J. Jeannine's Profile

Wish we hadn't purchased:
- crib (all 4 kids have slept with us or on a futon mattress in our bedroom until they got their own beds); agree with the pp who said a king-sized bed would have been a much better investment
- breast pump, nipple shields (wait and see how things go first if you're planning to bf)
- baby towels
- baby bathtub
- cloth nappies
- diaper bag (a big purse or backpack works fine)
- most toys (esp. anything with lights and/or sounds)

Never had a changing table and never missed it (a basket or tote can hold spare nappies, wipes, cream, etc.)

Don't know if Mercadier products are available where you are (http://mercadier.fr/Beton-Cire-Mercadier.html), but their concrete flooring comes in a fantastic range of colours. It can be used by anyone with a little experience. -- Pick something that contrasts with the wood floor upstairs but goes with your other colours. In our last house, we had light-ish wood upstairs and a salmon colour concrete floor downstairs.