https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:14:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283844 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:00:14 +0000 T.H.O.U. 283844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: Yea I really like that one too! It just seems a bit more timeless than some of the other super modern pieces. I like modern if thats 100% your style or if its a lower cost piece of furniture that can be replaced. If you are spending lots of money though I would look for something timeless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283839 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:58:16 +0000 ladyfingers 283839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Oh those are cute! I like that they're all wood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283826 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:48:13 +0000 lawbee11 283826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: Gotcha. I love, love, love mid-century furniture (I saw that you commented earlier that you have some). Have you checked out the Babyletto collection at Target? It's definitely not cheap, but you could get a changer and a dresser for the price of the Land of Nod dresser. I also think it's cute for a nursery but could easily be used as the child gets older. Here are some links:</p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/babyletto-modo-3-drawer-changer-espresso/-/A-10965363" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/babyletto-modo-3-drawer-changer-espresso/-/A-10965363</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/babyletto-modo-5-drawer-dresser-in-espresso/-/A-10965368" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/babyletto-modo-5-drawer-dresser-in-espresso/-/A-10965368</a></p> <p>Not sure if it's the quality you're looking for, but just thought I'd throw it out there :) I think it also comes in a white/espresso mix, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283825 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:47:13 +0000 ladyfingers 283825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: Ooh I love this one:<br /> <a href="http://www.youngamerica.com/basecamp-double-dresser.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.youngamerica.com/basecamp-double-dresser.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283818 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:44:27 +0000 ladyfingers 283818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: Thanks! OMG I love that Room and Board dresser, I saw that last night. But it would be too expensive :( I don't love the Blake one either because we'll already have three white pieces (2 bookcases and one IKEA crib) in the room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283803 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:36:03 +0000 T.H.O.U. 283803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I don't really care for either. I don't know that they would be lasting pieces (style wise) and for that amount of money I would want them forever! I think I like the style of the C&amp;B one. </p> <p>I like something like this (but maybe not with open shelves)<br /> <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/blake-dresser-white/f6246" rel="nofollow">http://www.landofnod.com/blake-dresser-white/f6246</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=3424&#038;catalog=room&#038;category=rm_kids&#038;subcategory=kid_nursery" rel="nofollow">http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=3424&#038;catalog=room&#038;category=rm_kids&#038;subcategory=kid_nursery</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youngamerica.com/new-mix-double-dresser.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.youngamerica.com/new-mix-double-dresser.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283802 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:35:57 +0000 ladyfingers 283802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: True. It's the Gulliver crib from IKEA:</p> <p><a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20203332/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20203332/</a></p> <p>Length: 53 1/2 "<br /> Width: 29 1/2 "<br /> Height: 32 5/8 "</p> <p>So, it's comparably sized. The crib will be across the room from the dresser, both on the long walls. It's doubling as a changing table, which is why I wanted something a little longer, so there would be enough room for the pad plus a basket of diaper changing stuff and possibly a lamp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283783 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:27:39 +0000 lawbee11 283783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: That's pretty big. Is the crib big? Can you post a pic of it? I just think the reason nursery dressers are typically on the smaller side is because the crib is small so it would look funny with a small crib next to a huge dresser, you know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283779 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:20:54 +0000 ladyfingers 283779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: Not really, we mostly have stuff like Ashley Furniture, Rooms to Go, etc., which I don't really like. I don't know of any local furniture stores that carry this style of stuff, but I can look into it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283768 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:16:15 +0000 dc yoga bee 283768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Imo for the amount of money you're paying, I think you can find something that doesn't have the combo of veneer. Have you looked at local furniture stores in your area? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283767 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:16:10 +0000 ladyfingers 283767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Good point. It'll actually fit perfectly -- it's not a tiny room, I would say roughly 12'x20' or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283763 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:13:05 +0000 ladyfingers 283763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crisark: Oh, I know! He actually specified that he would buy us two pieces of furniture, and to let him know how much they would cost so he could send us a check. He gave DH a rough idea of how much money he was thinking they would cost together. So it's not like he gave us a dollar amount to spend, but more like he said "go ahead and buy a chair and a dresser" after DH told him the two big pieces I was looking for. Actually, after DH told him I was looking for a secondhand dresser, FIL told him to good lord no, don't buy anything used, to buy it new and he would pay for it lol. </p> <p>The rest of the stuff we're getting for the nursery is very cheap (a $100 crib and two $60 bookcases from IKEA) and everything else is coming from around the house, so it's not like we need help with anything beyond what he's offered! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283761 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:10:58 +0000 lawbee11 283761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: I like the Land of Nod dresser better. Don't get me wrong, I love Crate &amp; Barrel, but that dresser looks a little too mature for a nursery, unless that's the look you're going for. Is the nursery big? The Land of Nod dresser looks really big, so it might overpower the room? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283757 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:08:43 +0000 Crisark 283757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: I'm not saying it's wrong at all! I guess my thing is if someone had given me a generous amount of money towards nursery items I would get as much as humanly possible within that amount.<br /> Those dresser are great! I'm not knocking that at all. I think it was the sticker shock and I've never heard of spending that much.<br /> But, there is nothing wrong with it. I'm not bashing at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283747 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:05:04 +0000 hilsy85 283747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the Land of Nod one! It's not at all babyish, which means it would grow with your LO--so even though it's expensive, it's not really a "children's dresser", but more a dresser that happens to be used in a nursery for now! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283740 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:01:06 +0000 ladyfingers 283740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crisark: I do have IKEA and Target. I don't like any of the dressers I've found at IKEA, and the crib and bookcases in the room will be IKEA and I don't want everything in there to have the IKEA look. The Target dressers I have looked at whose style I like have been very poor quality (laminate, etc.).</p> <p>We would never be able to buy the dresser on our own, but like I said, our FIL gave us a specific dollar amount that he is contributing to help us buy nursery furniture. The dresser fits within that price range. I don't see anything wrong with buying something pricier than what I would normally buy, if somebody has offered to purchase it for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283733 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:57:02 +0000 Crisark 283733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the first one the best but that price is outragous. Maybe that's just me but I'd never spend that much on child's dresser. Do you not have Ikea or Target or more reasonable priced stores? I mean if it's in your price range have at it cause that first one is beautiful but I couldn't imagine spending that kinda money on a dresser. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283726 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:50:35 +0000 ladyfingers 283726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Yes, that's another reason why I want a dresser of this style in the nursery. I'm not a big fan of furniture that will have to be tossed or replaced later because it's too childish, and I have a mix of thrifted midcentury and solid IKEA pieces throughout the house, so it's a style I'm comfortable with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283717 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:45:36 +0000 looch 283717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the feature of the door cabinet in the land of nod dresser, you can use it store larger items if you take out the shelf in the middle (if there is one). It also grows up well, I had one of a similar style growing up and loved it well into my teen years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283715 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:44:53 +0000 autumnlove 283715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the Land of Nod dresser. Your FIL is sweet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283714 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:44:17 +0000 ladyfingers 283714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: lol I know, me too! </p> <p>I changed the title of the thread and added a poll since I ended up focusing on an entirely different thing once I started writing lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283710 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:40:39 +0000 MrsBrewer 283710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the Land of Nod one better, but I'm totally basing that off of looks alone :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-could-cry-gift-from-fil#post-283684 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:20:29 +0000 ladyfingers 283684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I came home last night and DH tells me that his dad offered to buy us a couple of the more expensive pieces for our nursery -- a glider and a dresser. We were planning on just forking over the cash for the glider (I really want a nicer upholstered one, like the Little Castle gliders), but I was so stressed about the dresser. I have been looking on Craigslist but I'm so picky and I have to minimize the amount of furniture revamping I do (I feel iffy about the stripper, oil stain, etc. fumes, not to mention the labor involved). Normally I would buy a crappy old solid wood dresser for cheap and redo it, but I can't do that right now, and DH doesn't have the patience for it. I can't believe we can actually buy a brand-new dresser that I would never have been able to justify buying on our own. </p> <p>OK, actually, I did cry.</p> <p>Because damn, dressers are EXPENSIVE. I want something that's good quality that will last. These are the two I've had my eye on:</p> <p><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/oak-park-elementary-dresser/f4735" rel="nofollow">http://www.landofnod.com/oak-park-elementary-dresser/f4735</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/ledge-java-6-drawer-dresser/s674021" rel="nofollow">http://www.crateandbarrel.com/ledge-java-6-drawer-dresser/s674021</a></p> <p>I like the looks of the Land of Nod dresser better, and the safety stuff it has, like not being able to open more than one drawer at once. But I'm kind of bummed that both of these pieces are a combo of veneer (albeit real wood veneer), hardwood, and engineered wood. It's not like I'm a huge furniture snob, though. I mean, half the stuff in the nursery is going to come from IKEA. </p> <p>Does anybody have experience with the Land of Nod furniture? I'm pretty sold on it, but I'm open to other ideas. We need to keep the dresser under $1,000, though, and this is definitely the look I'm going for. </p>