Nursery Blog

New Baby Furniture...Sneak Peak

We're very excited about the new crib designs that we have coming soon. 

Renaissance Collection--NEW Coming Soon!
Renaissance Crib, Vanilla finish	3-Drawer Changer/Chest
Renaissance Crib, Espresso finish	Renaissance Double Dresser and Hutch

 

Renaissance Bookcase

Renaissance 5-Drawer Chest

The Renaissance collection features a curved tulip design.  It brings elegance to the nursery with the detailed posts and slight sleigh curves on the matching pieces.  Dressers feature dovetail drawers with metal side mounted glides for smooth operation. Available in Snowdrift (rubbed white) or rich Espresso finish.

Enclave Collection--NEW Coming Soon!

Enclave collection in Vanilla finish	Enclave Single Dresser
Enclave Collection in Espresso	Enclave Double Dresser

The Enclave collection features a picture frame design.  Every drawer is encased in a detailed molding.  This blend between traditonal and modern styles creates a great transitional concept perfect for boy or girl.  Available in Vanilla (rubbed white) or Espresso. 

Estimated arrival is early fall 2010.  Ask your local Baby's Dream retailer for more information. 

New Product Review: Legendary collection

Announcing the arrival of our newest furniture collection, Legendary.  This collection is now available to view in person in most of our retail locations.  So far, the response has been great, this is going to be a popular group.  Legendary offers two different crib styles to choose from, flat top or curve top.  They both coordinate with the same case pieces, available in either rich Espresso or smooth Cinnamon finish.

Things that make Legendary special include:

• Dovetail drawers: which add extra durability to the drawer joints and ensure they can be used for many years, stuffed with many toys or clothes.
• Metal drawer glides: how smoothly a drawer opens and closes is one important thing to try out when shopping for furniture.  You want to ensure they will pull out and push in smooth and easily.  Our metal glides are screwed onto the bottoms of the drawers. 
• Picture Frame molding: the dressers feature a design on the front that outlines the drawer in a special picture frame style. 
• Solid Wood construction: no MDF, particle board, etc.  This collection is completely solid wood including a very sturdy and strong crib. 
• Hidden Hardware: no visible screws or holes to distract from the beauty of this crib. 
• Convertible Crib: both cribs (curve and flat top) have three mattress levels, to accomodate your growing baby.  Also fully convertible to toddler bed (by removing the front frame and installing the guard rail) and later to full-size bed (front frame and backframe become the headboard and footboard on bed with the addition of the full-size mattress rails).      
• Assembled in USA:  Baby's Dream is a family owned company located in Buena Vista, GA and the Legendary collection is part of our furniture groups that is hand assembled in the USA.  All of the dressers (case pieces) come fully assembled, showing a sign of higher quality.  The only thing you put together is the crib. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This classic design is one that can be for either a boy or a girl and will definitely last for years, it is not a look that will go out of style or fade anytime soon. 

A nice functional piece available with the Legendary collection is the Bookcase.  Bookcases are great additions to nurseries because your baby is bound to get a lot of books and toys as gifts, and you can setup your baby's own reading nook in his/her room.

Conversion to Full-Size Adult Bed:

Here is the Wrap up: 

	Baby's Dream Legendary®  crib
Price	MSRP: crib starting at $499
Safety	JPMA Certified Solid wood construction
Conversion to toddler bed	YES Toddler bed Conversion Guard Rail: $79
Conversion to Adult Bed	YES Adult Wooden Conversion Rails: $119
Sustainable Forests	YES
Color options	(2) Cinnamon Espresso

Promotion of the Month

The month of November we are excited to offer $50 off ANY PIECE of CUBE collection.  This hot new modern/contemporary crib features the unique design of converting to 2 seperate full-size beds!  The changing table that coordinates is just as fun and is also convertible.  It transforms from a changing table into a desk by pulling open the top portion.  Print off a coupon to buy in stores or Order Online Now.  Offer expires November 30th, 2009.  $50 off Any Piece including Crib, Changer/Desk, Waredrobe or Nightstand.

What Goes Into Making a Good Convertible Crib?

By Ross Felfeli, CEO, Baby's Dream Furniture, Inc.

Unlike the "Energizer Bunny" that "keeps going and going and going and...", many cribs sold today stop being of any use by the time the baby is around 2 years old, or until he can climb out of it.

The exception to this is the so-called "convertible crib". No, this crib does not have a plastic top that you roll back when the sun is out to let the baby get some fresh air. The "convertible" in convertible crib refers to its unique ability to change from a crib to a toddler bed to either a twin bed or a full bed, depending on the model and the manufacturer.

Convertible cribs have gradually become one of the most popular types of cribs sold in America. It is easy to understand why. Simply put, convertible cribs are one of the best values in the market. By paying a little more for a convertible crib, the consumer gets a bed that her child can use from the day he is born until he leaves for college.

With so many manufacturers offering convertible cribs, it is important that the consumer knows what to look for when buying nursery furniture.

Safety

 The most important thing is that the crib meets all government and industry safety standards. Therefore, the consumer should know whether the crib meets or exceeds all ASTM and federally mandated standards. Cribs that have met those standards have been certified by the Juvenile Products Manufacturer's Association (JPMA). This certification is usually printed on the crib's box, on a sticker on the crib itself, and on the manufacturer's product literature or brochure. Pay attention to consumer buying publications such as Consumer Reports for top-rated cribs.

Quality

Ask the consumer to "kick the tires" as if they were buying a car. Since kicking the crib might hurt the consumer's foot and result in a lawsuit or insurance claim, it is better to just have the consumer grab the top side rail of the crib and shake it a little to see if it is stable. Does it wobble? Is it heavy enough to stay put in one place when the baby can stand and shake the crib? All frames should be made of smooth hand rubbed solid wood surfaces and assembled using steel bolts and steel inserts to reduce the possibility of stripping during assembly and/or conversion of the crib.

Gate Operation

Another important thing is to check and see how the gate operates. Is the operation quiet and smooth? After all, parents don't want noisy hardware to wake up the baby when they put him down and try to close the gate. Is it easy to open and close the gate or lower and raise the front side of the crib? It should be easy for an adult but next to impossible for the baby or his 4-year-old sibling. There are also cribs that have no moving hardware and have completely stationary sides, making them safe to use and easy to operate.

Design

The next thing is what the crib looks like when it is converted to a toddler, twin, or full size bed. Many so-called convertible cribs will only convert to a toddler bed. A true convertible crib will change from crib to toddler bed to a full size or twin size adult bed. Usually, the conversion requires some sort of metal or wooden rail that either comes with the crib or that the consumer has to buy separately.

Value

 

Convertible cribs provide great value.   Little to no additional purchase is necessary to convert into the toddler bed and full-size bed position. This feature provides value for years to come and saves consumers the cost of purchasing additional furniture for their child. This also helps to ease the child's transition from crib to "grown-up" bed because they remain in the same environment that they have grown comfortable with. All in all, a good convertible crib should be an investment that will, literally, last a lifetime.