Table and chairs

[toothfairy]

DD is 18 months and I'm wanting to get her a little table and chairs soon. What do you have and like?


Amy

[MamaMolly]

I have a little one from IKEA called the SVALA. I think it was about $40 It came with 2 chairs, and is unfinished. It is really cute and DD (22 mos.) loves it even though it is a little big for her. (Her feet don't quite touch the floor when she sits in it.) She uses it every day for crafts or coloring.

I stink at links, but I'll give it a shot. www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/87474709

[Mommy Of A Little Angel]

We have a different Ikea one:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20072816

Matches the easel nicely and for the price I won't feel bad no matter what DD ends up doing with it, kwim? We have had it since Christmas and it is still going strong!

[maylips]

I second the IKEA SVALA. We just got the set for her and while it is a little big right now, she LOVES it. And I love that if she scratches it up, I won't have a coronary.

Am planning to eventually paint the top with chalkboard paint...

[catpagmo]

My DD has a table and chair set from PBK. It's very sturdy, and seems to be real good quality. It is used many times a day.

We got it from the in-laws. I personally wouldn't have paid the price.;) You could probably find a good used set on Craigslist.

[DrSally]

I'm looking too, and have yet to find anything on CL. Did you guys stain or paint your Svala table/chairs? I like this one at target for our decor, but am waiting for free shipping:

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=huc_ic_1_img/602-7276707-6778238?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000IHJESY&nodeID=&merchantID=A1VC38T7YXB528

[awoodm]

We currently have the first one that was mentioned from IKEA. I have not been pleased with the way it's held up over time, but IMO you get what you pay for ;) . Since I only spent around $20 for it I am not real heartbroken. I have found though that the white laminate peels up easily and it's difficult to keep clean as stuff can hide in the crevices. The chairs still look great though.

I actually just broke down and ordered this one: http://www.allchildrensfurniture.com/KidKraft-26641-KK1209.html but have yet to recieve it (just ordered it yesterday). I searched around on the web and they seemed to have consistently lower prices than anywhere else.They have a huge selection, I chose this one b/c it is larger than most kids tables and I want my son to be able to use it for quite awhile. They also had free shipping and do not charge tax, so that was a bonus. HTH.

Anna

[ellies mom]

We have an IKEA tabletop with the short wooden legs. All together, the table cost about $50. Our chairs came from DD's school when they got new ones but we will probably pick up some IKEA chairs at some point.

I really like the kidkraft avalon table but the IKEA route was cheaper and easier so we went with that.

[MMMommy]

This thread was recently posted in the Bargains lounge and talks about some cute sets on sale at surlatable.com:

http://www.windsorpeak.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=297075