Our first baby was not exactly born into a dream-home-set-up situation. No, the little bundle of joy made her arrival as a pleasant - if shock - surprise at a time when we were for various reasons living in very stupidly-chosen temporary accommodation (eg. while our at that stage, totally decrepit 'proper house' was getting fixed up to a standard which wouldn't give a building regulations inspector a heart attack). When the baby came me and my partner and were squeezed into a not-even-one-bedroom flat in London - a genuine, if not-very-manky bed-sit, no less. Working under the assumption that for much of our evolutionary history as a species, human beings ...  Read the complete review

As first time parents on a budget- with not one 'hand me down' to look forward to- we had to tighten the old belt in a few departments. On rummaging round IKEA early on in my pregnancy, I remembered that the cots on display looked nice enough, so persuaded my husband that we should go back to have a closer look (both he and his wallet were more than willing to do so). We chose the LEKSVIK cot more or less straight away. That said- the choice on display was pretty limited- it was this or a blue one which wasn't to our taste at all. Given that we knew ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about anything to do with baby furniture, and bought this cot on what was ore or less a whim- we ...  Read the complete review

I am reviewing the Leksvik Cot from Ikea. When setting up the nursery for our son we wanted to ensure we were getting the best value for money. Just because he is our first child gave us no reason to unnecessarily splurge money - after all I was about to go on maternity leave. Ikea had just opened in the area so we took a look around. I fell in love with the gender neutral colour of the furniture. My husband didn't want white as our house is magnolia! The wood is a lovely mid brown colour and perfect for either gender and also makes the room feel lovely a warm too! The cot does have fixed sides which I felt was fine while my ...  Read the complete review

When our first child was born we were not in the best of financial situations so buying a family heirloom of a cot was out of the question we needed cheap and simple but we did not fancy the gamble of going to argos or somewhere similar as they are famous for bad quality furniture and usually there's no way of telling until you get home. We decide to try ikea as a friend had a lovely cot which she bought for a very reasonable price from them. The baby section is brilliant with plenty of cot options all of which come with their own range of accessories and in some cases bedroom furniture. We went for a lovely plain white cot which matched ...  Read the complete review

While I was pregnant I spent a long time looking for a cot. I intend on keeping my daughter in my bedroom for 6 months before moving her into her own room. Initially I wanted a cot bed with drawers underneath but after seeing the size of some of the models on display I decided I didn't have enough room to fit one in my bedroom and started looking for something smaller. I was browsing in Ikea when I came across the 'Gulliver' cot. It comes in white and also pine. What I liked about the cot was the price. I didn't have a budget but I didn't want to spend an unneccesary amount of money on a cot. The cot costs £60.26. You have to buy a matress separately. ...  Read the complete review