Update July 2018:So a couple years, a cross country and conversion kit later, this was an awesome investment for us. The issues we had with it for cosleeping aside, we've been pretty happy with our purchase. It was a task (but not too bad of one) to disassemble, but it made the long move with us and nothing broken and was left in the closet for the time being. We never converted it to a toddler bed, instead opting for the full size mattress as we had several houseguests coming in the next six months and wanted a bed for them to stay in because our son still slept with us. My MIL ordered the conversion kit for my Christmas gift and we ordered a box spring and mattress off Amazon. This bed system WILL NEED either a box spring or you will need to put wooden slates to support your mattress once you convert it. It looks BEAUTIFUL and I'm so happy we have this for our son! Now he and I sleep in at as I am getting him used to his own bed, but honestly none of our guests had any idea this was ever even a crib until we told them! I also snagged a bumper for my son so when he's eventually on his own he won't roll off the high side of the bed, but at almost three years old he loves his "dino bed" and can climb up easily. Definitely recommend!We purchased this crib in honey oak for our 10.5 month old, who we have been cosleeping and bedsharing with since he was born. We wanted to use this furniture primarily for cosleeping arrangements so I can get more rest and the toddler bed later on (it does come with the toddler rail). I didn't find many reviews discussing using this as a sidecar cosleeper, and since the ones I did find sounded positive and I like how "green" the crib is, we ordered this.The box came on time and had a corner missing, but the crib is packed well so it had no damage fron the shipment. It took DH a few hours by himself to assemble, and although the instructions are lacking somewhat, it was pretty straighforward. It does scratch easily. Like, my fingernail flicked it and it left a mark on the finish that's noticible even with this lighter color crib. The stickers are also annoying to peel off, I suggest some Goo Gone since the finish is so soft you'd probably damage it with scrubbing it off without any helper. The wood being soft however is also what keeps the crib from being heavy, and as such, it's easy to move around because it feels lightweight. It does look great and feels very strong and solid, despite the finish being soft. It looks way more expensive than it really is. My son had a blast pulling on the rails and jumping/rolling/flinging himself around on the rails and bars, and it didn't budge at all, so it seems fairly sturdy.All that goodness aside, it's not a great choice for sidecaring, and here's why:Simply put, you can see from the 1st photo, that because the front rails are curved, and the crib feet are bowed outward somewhat, it cannot lay flush up against a mattress because the legs aren't straight. There is about a 4" gap between our bed and the crib (3rd photo), when the crib is pushed all the way up next to our mattress. Since our son is almost a year old, our solution was to push the crib mattress up against our mattress (2nd photo) and filling in the gap between the crib mattress and crib railing on the other side with a thick blanket that's level with the crib mattess. I am aware this is advised against for SID'S concerns, but since our son is older and since I intimately know his sleeping habits having slept next to him for almost a year, I feel comfortable that this is a safe solution for us. The mattress I chose to go with his crib is a very high quality and dense/firm mattress, so when applying pressure to the crib mattress that's unsupported for a few inches next to our mattress, there is no give. I can't say if we had a cheaper more flimsy $50 mattress I could say the same. The height of the crib with the crib mattress is pretty much perfect though. Our mattress is 19" tall from the floor up, and with the crib mattress laying on top of the wire support's highest setting, they are level with one another. There are 3 lower settings that we can adjust to if needed, but this fits to our bed's height perfectly.Overall, I'd say yes, it's a soft wooded crib that won't be heirloom due to scratches, dents and bite marks. However, for the price and inclusion of a toddler rail, it's quite beautiful and not too high profile like I've seen some other cribs (we have a small bedroom in a tiny house, so size was a consideration). We have to disassemble it in a year when we move, and it seems like it would be a fairly simple process to do that so we aren't too worried about moving it. Eventually we can buy the conversion kit and it'll make a nice looking bed then too with a gorgeous honey oak color. Overall we are pretty pleased, but the softness/durability concern is what took off a star in this review.