From no-frills to non-traditional, according to designers
Photo: Courtesy of the Retailer One of the biggest purchases you’ll make in anticipation of your bundle of joy is the crib, which, as a pretty basic piece of furniture, doesn’t often inspire much excitement. But as something that will be taking up a lot of precious real estate, you want it to look good . To help you wade through the myriad options out there, we talked to 11 designers and design professionals about their recommendations for the best design-forward baby cribs for every budget.
$299 at Amazon Buy $299 at Amazon Buy Kalon Studios Caravan Crib Considered by many designers as the platonic ideal of a crib, Kalon Studios’ Caravan Crib is made in Pennsylvania from solid American maple and features rounded edges and smooth, tapered legs that make it feel more like a piece of handcrafted furniture than a place for baby to sleep. “Kalon has perfect silhouettes in both their adult and nursery furniture,” according to Richter.
$270 at Wayfair Buy Best nontraditional cribs Babyletto Bixby 3-in-1 Convertible Metal Crib With Toddler Bed Conversion Kit While most cribs are made from wood, they come in other materials, too, that are arguably easier to clean, like metal. Although metal frames can make a crib look a little cold, Libré and Ott found that Babyletto’s Bixby “is the only metal one that has a warm feeling and doesn’t look like a little baby jail.
$699 at Pottery Barn Kids Buy Babyletto Palma 4-in-1 Convertible Crib With Toddler Bed Conversion Kit The Babyletto Palma is a bed that truly grows with your child — and can move with him to his first apartment as a full-size bed — thanks to its high headboard and dark walnut paneling that give it more heft than the other, airy-feeling cribs on this list.
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