Hellobee Boards

I've done really well with Ikea dressers. I often find that their bottom-of-the-line pieces are pretty obviously bottom-of-the-line, but that the stuff a step or two up is much less obviously Ikea. We have Malm dressers and nightstands in our room and love them, and we got a Nyvoll dresser for the baby's room that looks great. (I can't speak to its durability, since baby hasn't arrived yet...) We have kitchen chairs that have held up well, a tv stand that is just fine (but somewhat new), and that's al the furniture I can think of for now.

I found that what's hardest on Ikea or other cheap furniture is professional movers. When I moved myself, everything stayed upright and my cheap furniture lasted fine. Professional movers seem to assume that furniture is sturdy in any direction, so they'll turn dressers/bookshelves/whatevers on their sides, and that damages the cheap stuff. But if you're planning to stay put for a while, go for it!

We have the Gulliver crib and a Hemnes dresser (the large low one) that we use as a change table. Both pieces are quite sturdy, and the crib is exactly what I wanted (clean lines, low, unobtrusive). We have used them for 9 months now and I am happy with them, and are going to get the Hemnes sofa table and add a backing to use as a bookcase.

We have an Expedit 2x4 shelving unit and we did los closet from IKEA (not sure the name). I love that you can get the pieces you want...it's pretty customizable. We also did 4 of the drawer fronts in green to match our decor (the rest of the furniture is white). The unit we got also has a toy chest which is great.