Storkcraft Portofino Convertible Converts Adjustable Reviews Summary

Assembly

Pros:

• "I put this together by myself in about 2 hours, with my husband helping for another 30 minutes to get the mattress based and final rails set up."
• "It only took about two hours."
• "It is beautiful and it came with all of the parts."
• "The instructions that came with the crib were actually very good in my opinion, better than the ones I found on the company website."
• "Simple to assemble if you organize everything first."
• "It took me about 2 hours to assemble this. Well-written instruction and good quality crib."
• "It took my cousin and I maybe 2 hours max and it’s so sturdy and convenient!"

Cons:

• "The drawers are unstable and will fall out if not handled with care... And it is quite difficult to put together (took two days)."
• "Cons is that it was a real pain to assemble."
• "Was not easy to assemble. things were not numbered, some pieces are not even mentioned in the booklet."
• "The only issues we had with it were that the pieces were not labeled and my husband and to spend extra time when putting it together to figure out which piece was which."
• "Assembly was a little more challenging than IKEA but not difficult."
• "Most everything was not marked so you had to guess and figure out pieces."
• "The only downfall of this crib is that the pieces and tools weren't labeled and the instructions were a little hard to follow."

Safety & Design

Pros:

• "This crib was $100 cheaper than a very similar one at a baby store, with much better safety reviews."
• "This is a very lovely crib. Would recommend this crib to anyone! Very happy!"
• "It's solid wood and has a lot of parts."
• "The crib does exactly what it was intended to do and overall looks nice."
• "It's a beautiful and well made crib, and it's very sturdy."
• "This crib is all that it appears to be and is advertised as."
• "The crib itself is sturdy and looks great."

Cons:

• "The changing table is very very small and can only be used for the first few months, also the bars of the bed are not standard, the baby's foot can pass through and get stuck in the middle of the night."
• "The crib itself is pretty, but made very cheaply."
• "It is totally not worth the price. Terrible!"
• "The crib when unpacked had several nicks scratches and dents."
• "The changer part is TOO SHORT."
• "The drawers are unstable and will fall out if not handled with care. This is not safe for babies as the drawers can fall out on them."
• "The front rail is two pieces held in at the ends with short dowel rods and nothing that holds them together in the middle, leaving a small crack that can pinch little fingers when they get big enough to stand."

Smell & Chemical Concerns

Pros:

• "I am happy to announce no toxic smell at all, not even a little."
• "Ours did not smell - contrary to all the previous reviews."
• "My crib only smells like wood, there is no bad chemical smell!"
• "Unlike other reviews, I didn't notice any smell at all and I am very sensitive to smells."
• "THERE WAS NO SMELL. It smelled like wood and paint."
• "The nursery still smells like wood stain."
• "The wood has a 'new bed' smell as expected."