drawers is recessed to accommodate a changing mat and the wardrobe has adjustable shelves in it as well as a couple of rails so can be used for storage until he his big enough to have clothes that hang! The furniture seems a good size too, not much smaller than a regular wardrobe.

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