When choosing furniture for a beloved child, adults evaluate its safety, convenience for the baby and practicality of use. A transformable children's bed would be an excellent solution.
Modern furniture production offers an impressive variety of types of transformable beds for newborns and older children.
Advantages of the transformer model
A transformable crib for newborns has the following advantages:
- It can be adjusted to the baby's growth, which ensures longer use.
- The built-in chest of drawers allows you to neatly store all your baby clothes and bottles.
- The bed is equipped with sides that prevent the baby from falling out of it during sleep.
- Large range of sizes.
- Some models are already equipped with mattresses.
- A changing table can also be built into the crib, which will help save money and expand the amount of free space.
- Having a pendulum will help your child fall asleep faster.
- Financial inclusion.
- Space saving.
- Durability.
- Aesthetics.
In addition, assembling a transformable crib is not particularly difficult and anyone can do it.
Materials
There are many types, but not all are so safe. There can be several of them in one design. They must be natural. The child will chew on the grate or edge. You need to find out what kind of paint coating it is (water-based or not).
Wood is a very good option, harmless and safe. These beds are well ventilated. The material has hypoallergenic properties and retains heat. Solid beech, cherry, unpainted oak are some of the best and most durable species.
Metal is also a harmless material. Very strong and durable. There is a drawback - it is cold. Also keep in mind that hitting metal and wood are two different things. This crib needs soft sides.
- Laminated chipboards (LDSP). They are cheap and durable. The characteristics are similar to wood. However, resins are added during production, which can negatively affect the baby’s health. Check if the product has a quality certificate.
- Plastic. Its advantage is a light bed. This is a durable material, but the most unsafe. Toxic substances are added during production. This applies to careless manufacturers.
Transformable crib with chest of drawers
This model belongs to modular furniture. As you can see in the photo of the transforming crib, the chest of drawers can be placed to the left or right of the bed. The wardrobe and sleeping area are usually combined by a long drawer located at the bottom of the product. As the child grows, the bars and chest of drawers are removed, thereby expanding the size of the bed.
This type of sleeping place is attractive because it allows you not to rack your brains about where the baby will sleep when he grows up.
In addition, such a transforming crib is very interesting from a design point of view, since it brings variety to the interior. The downside is the inability to adjust the height of the sides.
Beautiful examples
- A charming 3-in-1 transforming cradle, painted in a mint shade and complemented by a light light canopy, will look harmonious against the background of light walls and expensive furniture with carved elements or stucco.
- A classic snow-white round crib will sparkle with new colors if you decorate it with a translucent canopy, light bed linen and many pillows in brown, white-turquoise or black-and-white. This stylish design will easily fit into many interiors, especially if they are made in “warm” colors.
In the next video you will find a review of the 6 in 1 round transforming crib “Seventh Heaven”.
Bed with pendulum system
A transformable crib with a pendulum allows you to lull your baby to sleep without making any special effort. The pendulum mechanism is triggered by a slight movement of the bed. Its work can also be caused by the child himself, tossing and turning in his sleep. In some models, the pendulums are equipped with an anti-cry function.
Beds with a pendulum system may not have additional devices. Their service life can reach 3 years. If you lower the bottom of such models, they can replace the playpen.
If there is a storage system under the pendulum, it can be removed as the child grows up, thereby changing the height at which the sleeping place is located.
The average service life of such a bed will increase to 5 years. And models with a removable cabinet and a pendulum mechanism can be used for up to 12 years.
What materials are used in the production of children's furniture?
A variety of materials are used for production: metal, wood, MDF. The main requirement is safety for the baby.
The best choice is a wooden crib made of birch, alder, maple, and pine. As for the latter, this is an economical option. Products made from solid pine are cheaper, but the wood is not hard and durable and quickly scratches, losing its aesthetic appearance.
Important! When choosing lacquered furniture for a children's room, the products should not emit a strong odor. A product that smells may be hazardous to health.
Parents in their reviews of baby cots do not recommend choosing glued cradles made of plywood or wood board. The presence of glue makes such products toxic, and therefore dangerous for a fragile tiny organism.
Crib with changing table and chest of drawers
The simplest beds are equipped with a folding changing table attached to one of the backs. For some models, it can continue to be a place to sleep.
Another option for the location of the changing table is the top surface of the chest of drawers. In this case, you need to pay special attention to the reliability of the fence.
A transformable crib with a changing table will be an excellent choice for young mothers, since it combines two of the most necessary things for a child.
Oval transformable bed
Such designs are distinguished by elegance and style. Here are other advantages of an oval transformable crib:
- compactness;
- increased safety due to the absence of sharp corners;
- ease of use;
- functionality (can combine the functions of a cradle, playpen, bed, sofa, chair with a table).
