When it comes to purchasing baby furniture, parents are told often to be as sensible as possible. In many cases, "sensible" ends up being cheap, and parents end up with cribs and changing tables that don't last through the toddler years and can't be used as hand-me-downs. Like ordinary furniture pieces, baby furniture comes in standard and designer varieties. Why go with designer baby furniture? If you plan to use cribs, bassinets, changing tables, and many other common pieces for future children or as an heirloom, such furniture is often made well and durable.
Using second-hand or poorly-made furniture should be a concern for many parents. While the former may help save money with a new child coming, second-hand products might have been a recalled product years ago. Poorly-made furniture, on the other hand, may be addressed by a product recall, such as the millions of drop-side cribs in 2009. Designer baby furniture has a better construction. Instead of plastic, wood is often used in place and the resulting product is more durable.
Combo Cribs
Durability is a quality that will get a piece of children's furniture to last through the toddler years. With convertible and combo furniture becoming popular, a crib or changing table may need to last for up to five years - or when a child physically outgrows the furniture. Various manufacturers of designer baby furniture carry convertible products that will last this long and stay in good enough shape to be used with another child.
If you're projecting to have more than one child, using hand-me-downs is often an effective strategy for saving on costs. However, as with second-hand and poorly-made furniture, a piece of furniture needs to last through the wear and tear of multiple babies and toddlers using it. Designer baby furniture is crafted with the strength of adult pieces and is ideal as a hand-me-down.