Nursery Rocker Dilemma

It's not easy to find a rocker for the nursery that works well for a small space and a small budget, and is a little on the modern side.

I had originally thought I would buy one of these Eames-style rockers. They're affordable, minimal and I see them cropping up all over the 'net. You can pick one up for around $100-$150 and in theory, they are great. I just worry about overall comfort and the fear of buying a chair neither one of us will want to sit in. And, since we'd have to order it online, there would be no test run to see if we liked it before buying.

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I know the IKEA Poang chair is popular as well. It comes in a variety of different fabrics and ranges from $69-$299, depending on the fabric you choose (the version below is $99). It's not 100% my style, but does fit overall with budget, size and comfort.

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Today when shopping for other furniture online at CB2, I came across the Curtis rocker. I like its simple, clean lines. At $299 it's on the high-end of my budget, but not outrageously expensive.

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For months there was absolutely no debate in my mind: we would get the Eames-style rocker and call it a day. But now that I'm beginning to have my doubts, it opens up a huge can of worms for me.

What other rockers are out there that work well for small spaces, are comfortable and are under $300? Please share!

A Koo Baby...One Day...Maybe?

One day, yes, there will be a Koo baby. He or she will be 50% Korean and 100% adorable, without a doubt. I keep my post-wedding-OMG-I-want-a-baby fever suppressed most of the time. And yes, yes, people tell me that I'm young (but wtf does that mean? I'm 28 not 19!) and we were just married. That is true, we were just married. So we shall wait until the time is right.

So while I suppress my desire to add another Koo to the craziness, I've still mentally rearranged our condo for the day we do decide to bring a very special addition into the home. With a smallish two bedroom that also needs to have space for a home office, we're going to have to get creative.

Today on Ohdeedoh I came across....drum roll please...The Koo! It's like someone knew us and decided to design a piece of furniture that would fit our design style while also addressing our space issues. And then, to top it all off, they named it after us. Sweet.

The Koo is a bassinet...

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...turned rocker! Genius.

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I'm assuming that most people would not realize the amazingness of this, but I don't have kids yet and even I know that city babies don't always get big, luxurious bedrooms. We will need furniture that can pull double duty.

The Koo isn't on sale yet, but since it's a sleek, modern piece of furniture that I really like, I'm sure it will cost like a million dollars. Maybe I'll be lucky and by the time I actually have a baby to put in it, The Koo will be copied by The IKEA. But in the meantime, you can check out the status here.

Have you seen a piece of baby furniture that is more ingenious than The Koo? Please share! Bonus points if the furniture is named "The Laura" or "The Steve."