Is this the kind of crib that 'grows' with the child?

not at all. to me it looks like the mini Master Crib! Looks killer. excuse the expression. lol

Is it meant to come off to convert to a toddler bed? Parents tend to be practical, so not needing another price of furniture in two years is a selling point. I can't tell why there seem to be two layers of bedding though?

I think you're overthinking. I like it.

It converts into a day bed, toddler bed and full size bed. The double layer of bedding is probably a crib skirt. If you didn't have that then you'd be able to see the slats that hold up the mattress (the mattress is adjustable and is made to be moved from the top position down as the child grows for safety). To convert into toddler bed, etc there is a different front rail that you purchase.

Ok, I think with the bedding and internal-crib-skirt the same color it won't even be noticeable. Just had another thought: see it in person and imagine walking up to it in darkness. Do you stub your toe as you put baby down?

Just don't dress your baby in black and white stripes!! It looks great, enjoy

I would stub my toe every time.

Hmm... The toe stubbing is a good point...

Lol I have a crib that goes all the way to the floor and I have never stubbed my toe :). It looks great!

Really @tomash? That's reassuring! Thanks!

Overthinking it. It is beautiful

Really :). Here is a pic of the nursery. It's a small room and I still never hit my toe! Haha.

@ Kathi-- I agree. We can always sell it down the road in that case. It's not expensive, thankfully! And honestly, I have yet to see a crib these days that doesn't convert.

Got ours for our granddaughter at......WalMart of all places!! IKEA has an awesome one also. Each are about $100 plus $60 for the mattress.

You should have seen my sister and I lugging the bed (unassembled in the box) and the mattress thru Wal Mart!!! We were laughing hysterically!!

It's a great bed. You can have thicker bedding (double mattress thickness) while you need it to reach the baby and remove a layer when the child becomes a toddler. The matching chest of drawers would be a good choice, too.

Kathi Steele, I had to laugh at the idea of an 8 year old telling his or her parents that they need to redecorate their bedroom.

But, both of my boys at about that age asked about "doing something with this room!!" So....we did!!! They were at the stage that they felt like it was a little babyish.

I stand corrected.

I like the look. The solid back mimics the headboard look on a regular bed. I think the only thing to consider is you may lose storage space underneath you might have with a raised crib.

I think it is a fabulous crib! Personally, I am not a fan of the rolling storage drawer under s crib.

How do you get the baby outsince the sides don’t drop down/

Patricia - I asked this same question on a similar post and was informed that drop down sides are now illegal/deemed unsafe, instead the mattress can be installed at higher/lower levels as baby grows. A lot has changed in the 23 yrs since I first became a parent!

I bought a similar convertible crib with the full conversion kit (sometimes they stop manufacturing the line so it's better to purchase up front and store) When it was time to convert, the huge footboard just looked ridiculous and not to mention stuck out so much that it looked dangerous. The bed was so high off the ground that we needed a bunky board and had just bought a new low profile box spring. We figured with a bunky board the footboard is going to look even more massive. Sold it on Craigslist and will be buying a regular full size frame. The conversion rails are extra and we basically wasted our money.

Drop down cribs are dangerous and are no longer in production. The mattress can be lowered and raised with the bottom support frame. But it's still requires a lot of reaching in with those higher massive panels like in the OP's image.

This was mine

Here's a picture ( not mine since mine had slats in headboard) of how massive the footboard looks.

Here is the kind of frame (footboard and size wise) we are looking for now. Something where we don't have to worry about our son hitting when he jumps on the bed.

Making a bed with a huge footboard like S Mistry shows is a pain in the @#&. Used to have similar on our bed and hated it. Especially with a child who you would want to be able to teach to make his own bed, I think I would avoid such a thing.