So, we ordered baby furniture last week. It took me a long time to find furniture that I liked. I knew I didn't want anything white or super traditional... That's just not my style... it's too baby-like (I know, I know, he's a baby... I just don't like it). I wanted something a little more natural, rustic, kinda vintage. I checked out all the usual suspects including Pottery Barn, Land of Nod (Crate and Barrel's kiddie furniture), Bellini (NYC institution), etc... and finally decided that Restoration Hardware was the place for me. Their stuff is beautiful, well made and not exorbitantly expensive.
There were a few different styles that I had a hard time choosing between. Ultimately, hubby and I both decided that we liked The Emelia collection... It's a beautiful French gray color, unlike anything I had ever seen before... I had some concerns that it was a little girly for my little guy, but figured that, well, he is a baby. I also showed it to my mom, colleague S and hubby many times and we all agreed that it was great. I placed the order and was done.
The next day I was at J's office and his wife / my friend A came by with baby H and then my hubby came... Me, hubby, J, A and baby H were going to have dinner... We were all huddled around my desk and I asked A what she thought of the furniture. Always honest, she told me that she thought it was a bit girly and that the Emelia collection was what she had selected if she had a little girl. She goes on to ask us if we read the description on the website... I realized I didn't and neither did hubby... We just looked at the pictures. So, we go to the restoration baby and child website and read the description of the Emelia line. We see words like "feminine grace" and then A suggests using the zoom tool to take a closer look of the furniture (something we hadn't done before)... We uncover flowers etched in the wood and hubby starts to freak. We ordered our little boy girls furniture... OMG OMG OMG... we have to cancel it. Granted, I didn't notice the flowers or the "feminine grace" descriptor, or even that with a name like Emelia, it was more geared for a girl, I was thoroughly annoyed... Hubby had examined this furniture over and over, gave his blessing, even after I had mentioned that I thought it was a little girly. His defense... I just don't really pay attention... Typical!
We both agreed that we didn't want our boy to have girl furniture, so despite spending 45 minutes on the phone the previous night ordering everything, I picked up the phone and called Restoration Hardware and canceled the order... Luckily, it was no problem at all. And we decided to move forward with The Kenwood... a collection that we all deemed to be more masculine. And it was a bit less expensive, so it all worked out!
