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.

OK, actually, I did cry.

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:

http://www.landofnod.com/oak-park-elementary-dresser/f4735

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/ledge-java-6-drawer-dresser/s674021

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.

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.