Most of these manufacturers require several weeks’ lead time, up to 12 weeks in most cases. You’ll be able to order these online direct from the manufacturer or shop directly from a local baby shop.

These manufacturers make some of the best nursery furniture available.

Manufactured outside of Asia, preferably. Because there are cases where furniture made in Asia has been found to contain lead, it’s best to select a manufacturer outside of Asia – preferably one that makes their furniture in the US, Canada, or Europe.

I would rather you buy a Greenguard Gold-certified crib that contains MDF or plywood than buy a crib without this certification. I would personally never buy a crib that does not have this certification. Manufacturers that obtain the Greenguard Gold certification meet the strictest standards for indoor air quality and chemical composition for furniture their furniture is tested for over 10,000 chemicals and more than 360 VOCs in a state-of-the-art steel chamber setting.

GREENGUARD Gold certification. This is important! Whenever possible, find Greenguard GOLD certified furniture items to ensure clean indoor air quality in your baby’s room.

If you’re handy, you can also buy something unfinished and finish it with no-voc paint. When furniture is painted, it can give off toxic fumes, so to avoid this, look for unfinished furniture or find products painted with low-VOC finishes (or no-VOC if available, although the standards for “no-VOC” really mean that the item is just “low-VOC” below a certain threshold - but it’s still better!).

Low-VOC paints. VOC stands for volatile organic compound, which are essentially toxic chemicals that are unstable and migrate into the air.

Look for cribs and furniture made only with real wood (not engineered wood, MDF, composite board, or particleboard) so that you can ensure your furniture was made without the use of glues and chemicals.

Solid wood construction. It’s important to select nursery furniture manufactured from solid wood because you don’t want furniture that’s made with glues, formaldehyde, and veneers.

What to Look for When Buying Non-Toxic Baby Furniture That’s why I’ve compiled this guide to buying non-toxic baby furniture. This is one important way you can truly create a gentle nursery for your baby. It’s important that the nursery furniture and other items in the baby’s room won’t off-gas harmful and toxic VOCs and chemicals. Looking past the design, however, what truly matters is safety.

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