Children’s Furniture
Children’s Furniture for Every Stage
Solid Wood Children’s Furniture in Iowa
Welcome to Midwest Woodworks, where safe design and Amish craftsmanship meet to create kid-friendly, heirloom-quality furniture. From our shop in Kalona, Iowa, we partner with small, family-owned builders in Ohio and Indiana who use time-honored joinery and carefully selected hardwoods—maple, oak, cherry, and elm. The result: sturdy, beautiful pieces that stand up to everyday life.
Our makers build with rounded edges, durable finishes, and thoughtful proportions for growing kids. From cribs that convert to beds to storage that actually contains the clutter, we design children’s furniture that supports your family today and can be handed down tomorrow.
Our Featured Children's Furniture Collections
Allexas Bunk Bed Collection
Made by: Old Town Oak
Shown With:
Wood: Oak
Paint: RR-003 Bernett Slate
Fairmont Bunk Bed Collection
Made by: Old Town Oak
Shown With:
Wood: Oak
Stain: Limed Oak
Manchester Bunkbed Collection
Made by: Old Town Oak
Shown With:
Wood: Brown Maple
Stain: OCS 110 Medium
Children's Furniture Categories
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Choosing children’s furniture is different from choosing furniture for any other room. Parents want pieces that feel dependable, look beautiful, and can handle years of use. Midwest Woodworks helps families find furniture that supports childhood routines while still fitting the style of the home.
Whether you are planning a nursery, updating a child’s bedroom, creating a playroom, or choosing furniture for visiting grandchildren, our team can help you compare sizes, finishes, storage needs, and long-term function.
Compare Cribs, Child Beds & Bunk Beds
Which Children’s Bed Style Fits Best?
A child’s bed often changes as they grow, so it helps to choose furniture with both today and tomorrow in mind. Some families need a crib for a nursery. Others need a toddler bed, child bed, or bunk bed for a shared room. Midwest Woodworks offers solid wood children’s sleep furniture that brings dependable craftsmanship into one of the most used rooms in the home.
Cribs
Style Overview: Cribs create the foundation for a nursery and give younger children a dedicated sleep space. A solid wood crib can bring a warmer, furniture-like feel to the room while supporting the early stages of family life.
Best For: Nurseries, baby rooms, grandparents’ homes, and families preparing for a new child.
Convertible Cribs
Style Overview: Convertible cribs are designed with long-term use in mind. They can help families transition from the nursery stage into the next phase without starting completely over.
Best For: Growing families, nursery planning, long-term furniture buyers, and parents who want more value from one piece.
Toddler Beds
Style Overview: Toddler beds help bridge the gap between a crib and a larger bed. They are scaled for younger children and can make the room feel more comfortable during that transition.
Best For: Toddlers, smaller rooms, nursery updates, and children moving out of a crib.
Child Beds
Style Overview: Child beds provide a more traditional sleep setup for growing kids. They work well with dressers, nightstands, toy storage, and other bedroom pieces.
Best For: Children’s bedrooms, guest rooms for grandchildren, shared family spaces, and rooms that need a lasting bed.
Bunk Beds
Style Overview: Bunk beds help make better use of vertical space while creating sleeping room for more than one child. They are useful in shared bedrooms or rooms that need extra floor space for play.
Best For: Shared bedrooms, cabins, grandkids’ rooms, smaller spaces, and children who enjoy a more playful bed setup.
Our Latest Cribs
Our Latest Bunk Beds
Coordinated Furniture for Kids’ Rooms
Children’s collections make it easier to create a room that feels coordinated from the start. Explore handcrafted pieces for nurseries, bedrooms, playrooms, and activity spaces. Then work with Midwest Woodworks to customize the wood, stain, hardware, size, and details so the furniture fits your family now and continues to serve your home as children grow.
A Calmer Room Starts With Better Storage
Solid Wood Storage for Growing Rooms
Children’s rooms collect a lot over time. Clothing, books, blankets, toys, keepsakes, and bedtime items all need a place to go. Dressers, chests, nightstands, and toy boxes each solve a different storage problem. Choosing the right mix can help the room feel cleaner, calmer, and easier for both kids and parents to use.
Chests & Dressers
Style Overview: Chests and dressers provide dependable storage for folded clothing, pajamas, blankets, and daily essentials. Dressers offer wider storage, while chests use vertical space when a room needs a smaller footprint.
Best For: Children’s bedrooms, shared rooms, nurseries, guest rooms, and families who want practical storage that still looks finished.
Nightstands
Style Overview: Nightstands keep bedtime items close to the bed, including books, lamps, tissues, water cups, and small personal items. They also help the bed area feel more complete.
Best For: Child beds, bunk rooms, guest rooms, reading routines, and children who need easy bedside storage.
Our Latest Chests & Dressers
Our Latest Night Stands
Build a Better Playroom Setup
Furniture for Play, Learning & Creativity
A playroom works best when it feels open, useful, and easy to clean up. Children’s tables and chairs create a place for crafts, games, snacks, and learning. Toy boxes help manage clutter. Rockers and smaller seating pieces can add comfort to quiet corners. Midwest Woodworks offers handcrafted children’s furniture that brings practical function into the spaces kids use most.
Children’s Tables
Style Overview: Children’s tables create a child-sized surface for crafts, games, drawing, snacks, puzzles, and learning activities. They help give kids a space that feels made for them.
Best For: Playrooms, bedrooms, homeschool corners, craft areas, and family activity spaces.
Children’s Chairs
Style Overview: Children’s chairs offer seating scaled for smaller users. They pair well with activity tables and help make play areas more comfortable and functional.
Best For: Play tables, craft areas, bedrooms, family rooms, and children’s activity spaces.
Toy Boxes
Style Overview: Toy boxes keep playroom items easier to store and easier to find. They can help make cleanup feel more manageable at the end of the day.
Best For: Playrooms, bedrooms, nurseries, family rooms, and homes with toys in shared living spaces.
Toys
Style Overview: Solid wood toys can add a more classic, lasting feel to a child’s play space. They also pair naturally with handcrafted furniture and simpler room designs.
Best For: Playrooms, bedrooms, gift giving, grandparents’ homes, and families who appreciate traditional craftsmanship.
Our Latest Chairs & Tables
Our Latest Toy Boxes
Everyday Furniture for Growing Families
Chairs, High Chairs, Rockers & Tables
Children’s furniture often reaches beyond the bedroom. High chairs support mealtime. Youth chairs help children sit comfortably at the right height. Rockers add gentle motion and comfort. Outdoor pieces bring child-friendly seating into patios, porches, and backyard spaces. These smaller pieces can make daily routines feel easier and more welcoming.
Rockers
Style Overview: Rockers add a comforting motion that works well in nurseries, bedrooms, reading corners, and family rooms. They can make a child’s room feel warmer and more inviting.
Best For: Nurseries, children’s bedrooms, reading areas, quiet corners, and grandparents’ homes.
High Chairs
Style Overview: High chairs support younger children during meals, snacks, and family time. A solid wood high chair can bring a more classic, furniture-like look into the dining area.
Best For: Kitchens, dining rooms, grandparents’ homes, and families with younger children.
Our Latest High Chairs
Our Latest Rockers
Choose the Custom Details
Customize Children’s Furniture for Your Home
Children’s rooms change quickly. A nursery becomes a toddler room. A play space becomes a study corner. A shared room may need better storage, a bunk bed, or a more practical layout. Custom children’s furniture gives you more control over those changes, helping you choose pieces that feel useful now and still make sense later.
At Midwest Woodworks, you can compare wood species, stain colors, hardware styles, sizing, and storage options before choosing the final pieces. The Children Design Center can also help you visualize custom color and stain choices, making it easier to plan a room that feels warm, coordinated, and personal.
- Choose solid wood pieces made for years of family use.
- Match room finishes with stain colors that fit your home.
- Add smart storage for clothing, toys, books, and keepsakes.
- Plan growing spaces with cribs, beds, and storage that fit each stage.
- Preview color options through Children Design Center inspiration.
- Select hardware details that feel simple, safe, and timeless.
- Create coordinated rooms with beds, dressers, nightstands, tables, and chairs.
Children’s Furniture Buying Guide
Every children’s furniture piece serves a different purpose. Some support sleep, some add storage, and others create space for play, meals, reading, or outdoor time. This chart can help you compare the main options and decide which pieces make the most sense for your child’s room.
| Furniture Type | Best For | Main Function | Works Best In | Why Customers Choose It |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cribs | Nursery sleep | Creates a safe nursery sleep space | Nurseries and baby rooms | Starts the room with lasting craftsmanship |
| Convertible Cribs | Long-term nursery planning | Transitions as children grow | Nurseries and toddler rooms | Offers more use from one piece |
| Toddler Beds | Crib-to-bed transition | Gives young children a smaller bed | Toddler rooms and smaller bedrooms | Helps make the next stage feel comfortable |
| Child Beds | Everyday sleep | Creates a traditional sleep area | Children’s rooms and guest rooms | Works well as kids grow |
| Bunk Beds | Shared rooms | Adds multiple sleep spaces | Shared bedrooms and cabins | Saves floor space for play |
| Chests & Dressers | Clothing storage | Stores folded clothing and essentials | Bedrooms and nurseries | Keeps rooms more organized |
| Nightstands | Bedside storage | Keeps small items close | Beside beds and guest beds | Completes the bed area |
| Toy Boxes | Toy storage | Holds toys, games, and stuffed animals | Playrooms and bedrooms | Makes cleanup easier |
Plan Your Child’s Room With Local Help
Visit Midwest Woodworks in Kalona, Iowa
Visit Midwest Woodworks in Kalona, Iowa to see handcrafted children’s furniture in person. Our showroom gives you the chance to compare cribs, beds, dressers, toy boxes, chairs, tables, rockers, and custom finish options up close. Whether you are planning a nursery, updating a child’s bedroom, or creating a playroom, our team can help you choose furniture that fits your family and your home.
Common Questions
Helpful Answers for Growing Families
Do you offer custom children’s furniture?
Yes. Midwest Woodworks offers custom Amish children’s furniture with options for wood species, stain colors, hardware, sizing, and storage features. The Children Design Center can also help you visualize custom color and stain options.
What children’s furniture should I start with?
Most families start with the main sleep piece, such as a crib, toddler bed, child bed, or bunk bed. Then they add storage pieces like a dresser, chest, nightstand, or toy box based on the room’s needs.
Are bunk beds a good option for smaller rooms?
Bunk beds can be a helpful choice for smaller or shared bedrooms because they use vertical space. This leaves more floor space for play, storage, or other furniture.
What storage pieces work best for children’s rooms?
Dressers and chests work well for clothing, while toy boxes help organize toys, games, and stuffed animals. Nightstands are helpful for books, lamps, and bedtime items.
Can children’s furniture be matched to other furniture in our home?
In many cases, custom wood, stain, and hardware options can help coordinate children’s furniture with other rooms. Visiting the showroom is the best way to compare finishes and discuss your options.