Simplicity Ellis 4-In-1 Convertible Sleep System

by Simplicity

Product Features

• Stylish hardwood design
• Converts from infant crib to toddler bed, day bed, and full-sized bed - all conversion hardware included
• 4-Position mattress support on the baby crib
• Transitional bed is designed for children who have outgrown their crib
• Safety bedrails

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 53 x 43 x 5 inches ; 79 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 80 pounds
• ASIN: B00139Q0X8
• UPC: 741022867614
• Item model number: 8676C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,544 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 Sleep System The Simplicity Ellis Sleep System is one of the few cribs to offer a four in one design with all hardware included for conversion. The infant crib transforms into transitional toddler bed, daybed, and full size bed for long-lasting value and use. This is the only bedding piece you'll have to buy for your child - ever! With a stylish, hardwood design, the crib features 4 different mattress height supports to accommodate a growing child. The transitional bed includes safety bed rails designed for children that have outgrown their crib. The full size headboard attaches to a standard frame to create a full size bed. Then, it's off to college! Parents should discontinue the use of the Ellis as a baby crib once the child reaches the height of 35 in. or is able to climb out. Mattresses and box springs not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All around great crib, July 12, 2007

By 

Kate Hetu (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews

We bought this in the hopes that it would be an investment - a crib which could grow with our baby into her childhood. Our hopes were definitely met. The assembly was easy (one step in the directions was blatantly wrong, but it did not take long to undo the mistake), and the crib is exceptionally sturdy.

Furthermore, converting the crib to a toddler's bed, to a day bed, or into a full-sized headboard is easy to do, and it retains its sturdiness in the other configurations as well.

We love this crib, and are so glad we purchased it!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the ultimate crib, March 11, 2007

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Richard Larson (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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It is perfect. It is very sturdy and durable. High quality wood used. The assembly took some time but it was well worth it. I just bought another one for my new baby. So, it'll be the second.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Sturdy, January 19, 2008

By 

WordGirl - See all my reviews

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I'm eight months pregnant and I assembled this myself. It's idiot proof -- trust me! They manufactured it so that you can't screw it up. If you assemble something incorrectly, it won't fit together in the end.

It took me most of a whole day, start-to-finish to put it together. (I mentioned that I'm eight months pregnant, right?) That's being extremely careful and meticulous: Getting out all the parts and pieces and laying them out, cleaning the little static-clinged, styrofoam "boogers" off each piece (so they wouldn't scatter on the carpet and dirty up the nursery); checking to make sure all the pieces I needed had been included in the box (they had); reading ahead on the directions to make sure I was mentally prepared; and finding music to listen to on my iPod while I worked. Your mileage may vary -- OBVIOUSLY.

Put together, the piece is way more impressive than the product image. The cherry is rich and deep and looks much more expensive than it cost. It's pretty sturdy too. I bonked pieces into each other by accident (that whole "pregnancy klutz" thing shining through) and nothing marred. I scraped off a teeny-tiny smidge of finish on one of the slats that I probably couldn't find now. And that was after I dropped one whole side on top of another (while I was trying to balance them to screw them together).

You don't need any tools to assemble this -- it comes with everything you need in labeled blister packs. No plastic baggies with bolts rolling around. These people are meticulous about letting you know which pieces are which! They include the only "power tool" you need -- an Allen wrench.

One word of caution: installing the mattress support brackets is a bee-yotch. The wood pieces are a breeze to put together and the actual metal "bars" that run underneath the mattress area are as well. But placing the little brackets on the bar-support system correctly almost made me cry and cuss. It's confusing on the directions which way it goes and how it's supposed to be installed. But thankfully, there is only ONE WAY TO DO IT RIGHT! But when it IS finally installed the right way, it still looks kind of counter-intuitive. The bolts don't fit flush for some reason ON PURPOSE. They are still sturdy and hold the system in place (trust me, I rattled and yanked on it to make sure), they just look funny.

Beautiful crib for the money. I'm impressed. And I'm pretty finicky.