Bunk Beds can be fun pieces of furniture in children’s rooms and give great sleeping options. Like any furniture purchase, picking out a bunk bed that is right for your child and your child’s room is important. Bunk Beds are excellent at bringing in different sleeping options that can allow for multiple children to sleep together in one room, or can just be a space saving option that helps give more floor play area to the room.

Over the past several years, Bunk Beds have changed quite a bit offering children and parents numerous options. What used to be a simple bunk bed, has transformed in to Tri-bunk beds, all-in-one bunk beds that have desks built in and has even brought in Loft Beds that can have a bed on top and space below. Lots of options, now we just need to figure our which bed is right for the room and right for your children.

The Biggest Mistakes made in bunk bed selection:

1. The age of children - in my experience, probably the biggest mistake that parents make with bunk beds is that they try to put bunk beds in children’s rooms when they are too young. Continue Reading »

I’ve carefully chosen the lines we carry at Pippin McGee and wanted to share with you the reasons I chose Stanley Young America furniture as one of the manufacturer’s whose lines we proudly carry. This will also give you an insight into what to look for when you are trying to choose a manufacturer or brand of products for your children’s furniture needs.

With a long standing name like Stanley Furniture, it was a natural for them to decide to get in to the children’s furniture. Why not, they already made quality furniture at a great value, they had all of the production in place, and great people that continue to bring a family environment to the company and great leaders at the helm that can see that parents want their children to have the very best. The next step was how to do it properly. Many furniture companies have jumped in to the children’s furniture end, but not many have done it to the extent that Stanley Young America has by making sure that they have met and exceeded the safety guidelines as well as setting numerous standards in the industry like: Continue Reading »

It might seem like a diaper bag is the most trivial of items to consider when you are having a baby, but actually the diaper bag can be a great accessory to making your life easy at staying on the go. Your diaper bag purchase is actually one of the fun items that you get to choose among all of the other decisions that have to be made when having a baby.

Not all diaper bags are created equal. When considering a diaper bag, you will want to keep in mind several thoughts that will help you narrow down on the perfect or ideal diaper bag. The ideal diaper bag will be a well-made diaper bag that has different compartments that allow for easy access of bottles, keys, wipes and diapers. The ultimate diaper bag will be stylish, yet will also have great function making finding a pacifier easy or grabbing a bottle while staying on the go easy.

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Choosing the proper stroller for your family can be an overwhelming task at times. When you walk into a store and see numerous brands of strollers all lined up–how are you supposed to know which stroller is right for your lifestyle? Your lifestyle is actually the key to finding the right stroller. Figuring out how the stroller will best fit into your life is the key. Any time we start showing strollers to parents or grandparents at our store, the first question is: “What do you do on a daily basis?”

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The purpose of a stroller is to keep you mobile and your little one comfortable and secure as you stay on the go. So, the first place to start is determining what you want the stroller to do. Are you a jogger, or do you like to walk outside a lot? Or, are you more of a shopper hitting the malls? Each one of these questions helps determine which stroller will work best for you. Continue Reading »