I fell in love with this crib at first sight. It was beautiful and sturdy and convertible to a toddler bed, day bed, and full size bed. I thought it would be a piece of furniture we would treasure for years to come.

Alas, our love affair came to an end shortly after purchase. Pieces were cracked and broken upon delivery, so we had to have it redelivered. Same thing with the second crib, and we ended up picking and choosing pieces from the two cribs to make one. This didn't exactly inspire our confidence in the manufacturer of this crib.

Shortly after the crib was assembled we realized that we couldn't properly and safely attach a bumper or a mobile. And the front rail is stationary so you can't raise and lower it. This isn't a problem when you place a seven pound infant on the highest mattress setting; quite another story when you're trying to lay a 20-pound sleeping baby on the lowest setting.

The wood is soft and dents easily...my baby loved to chew on the rail when she was teething, and there are no plastic guards for crib rails as thick as the ones on this crib.

When you convert to a toddler bed, the rail only comes to the top of mattress, and after-market safety rails don't fit. We don't have the full-size conversion kit, but I hear they are difficult to come by.

It does make me sad that there were so many disappointments and frustrations with this crib, because it is absolutely gorgeous, truly one of the most beautiful cribs I've seen. I guess the moral of this story is, looks aren't everything!