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It's really beautiful, but my first reaction is concern about the diminished air circulation... Can't think of any other solid-sided cribs -- there is probably a good reason for that, one having to do with safety regulations.

Seriously, this is why most cabinet makers will not build you a crib -- there are so many safety regulations with respect to cribs, that one-offs are a mine-field of issues.

While I understand with the drive to create something beautiful, make a crib to your liking, children are in cribs for such a short time that I would invest that money and time in art work or furniture for their older selves, and just go with a proven safe, aesthetically unoffensive, and pocketbook kind GULLIVER. It's just not worth the risk.

Sorry, but that looks like a box that has no airflow. The studies on SIDS may indicate that breathing issues or lack of air exchange may be involved--hence the injunction to avoid fluffy bedding. I guess it looks cool, but there's no way I'd put my baby to sleep in that thing.

you could use a cardboard box and get the same effect.. scary.

Looks like a Skinner box. I don't think it's beautiful, it's still obviously plywood. And as the others have said, the lack of airflow is a bad thing.

I think the smaller holes maybe aren't covered???
Looks pretty clunky overall.

I agree with previous posters, and it also looks scarily claustrophobia inducing. I just think that the changing table bit makes it too dark and enclosed.
I hope they made the bed height adjustable too-- I can't imagine having to reach over that thing to pick up or lay down a tiny newborn.

i agree with the above but i have to add...

are you serious? you couldn't afford a crib you liked so you made one? i have seen the pictures of this house, i am sure they could have gotten a Stokke or Oeuf crib.

I don't think they gave much thought to the baby when they designed this thing. The larger holes will need to be covered over as soon as it starts becoming more mobile, and then it's just a big box with air holes. I wouldn't even put a dog in a solid-sided box with air holes...

I don't think it's beautiful, either. I think it looks like a bad DIY job by someone without carpentry skills.

Sorry. The bear is cute, but there's a reason why normal cribs don't have big holes cut in their sides.

I think it looks great.

asinner, the larger holes are covered in plastic, so the baby won't fall out.

i think so long as there's a ceiling fan or something in the room, there will be plenty of air...

Ahh - well that's a relief. I still don't like it, but then again, I'm big on open spaces, huge windows and expansive views. This makes me claustrophobic just looking at it.

i think this is an amazing piece of DIY! i could never make anything like that.
clausterphobics: it's not made for big folks that have the vision for expansive views and open spaces, babies like to feel secure and closed in.
I'd like a few more of the big holes, though.

i think it looks amazing! Cribs are so ugly generally. :)

I think you could put some sort of fine mesh in place of the plastic covering in the holes and get that much needed airflow while still being safe. I think that it looks great.

Beautiful! The plywood "natural" look is in people!

not really a fan. nothing about it looks like something I'd want to place my baby inside of - I echo the previous comments that were concerned about airflow. It's cool looking but that's about it.

You want a budget solution to expensive cribs?





Cosleep!

Nothing's cheaper or easier than a family bed.

...and just another observation: we adults like and appreciate wood grain, but babies don't -- it is not exactly stimulating for them. So this is also like a sensory deprivation box...

So, I presume that the box across the top that is holding books is not something that stays there when the child is in the crib, just like with the snap on changing tables called rail riders or something similar, or like the changing table on a pack and play. So that lets in more light and air.

However, I would still worry about ventilation personally. You could adjust and add a fan to the room. You could probably also add additional air holes if you found breathability to be an issue. I do wonder though, given how far down the mattress is, if this is for an older baby, like a year or more. In which case, SIDS isn't an issue.

Anyway, I kind of like the look generally, but I don't think I would want a crib in that style.

I think it looks cool, but here's a DIY option that seems safer for air circulation: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/08/jail-cell-to-modern-baby-crib.html

Like everyone else has said, my first reaction to this was "Wow, what about air-circulation???" I live in Quebec, and there is a big push here from the hospitals to ban bumper pads because of SIDS, so I can't imagine what the nurse would've said if she saw this in my nursery when she came for a visit! (picture passed-out nurse on the floor)

That said, I do appreciate the work that went into this, and I think this design-style would make for a very cool toy box.