BTDT - Nursery Furniture Help...

I am so lost!

Last time, I just got a crib.

Now, I have room. I see there are dressers, armoires, hutches, etc.

What do I really NEED, besides a crib and maybe a dresser?

The armoires are cute and look nice, but I can't imagine keeping/using that for a toddler later on.


If you had to do it all over again, knowing what you know now, what would you say?

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If you have good closet space then I don't think you need an armoire.

For my first son he had a crib, a dresser (that doubled as a changing table) and an armoire. The armoire was wasted. I think I put blankets in there, and some random frames.

When I got pregnant with Tyler we gave him all of Jack's furniture and bought Jack a new crib (he was still in a crib when the baby was born) and a tall dresser with 5 drawers.

The armoire is nice, but unless it is used to hang clothes, I think it just wastes space.

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I think the baby furniture we got was a waste. Too small and can't fit that much toddler clothing in it. IMO, I would get just a crib now and wait until they are old enough to get a full sized dresser.

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We just bought the crib and had an old dresser refinished to match the finish of the dresser. She has a good sized closet so there wasn't any need for anything else other than a bookshelf.

I hated all the kid furniture - everything was small (the darers aren't as deep as adult sized furniture) and poorly constructed - I couldn't see her growing into any of it. The piece we had refinished is solid wood and will be with her for many years.

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we bought an armoire for the nursery...fine then, not for his big boy room. We sold it and bought him a dresser.

Id get a good quality dresser that can grow with DC.

Re: BTDT - Nursery Furniture Help...

For Thomas we bought crib that converted to a toddler bed and then a twin bed. A double dresser which we also used a changing table when he was little, a tall, 5 drawer dresser, and a corner bookcase/entertainment unit with two drawers. We keep books on the bottom shelf and his TV on a higher shelf. As cute as the armoires are, I thought the 5 drawer dresser was more functional. He's 3 1/2 now and I've always been very happy with the pieces we chose.

Good luck!

Re: BTDT - Nursery Furniture Help...

Dresser, crib and we put in a closet system. Plenty of space. She also got a small bookcase as a gift, which is perfect for her books.