| Are you currently looking for baby furniture and want | | | | simple crib that can work with a lot of different |
| to know the pros and cons of woods and metals? | | | | themes, LA Baby has taken their industrial grade cribs |
| With so many choices out there, doing some | | | | that were once only available to professional places |
| research can really help you narrow down what is | | | | like hospitals and daycares and opened them up for |
| the best fit for your home. While so many metal and | | | | parents. These cribs have stout hardware and |
| wood baby furnishings are pretty, will they meet all | | | | concentrate on stamina versus themes. |
| the functions you have in mind for them? Hopefully | | | | Con's of Wood: |
| this article can answer some of those questions for | | | | * Not as strong as metal. Wood is definitely durable |
| you and give you a clearer picture of what your | | | | or the majority of furniture wouldn't be wood, but |
| needs and wants are for your dream baby nursery. | | | | when comparing it to metal...metal will definitely win |
| Pro's of Wood: | | | | out. You always run the risk of scratching paint and |
| * Style options! One of the obvious reason's wood is | | | | finishes more easily with wood. To ensure that wood |
| a zealous choice is because of so many choices out | | | | furniture retains its new appearance you can get |
| there for styles and finishes! With crib brands like | | | | furniture markers that match the finish for when |
| DaVinci, you can get anything from light natural finish | | | | touch-ups are needed. |
| to a dark espresso or black and in-between. Young | | | | Con's of Metal: |
| America furniture from Stanley takes design a step | | | | * Selection. If you have in your mind a very upscale |
| further and has almost any color you can think of like | | | | and antique styled nursery, getting a lavish iron crib |
| pink, green, blue and purple. In the style section, | | | | will really set the scene! But besides antique and |
| every design out there is now available for wood | | | | classic, you're going to be hard pressed finding other |
| baby furniture. Take any theme you have in mind, | | | | styles in metal furniture. You will also struggle finding |
| and you will find wood furnishings to coordinate. | | | | other baby furniture in metal that will match your crib |
| Retro, modern, French, classic, traditional and much | | | | and nursery theme. If you go with the industrial |
| more! | | | | design, you can get lots of colorful pieces you can |
| * Functionality! In today's baby crib market, you can | | | | use for storage, but you won't find metal baby |
| buy one baby bed and have it last your child's entire | | | | furniture in categories like armoires and full size |
| lifetime. DaVinci and Storkcraft brands offer wooden | | | | dressers. You can pair wood furnishings with a metal |
| convertible cribs that can transform to up to four | | | | crib if you get furniture with coordinated metal knobs. |
| different bed sizes. Most of the time there are | | | | * Price. These extravagant metal cribs can cost a |
| additional parts you will need, but what a time and | | | | pretty penny! Their intricate designs and solid frames |
| money saver to get a bed your baby can use as | | | | are costly to make and they only last one stage. |
| long as he wants? Not only is that beneficial to the | | | | Many parents decide on the iron cribs for the |
| family, but it makes a deep impact on the planet by | | | | heirloom factor and then subsequently buy big kid |
| helping with deforestation. | | | | furnishings and pass the crib down through |
| * More storage selections. Choosing wood will | | | | generations. Metal cribs are generally more of a |
| increase your storage options. Armoires, dressers and | | | | sentimental investment rather than something you'll |
| chests aren't readily available in metals. DaVinci has a | | | | be buying for function and overall versatility. |
| combo changer and dresser in almost any size that | | | | Final Thoughts |
| you can use as a changing station for the first few | | | | There's no argument that both metal and wood have |
| years, then you can just take off the changing pad | | | | their positives and negatives! You have to determine |
| and use this as a full time dresser his whole childhood. | | | | what your wants and needs are and get what will fit |
| Pro's of Metal: | | | | best. Metal is a smart choice for pure luxury and |
| * Upscale elegance! No one can deny the fashion | | | | heirloom quality or as a contemporary industrial sleep |
| statement that an elegant metal crib makes in a | | | | environment with amazing crib functions. Wood on |
| nursery. The opulent iron scrolled cribs like Corsican | | | | the other hand can be found in designs that are |
| and Little Miss Liberty offer incomparable | | | | diverse and useful at any stage of your child's life. |
| sophistication. Notably, metal cribs are now offered in | | | | They do stand up to use, but will require some minor |
| several themes and colors. You can get bunny, | | | | maintenance through the years. You can find wood |
| horses and tea time finials with the post iron cribs | | | | baby furniture in any theme, price, style and color for |
| that really tie up a nursery theme. | | | | you to create whatever nursery décor you have |
| * Durability. Of course a metal crib will be more | | | | in mind. |
| durable than wood. If you're looking for a solid and | | | | |