It's time to let the crib go. Your baby has grown up, and no longer sleeps in a crib—and is getting too big for the toddler bed. It's time to shop for a real bed, a nice twin frame with maybe a bedside table to go next to it.
For the devoted modernist or anyone who wants some well-designed kids furniture without a lot of embellishments, TrueModern has created a great line of dressers, beds, and bookshelves.
We especially like the platform bed, that has really simple yet strong lines, and the sprightly little bedside table that comes with orange, green, or blue painted trim.
The pieces are made of real wood, then coated with a nontoxic finish. Everything's appealing, but authentic—nothing looks like it's trying too hard to be trendy. And we think the furnishings would last well into the teen years, so it would be money well spent.
Available through the company's website, and also at Giggle.
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$689 for that bed? Yowzer. Defintely no jumping, kids.
I'd love to find a modern twin bed frame, but my budget tops out at around $250-$300.
I have also been looking for a modern twin bed frame that is reasonably priced, $200-$400, for my son.
Room and Board has a nice kids' twin frame for $399, you can check it out here:
http://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/collection.do?method=get&id=377450&cat=96
Hope that helps. It's hard to find great modern pieces at reasonable prices, but we'll keep trying to find them for The Nursery!
Amazon has a very simple solid wood platform for $109.
http://www.amazon.com/Solid-Wood-Platform-Bed-unfinished/dp/B00075S7NU/sr=8-3/qid=1171393600/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-1408925-9210215?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden
thanks for the help! i am actually trying to decide whether to go straight to the twin bed from the crib or to do the toddler bed in between? i feel like the toddler bed might be a waste of money because he won't be using if for long.
Hey, don't forget about IKEA! Lots of frugal bed options there both in the kids furniture department and in the regular furniture.