droolicious : bed

Hippo's Hungry for a Routine

JeanneSager — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:30:00 GMT

If trying to get your kids off to beddie bye is a nightmare in itself, how about putting them in charge? At least in charge of checking off the routine.

This Hippo Gets Ready for Bedtime chart sports pictures of cute purple hippos doing all the getting ready for bed chores that need to be done. Attached across the bottom of the board by Velcro, they easily come off for little hands and just as easily reattach across the top to let kids "check off" chores that are complete.

With twenty choices of chores and seven slots for "what needs to be done," you can pick your kids' biggest hang-ups and let them take control of checking each of them off. For older kids, the chart gives them a little independence, and let's you check to see everything's getting done.

Get one from Excited 2 Learn for $27.95.

Bedding That Will Take You From Toddler to Teen

JeanneSager — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:27:00 GMT

The trick to transforming the nursery to a big kid room? Finding a style that will last longer than their baby teeth.

As we make the transition from toddler bed to big girl double, I've been scouring the marketplace and come up with the best bedding to take them from toddler to teen.

Little MissMatched's bed in a bag sets are packed with creativity - because, true to name, nothing matches. Coordinating colors bring the sets slathered in stripes and dotted in dots together, and make this bedding that will grow with them - because they can change things up whenever they feel like it simply by flipping over the reversible comforter or realigning the reversible bedskirt.

With nary a kiddie character in sight, the Little MissMatched bedding is available in twin, full and queen so you can get them for the toddler and keep them around for the teen or let siblings mix things up.

Want to match their growing with your pocketbook? Seven piece sets come with comforter, three pillowcases, two sheets and a bedskirt, and they're priced from $90 for twin to $110 for queen (get free shipping on them - all orders over $75 qualify). Get them at Little MissMatched.

Big Deal: notNeutral BB2 Twin Bed With Free Night Stand Ends Today

Chris Ford — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:30:00 GMT

I'm a big fan of the children's furniture by notNeutral. The stuff they make looks great and as I can personally attest, it's really quite functional. The BB2 bed is one of my favorites, not the least of which because it's a children's bed that fits a twin sized mattress. So here's a great deal you should know about - right now at Design Public, if you get the bb2 Twin Bed at it's regular price they'll throw in the matching night stand for free.

The deal ends today, so jump on it now.

notNeutral BB2 Twin Bed, $960. Night Stand FREE (regularly $140) with Free Shipping at DesignPublic.com (put the bed in your shopping cart, and the nightstand will show up there for free).

The Sam Collection From Muu Is Officially Released

Chris Ford — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT

We've already told you about some of the nursery and kids furniture on the way from Muu (the storage unit and crib), but the full line of furniture has now been "officially" released. In addition to the other pieces, they also have a dresser, nightstand and twin bed to check out. And like the crib and storage unit, all of the pieces are customizable to your taste.

All of the pieces from Muu are made from sustainable wood with non-toxic finishes right here in the USA. There are a lot of different panels to choose from, and I think the graphics themselves look pretty cool. I'm not sure I'd be happy with having furniture with such graphic elements on it, but you can change out the panels if you get bored with what you've selected (or your kid's taste changes) which is nice too.

What I really love about Muu is the twin bed. There really aren't a lot of great modern twin bed options for kids out there, and if you've got a little extra cash the twin bed looks like something that your son or daughter will enjoy at least until they go to college. Wether or not you let them enjoy it after they're done with college is entirely up to you.

The Muu Sam Collection is available at MuuKids.com.

Old School Sleeping Bag

SunnyChanel — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Is your kid going camping or just over to Jimmy’s house for a sleepover? For his or her slumber party needs, you can get all old school for their night of slumber with this retro styled sleeping bag available by Barn Dandys.

This sleep sack is 100% cotton, cozy and totally reversible. Besides the Western version pictured here, you can get a camping, baseball or a space theme as well as flowers and hula girls and surfer boys. Built to last, these sleeping bags better be since they go for $117 each.

Lovely Picket Fence Bed

Cathy Hale — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Your white picket fence dream can come true and live happily in your daughter's bedroom. What an iconic and sweet bed from Newport Cottages. Add a touch of country charm with a modern twist to your nursery or bedroom. And if white isn't your favorite color for a picket fence, you're in luck. It comes in 21 color options. The twin bed retails for $1,240 at BabyEarth. Also available in a full. If you haven't seen Newport Cottages furniture, check out the entire line here. It's adorable.

5 Gifts for Your Little Princess

SunnyChanel — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

There are some facts that you just can’t deny. Girls like princesses. Well, most of them. If you find yourself with a tiara encrusted toddler or little girl, procuring presents that don’t have “I’m a Princess!” exclaimed loudly on it or that have one of the various Disney royals such as the iconic Cinderella, Belle or Ariel branded on them can be quite the challenge. Here are five presents perfect for the princess in your life that doesn’t scream mass commercialism or have an overtly “I’m a total diva” tone.

Topsy -Turvy Priness Doll (above)
It’s two, two dolls in one! Yeah, this ain’t no infomercial worthy schlocky piece of kid-dom. This is a totally classic doll that gives your child the choice between two different princess characters, the Day Princess and the Night Princess. $38 here.

Melissa & Doug 24-Piece Magnetic Princess Elise Dress Up Set
For those who like to play dress up, in a small scale, the Melissa and Doug 24-Piece Magnetic Princess set includes a colorful array of magnetic outfits and accessories to use create all sorts of looks for this wood based princess. $8.75 here.

Royal Puppet Theater
Every princess needs her own kingdom. This castle puppet theater includes a cast of puppet characters such as the King (a lion), the Queen (a elephant), a Wizard (a unicorn), a Princess (a pig), a Prince (a bear), and a court jester (a monkey). The cardboard theater includes velvet curtains and folds flat for easy storage. $69 here.

Wooden Foldable Princess Castle
Every little princess needs a castle. This wooden foldable castle by toy superstar Melissa and Doug has hand-painted details and includes “two removable turrets, balconies, flying buttress, flag and a working drawbridge” yeah, you can’t disappoint a kid with a flying buttress. And best of all, Amazon has it on sale right now for $57.67 (regularly $99.99).

Princess Toddler Bed
Every princess needs her beauty rest. The Princess Toddler Bed is a perfect (and pretty) transition from crib to big girl bed. The pink bed is detailed with gold flourishes and has gold crown finals on each of it’s four posters. You can get your bed fit for any and all toddler princesses here for $198.

Amazon Deal Alert: Graco Pack 'N Plays $50 Off

Chris Ford — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:01:00 GMT

As a new or impending parent, a "pack 'n play" (or some sort of similar portable bed) is something you absolutely think you'll need, but in my experience it's something that you'll only use a few times. But, when you do need one - you really need one. Either way, if you're shopping for one you could do a lot worse than get one for $50 off.

The Pack 'N Plays from Graco that are usually $209.99 are on sale for $159.99 (from Amazon seller Right Start). There is also a more modern-looking option from Combi (the Combi Jazz Play Yard) that's also $50 off.

Check it out at this page on Amazon.com

In the Nursery: High Gloss Red Bed

elizabeth leach — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:10:00 GMT

The Janie Bed from PB Kids is so fabulous and now it’s on sale. I love the high gloss, cherry red spindles! It would look even better with different bedding, maybe a solid color, something more modern, or just a little less pink and red. There is also a coordinating desk, bookcase, lamp, and wall shelf but a little bit of red spindle goes a long way! This collection also comes in green and white. Twin bed with trundle is now $599.

Shop PB Kids.

Angelina & Brad’s Twins Are Good In Bed

SunnyChanel — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:16:00 GMT

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitts twins are good in bed. No, no, get your mind out of the gutter. Maybe I should rephrase that, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitts twins Knox Leon and Vivianne Marcheline are good (and snug) in their beds. What kind of beds you may ask? The Hushamok infant sleeping hammock ($536 here). The Hushamok and it’s “womb-like design”, “has been proven to soothe colicky babies and restless sleepers”. Its’ modern design is a twist on a very old fashioned baby bed staple. Angelina and Brad rely on the Hushamok’s so much that they reportedly have a set of the hammocks “on every level of their French chateau”. For more info on the Hushamok, click here.

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Crib Grass Crib Bumper from Boon

Chris Ford — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:29:00 GMT

I'm not a fan of crib bumpers. To me they don't really keep the baby safe from anything, and I when I had infants I ended up worrying more about the baby pulling on the bumper or getting caught in it. Boon has a whole new take on crib bumpers that seems to solve those concerns, all while looking pretty cool too - Crib Grass.

As you can (hopefully) see in the picture, Crib Grass sticks up all around the crib and is soft, plush, and can be easily pulled down and grabbed by babies. It kind of works like an upside down fitted sheet. You put it on under the mattress after putting on the normal fitted sheet. When you flip over the mattress the crib grass sticks up where the bumper goes.

It's not available until early 2009 and they didn't have a price point yet. Check out other products from Boon at BoonInc.com.

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Ballpark Baby Crib Bedding

Chris Ford — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:01:00 GMT

When you're walking around a show as massive as ABC there is a lot of stuff look at, and occasionally something will just jump out at you. For me, Ballpark Baby crib bedding was one of those things. Ballpark Baby makes crib bedding that looks like sports playing fields, wether it be tennis, baseball or my favorite, the football field.

They are a brand new company and their concept is very much still in development (which means I don't have retail prices or places where you can buy it yet). But they have one license so far (Arkansas Razorbacks, pictured) and they're soliciting feedback for which teams people would like. If you're interested you can submit your vote at BallparkBaby.com.

Spit Up: What Does a $47,000 Child’s Bed Look Like?

SunnyChanel — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:17:00 GMT

You think I’m kidding? Sadly I am not. There is a girl’s bed out there that is priced at stunning $47,000 dollars. As much as a Lexus, more than the average U.S. yearly salary, or the price of a beach house in Gulfport, Mississippi. The interior of the coach measures about 6 ft in diameter so it’ll be spacious enough for your little princess. I should also add that the price STARTS at $47,0000 and is “subject to change”. But you better plan ahead on picking this up for your girl’s next birthday since the delivery time is over six months being that each coach is handcrafted in England or wood and fiberglass. $47,000…really? Geez. Order yours here!

Pre-orders Now Being Taken on the Nest Crib

Chris Ford — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:02:00 GMT

Modern design purveyor Design Public is now taking pre-orders on the OFFI Nest Crib. The OFFI Nest Crib was actually originally the Ooba Nest Crib, but apparently it has been out of production for a while, and now the designer (Scott WIlson) is re-releasing it with OFFI.

The crib is made of a high quality maple or walnut veneer on bent plywood. It also converts to a toddler day-bed too, which is good because the crib is going to set you back $2,499, and you'll want to get as much use out of it as possible.

OFFI Nest Crib, $2,499 from Design Public. Pre-order only, shipping this winter.

Oeuf Sparrow Crib Now Converts to a Toddler Bed

Chris Ford — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:05:00 GMT

We've told you in the past about the Sparrow Crib from Oeuf, but there's something new that's available for it. The Sparrow Crib now has a conversion rail available for it, so you can convert that $690 crib you bought into a toddler bed and get some more years of use out of it.

Oeuf Sparrow Crib Conversion Rail, Available in gray, white and birch. $185 from DesignPublic.com

Shocking True Contents of Organic Mattresses Revealed!

Aaron Burgess — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:42:00 GMT

This cross-section of a $340 organic mattress from ModernTots reveals what we've long suspected, that these overpriced hippie bed-things are actually filled with a blend of 10-year-old peat moss and recycled Kent Golden Lights filters.

Got you reading, eh? Actually, the hand-made Organic Coco Mattress shown here is filled with coir (a natural substance I confess to Googling just now), which is then coated in natural latex to create a sturdy, breathable inner layer. The coir is also tucked inside a layer of lambswool, which, aside from adding warmth and sounding nice, gets its soothing, dust-mite-repelling scent from a mixture of lavender, lemon and eucalyptus extracts. (It's also fire-retardant.)

I'm particularly drawn to the warning on the Coco Mattress' label: "THIS MATTRESS MAY NOT SOAK UP VOMIT." For 340 bucks, the least these things could do is handle puke, but alas, even the hardier Organic Latex Mattress ($445) isn't equipped for that kind of job. Come to think of it, neither are the $99 off-brand mattresses my kids are using, so I guess we all lose.

See the whole line here.

Modern Beds for Kids from Italy

Chris Ford — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:30:00 GMT

My "baby" is outgrowing her crib, and in my quest for a good big-girl bed for her I've found this interesting group of beds. They are both "modern" and Italian, and while that's usually the kiss of death for me, I like quite a few of them.

The cool thing about these beds is that they are both playful and child-like in design while also giving a nod to the functionality that a parent might want in a kid's room. The trundle bed (pictured) is one of my favorites, as you can pick different colors of upholstery and the trundle might come in handy when cousins come to visit. A few of them sort of look like they belong in an Ikea (and there are no prices for any of these beds) but they're worth checking out all the same.

Kids Bedroom Furniture from MomentoItalia.com

Parker? I Hardly Know Her!

Meredith Broussard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT

One of my favorite toddlers is named Parker, and I think of him whenever I look at this insanely stylish Parker bed from ducduc.

If the $1465 price tag makes you gasp, you may be able to rationalize thusly: with two underbed storage drawers, this would be an awfully efficient piece of furniture. I mean, a bed AND a place to store your kid's rapidly expanding collection of small wooden trains and small wooden train tracks and small wooden train-land people? That's a bargain!

Part of the Parker collection of funky streamlined kids' furniture, this bed also boasts an upholstered headboard and footboard covered in your choice of fabric from ducduc's wide selection. I'm currently jonesing for one of their bold Marimekko prints. Walnut, oak or color finishes available; the bed frame is made of 100% sustainably harvested hardwoods.

ducduc Parker Two-Drawer Full Bed, $1465 at allmodernbaby.

Custom Race Car Bed

Chris Ford — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:10:00 GMT

What's the most expensive thing in the children's furniture category on Etsy.com? This custom, handmade race car bed for $1,250 plus shipping. I realize I'm no longer a little boy, but race car beds are still pretty sweet.

The twin sized bed is made of wood, custom hand painted to the color you choose, and you can even pick the number and name of the car. I've got daughters so I'm far from an expert on race car beds, but the detail on this one looks really good. Sure, a Little Tykes Race Car Bed will only set you back $396.94 from Wal-Mart.com, but $1,250 isn't the most expensive one out there either.

$1,250 from seller "PinkPolkaDotPoodle" on Etsy.com

A Bed Fit For a Future King

chrisjordan — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:04:00 GMT

What child wouldn't love to sleep in this loft bed? The Prince Charming Castle Bed would be a great addition to a castle themed bedroom.

The top is sized to fit a twin mattress. Numerous little cubbies to store those must keep treasures of the moment.

Available at Eco-Furniture for $1495

Drool on This: Haba Garden Chalet Bed

Mir — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:02:00 GMT

If money were no object, this Garden Chalet Bed (available at Oompa toys) from Haba would be every little wannabe-princess' dream come true. From the fabric rose vines down to the pouch for "special treasures," it could be the ultimate girly oasis. Unfortunately, at nearly $1,700 (that's without the actual mattress, by the way), for most of us it will have to remain a dream.