White Uppa Baby Vista Stand - Dark furniture - Tell me to shut up that it doesn't matter

By PrincessBaby Oct 27, 2012

I am getting so weird about things that I KNOW are not important, but in this nesting/end of pregnancy stage, every last detail is suddenly life-threateningly CRITICAL!!!! All must be perfect! I am very annoying but I can't stop myself!

I may have mentioned before that I'm a furniture snob. All of the furniture in our house is mahogany and I'm picky about it! I need to get the stand for our Uppa Baby Vista bassinet to keep it in our room, and here's the deal...I can get it through PishPoshBaby for around $100 for the mahogany/espresso stand that goes with our furniture, or I found one on Craigslist today for $60 but it's WHITE. We don't have a lick of white furniture in our house.

Am I dumb to even care? Or should I spend $40 more and get the nicer dark wood one?

I know I am trivial, but I worry that it will urk me when it's sitting there all GLARING WHITE in our bedroom!

We have the PB Valencia bedroom set in King and I just feel like it's a LOT of dark wood....

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mrs. bird
bananas / 9628 posts

Oct 27, 2012

$38 shipped to you! Bam! these work with the uppa and britax bassinets http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001PQUJS6/ref=mp_s_a_4?pi=SL75&qid=1351367893&sr=8-4
photojane
cantaloupe / 6164 posts

Oct 27, 2012

I'm not a furniture snob, so my opinion might be useless, but I say save the money! Your lo will be in the bassinet for practically no time. You will blink and she'll have outgrown it. Use the extra $40 on diapers and cute clothes.
photojane
cantaloupe / 6164 posts

Oct 27, 2012

OR, better yet go with @mrs. bird's amazon bassinet stand! $40 and no white furniture anxiety!
Arden
honeydew / 7589 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Go Mrs. Bird! I vote you get that one!
shopaholic
bananas / 9973 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Awww...I feel you. I'm snobby about things in a certain way too and some totally contrasting furniture does/would bother me. I like @mrs bird's pick!
lawbee11
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts

Oct 27, 2012

I would spend the $40 and get the dark wood one. But I am like you--I need things to match!! The white mixed in with dark furniture would drive me nuts.
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@mrs. bird: Thank you! I forgot about that one! I need to ask Hilsy85 how hers is doing - she got the same one...Thank you!!!!
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@shopaholic: @lawbee11: Glad I'm not the only snotty furniture girl!!!
MamaMoose
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Get the white one. Even if the non matching bothers you it won't matter since you will use this piece for such a limited time.
mrs. bird
bananas / 9628 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@PrincessBaby: I totally forgot you changed your name! Then I just saw harper's beautiful mug shot & remembered!! I think hilsy85 put it on the 'favorite shower gift' thread, so I'm guessing it's working out : )
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@MamaMoose: True...It won't be long before I put her in her crib that I died for!!!!

@mrs. bird: Ooooh! Good to know! I didn't see that thread! Haha- yep we changed our name to something more incognito:) I left the avatar the same because it IS a particularly flattering ultrasound photo, if I do say so myself...And I do! LOL;) Thank you for your help with this!!!
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@photojane: @Arden: Yep, I am thinking the Bird's the Word:)
singingbee
pomelo / 5073 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@PrincessBaby: do what mrs. Bird suggested or get the white and say its because Harper needs to be special and beautiful in her first bed.
Mrs. Pen
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@PrincessBaby: ah you changed your name hahah.

I love mrs birds suggestion!! Woot woot! I like that it rocks too
mrs. bird
bananas / 9628 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Before you give me too much credit, please note the hideous white plastic hoop. Just make sure you're ok with that before you order. You can see it in person at BBB. I think you could also wrap the hoop to try to hide it. I don't know why they don't make the hoop different colors! But depending on your bassinet color, sometimes the contrast draws attention to it. I have a pic of the white version that has the same plastic hoop color just to show you what I mean. I still think it's a good option if you wanna save some $$ though
Foodnerd81
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Agree with the amazon one, but also want to point out that you will only use that for a few months. So, more of a reason to get the cheaper one from Amazon, since it's not like it has to hold up for years and years (like her gorgeous crib set will!).
shopaholic
bananas / 9973 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Still with the white hoop, I don't think it stands out too much. And like others say, this piece of furniture will really only be used for such a limited time.
photojane
cantaloupe / 6164 posts

Oct 27, 2012

ditto @Coco Bee - the rocking will come in handy!
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Yeah, I don't really mind the hoop....It must not be too hideous if it does not bother me in my extremely anal nesting state-lol;)

I had read somewhere that something had to be done/adjusted on the UBV bassinet to make it snap into the jolly jumper stand. Or like the wood board under the bassinet needed to be removed to make it work? I can't remember...I am checking with Hilsy to see if there are any drastic measures that need to happen to make it fit properly since we both have the 2012 UBV. If she says it's no biggie, then I am going to order the JJ stand! I just got nervous about having to adjust the bassinet one way for the stand, and then adjust it back to go in the stroller. We probably won't use the stroller that much other than to go on walks here and there in the first few weeks, but I got nervous:) But $38 shipped is FABULOUS!
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Another reason I like the dark furniture choice of the JJ is that we will use it for other kids, and our furniture will still be dark, so it will still match! That's how I convinced DH to fork out the dough for the UBV- we have to use it for like our next 100 kids-lol:)
autumnlove
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts

Oct 27, 2012

I love the dark one!
hilsy85
squash / 13764 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@PrincessBaby: just posted on your wall, and yup the jolly jumper stand works great. There's nothing that you "snap" the bassinet into, you just place it on top of the support dowels, and the plastic hoops keep it from sliding off the side. Does it look a little cheap, because of the plastic--yes. But it is inexpensive, lol, and for something that will get a few months of use, tops, that was ok with me. I will also say that it looks better in the white--the dark wood and plastic combo looks cheaper to me, because the plastic and wood contrast. But either way, really not a big deal, and a very good bargain!
PrincessBaby
cantaloupe / 6610 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@hilsy85: I just bought it! Thank you so much:) Maybe it was the earlier models of the UBV bassinet that something had to be done to in order to make it work....I ordered the dark -for $39, it can look slightly cheap:) I'm just happy to have something that works and won't drive me nuts:)

@mrs. bird: Purchased! Thank you for your keen bargain eye!
shopaholic
bananas / 9973 posts

Oct 27, 2012

Ohhhhh! I JUST now realized that the bassinett is from the UBV stroller! Doh! I'm pretty sure I'll get the UBV too. I wasn't planning on getting a different bassinett at all, but this stand is such a great buy and rocks too! @hilsy - can it be folded flat for storage (for 2nd baby?) We have major storage issues.
hilsy85
squash / 13764 posts

Oct 27, 2012

@shopaholic: hmm...when it comes in the box, it's flat and then you pop it up. So I don't see why you can't flatten it again to store it! We'll probably do that when we're done using it.
yoursilverlining
eggplant / 11824 posts

Oct 27, 2012

I have that JJ stand in espresso and if you're really a furniture snob; it will probably bug you because the white/beige plastic part is glaring and cheap looking. It does work great though, and you won't use it for that long. So; good luck! I can't imagine that what the bassinet stand looks like will matter at all in the end anyway
dagret
grapefruit / 4235 posts

Oct 28, 2012

Wonder if you could spray the plastic hoop an oil rubbed bronze or pewter to make it look less obviously plastic?

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