I really like these cribs. I saw one the other day in an oak color & it was beautiful too. They seem to run around $100 give or take. I've also seen many on Craigslist.

I brought a beautiful JL crib from Walmart with a free foam mattress for $150 about six months ago. It was a steal - the same make/model was around $300 at Babies R Us. I so wanted a new sturdy clean looking crib and had to coax my hubby into the deal. They look very sweet and I intend to keep hold of it.......

Our old $400 plus Simmons crib had the blue and maple trim and I hated it. The drop side was noisy and then the replacement plastic slide-in contraption is just ugly. But 11 years ago their was so little choice and all baby items just cost more.........

Hubby wanted our 5th child ( and 4th girl) to sleep in the Simmons crib and I just revolted. To say I am sick of looking at this old crib is an understatement ( aparently we have to hold onto it as it is a 'treasure').

So looking at these sweet nurseries/bedrooms is just a joy to me and the effort and love and care shown is just fab !

I love the look of these cribs too - and yeah, like skeemer said, they're a dime a dozen on Craigslist. We had one for my second child and only spent $40 on it buying it off of CL - a little sanding and paint and it was perfect!

I adore these cribs. We have an IKEA Gulliver but my mom still has the Jenny Lind that both I and my brother used. It gets used now at Grandma's house.

The Jenny Lind crib is utterly charming and I designed my nursery around one specifically because all of the wonderful room tours I've seen here that feature the Jenny Lind! They look refreshingly sweet compared to the hard lines of most modern cribs. I also like the fact that they LOOK like a traditional crib vs. the convertible cribs that are all the rage these days. While shopping for nursery decor, I also noticed that most catalogs and online retailers use the Jenny Lind to "model" their bedding, probably because it's such an appealing classic!

Just an FYI that the Jenny Lind cribs had some major recalls in the last few years. I forget which models, but be careful of the ones you get off of Craigslist. I'm sure the ones that are still for sale online are fine, but the older craigslist ones, be careful.

I don't know where people are finding nice new ones. All I saw were shoddy cheap looking drop-side ones. I so wanted one! I was afraid of the used ones as they seemed to be drop-sides too. Ended up with a free Ikea Snigular which was fine.

I didn't realize the Jenny Lind was so versatile. Love it in all these wonderful nurseries!

Had a jenny lind in the vacation house, painted white.
Had a diaper explorer. Had a lot of detail work to clean up after one particularly artistic paint job, done in shades of brown. Think about it. The wall was easy. The spindles, not so much.

I have purchased two JL cribs: one in white and one most recently in cherry (for baby number 3 as baby number 2 is still using the white one!). I love them. I think they lend themselves to just about any design aesthetic. I used the white one in rooms with a more modern vibe and am going a bit more traditional with the cherry. I too dislike the popular convertible cribs. i wanted something that was traditionally baby.

for anyone who has painted one of these cribs - do you find that paint scratches off around the drop mechanisms?
I have purchased one of these style cribs in Australia and want to paint it but not sure if its going to get very scratched up after the hard work of painting it :s

Here's another one from your archives:
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/nursery-tours/nursery-tour-a-tale-of-two-sisters-053378

We loved our Jenny Lind. Our girls are in big beds now, though. Here's an update on our "nursery":
http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2010/09/the-girls-rooms.html

Oops.
http://pennycarnival.typepad.com/penny_carnival/2010/09/the-girls-rooms.html

@ c.m. - we didn't actually use the drop side mechanism at all, so I'm not sure if the paint would chip. I do imagine though that if you're using the drop side on a regular basis it would probably wear at the paint. But, you might find out that you don't actually need to use it anyway! Good luck!

I love the Jenny Lind-style crib but I agree with erinmck12--any Jenny Lind-styles have been recalled. Check the recall status online before purchasing one used. Also, be sure you have all the parts. Contact the manufacturer directly if any are missing. Most manufacturers will supply replacement parts free of charge. If you don't have all the parts and can't get replacements from the manufacturer--don't use it.

I love the Jenny Lind crib, so sad they don't sell them in Europe though!!

We have a Jenny Lind style crib, and very modern nurseries -- used it for both my son and daughter -- so I am totally convinced.

Our crib is painted a glossy distressed turquoise; for my daughter, it was paired with a custom-built Netto-style changing table (the cabinet-maker who built our kitchen cabinets made it), pale lavenderish walls, deep purple shade, dark wenge-like floors, and a huge flokati rug. For my son, it is paired with black walls, a rug made of recycled t-shirts in primary colours, the same dressers, and white shelves filled with vignettes of favourite books and toys.

Unfortunately, the crib had one of the plastic drop-side mechanisms. We never used the drop-side though, and immobilized it. Right now, it has a toddler bed side instead.

I've always loved that crib; it was the first crib I ever saw (at Plain Jane Kids, which used to be on the UWS), and was much, much cheaper than the designer cribs that have become so popular.

I love ours--we got the Million Dollar Baby one from Giggle and it's very sturdy, though the drop-side is noisy so I don't use it.

I, too, am really tired of the straight-modern look, and this is an easy place to bring in something more idiosyncratic. Plus lots of air circulation for baby.

I love them painted, I wish I would have had the time!

PS--Did you know Jenny Lind was a popular opera singer in the 1800's and many products were named in her honor?

I too love the JL crib. When I decide to have baby #4 I do want a convertable crib though. I will try to find one more traditional and less modern though. I jus tlike the idea of buying one piece of furntiure and being done, and since the next baby will probably be the last, I can't see buying a crib that I won't be able to use again.

Giggle makes the Jenny Lind with no drop side and has a conversion kit: http://www.giggle.com/eng/product/jenny_lind_style_crib/5047

I love, love, love the JL crib. One of our boys had it. So pretty! I mean, handsome. ;)

Anyone know of a retailer that sells this style of crib in Canada?