Badger Basket EMBRACE Bassinets are an excellent replacement for Burlington Basket bassinets!

Sadly Burlington Basket has sold its family business. Their bassinets and baskets are no longer available. However, you have an excellent source of bassinets, baskets, and doll furniture in another trusted US business: Badger Basket! Badger Baket introduced the Embrace series of bassinets last year and they are an elegant solution if you liked the classic bassinet that Burlington Basket specialized in!


The bassinet base is the same safe molded plastic frame with a poly-coated JPMA certified fiberboard bassinet that Burlington used to manufacture. However, the bassinet bedding options are stunning! No dull bassinet for your baby! The modern bright colors are feminine so maybe not what you may like for your baby boy.

There is a gender neutral classic white baptiste option as well! This model has the wooden frame with toybox option instead of the fiberboard basin.

The price is quite reasonable for these classic look bassinets! You can expect a range of $75.00 (White Baptiste) to $117.00 which includes shipping if you shop on www.amazon.com! Amazon has the LOWEST prices on all Badger Basket products.

New! Burlington Baby Elegance Wooden Bassinet Combo Espresso

Burlington has added a touch of elegance to their 119 year tradition of fine bassinets manufactured in Burlington, Iowa, USA!


The 2062 SERIES includes a beautiful wooden base bassinet with the same wicker style bassinet as the 262T model. come in a espresso finish or a deep cherry. They Feature:

• Wooden Legs and Frame


• White Pad Cover


• 2 Expresso Willow Baskets With Matching Eyelit Liners For Storage Underneath
Soothing Center Vibrations plays 5 songs, Vibrates Bassinet Has a Night Light And a 15 Minute Shut Off Timer

• Assembled Size: 33" x 18" x 42"


• Wheels Up Bassinet Rocks, Wheels Down Bassinet Rolls.

You can find this beautiful bassinet on our website at www.amodernrenaissance.com, on walmart.com, or at amazon.com:

Burlington Baby Elegance Wooden Bassinet Combo with Ecru Liner, Espresso/Ecru, 0-3 Months



Burlington Baby Elegance Wooden Bassinet Combo, Espresso/White, 0-3 Months

The bassinet is proudly made in the USA. The baskets and bedding are imported!

Pink or Blue Chocolate Moses Basket 6 Piece Gift Set

A Moses Basket is a wonderful first bed or travel bed for a newborn. The traditional moses basket keeps baby close whereever Mom is. A Moses Basket makes a perfect baby shower gift idea.

Pem America is a maker of handcrafted quality kid quilts and bedding. They offer a nice selection of Moses Basket gift sets for a boy or a girl.

The woven rattan moses basket overall unit measures 30"L x 14"W x 10"H and has sturdy handles woven onto the basket. Each Moses Basket comes complete with a soft microfiber or furry dots cotton bumper in either a misty blue and chocolate color scheme for a boy or a pale pink and chocolate color scheme for a little girl.

Moses Basket Pink or Blue 6 Piece Gift Sets

Soft polyester fill pads the bumper for comfort. The liner is removable and can be machine-washed and tumbled dry. Includes a soft, foam mattress pad and a polka dot sheet.

The complete gift set also includes a soft crib throw, cuddly teddy bear, soft ball and baby hat. This gift is so pretty, you don't even need to wrap it!

A Moses Basket can be used until baby is approximately 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) or until baby can push up or roll over unassisted. Basket should always be placed on a firm, flat surface. Never place it near the fireplace or open flames.


When Baby outgrows the Moses Basket, use it as a place for storing stuffed animals & dolls, or keep it as a family heirloom.

Hammock Bassinet

The Hammock Bassinet
is new baby sleeping option, adapted from South East Asia. The baby cocoon or hammock style bassinet is a unique baby bed to promote sound sleep through comfortable suspended design and gentle, natural motion.

A hammock bassinet may be a solution for a fussy baby, a baby with reflux(GER), or colic. I know from my experience with one of my triplets, the best place other than on me in a baby holder, that she could sleep was her baby swing. This was not a viable option for the whole night. A hammock bassinet is a great option for a baby that needs that gentle motion and secure sleep environment, especially for preemies!

Here are some of the pros of a hammock bassinet, that manufacturers define:

Hammock Bassinets:
May Helps Alleviate Flathead

Cribs, bassinets, and Moses Baskets have a hard flat surface. Since babies sleep on their backs, on flat hard surfaces, they end up with flat, bald spot heads. Most South East Asian and East Asian countries sleep their babies on their backs as well, yet their babies are not prone to little flat heads because their babies sleep in suspended, hammock style beds.

Provide a warm swaddled cocoon

Babies need to be cuddled and swaddled, prefering to sleep snuggled up against Mom or Dad. This is not always an option for day and nights. When it is time to lay your sleeping baby down, a gentle, snuggly hammock bed keep baby cozy and comfortable throughout the night. The hammock bassinets are designed with breathable fabrics that allow temperature control in both warm and cold seasons.

Keeps your Baby Close to You

A Hammock bassinet fits easily in any room of the house. It can be moved to wherever you are to keep your baby close.

Provide a Safe Environment

All currently available hammock bassinet manufacturers should specify their product has been thoroughly tested to both national and international standards by the world’s leading testing agencies. Verify their safety by going to the Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association (JPMA) website. Individual studies that vary per product do indicate that a hammock style bassinet offers a greater level of baby comfort and and less irritability in the hospital setting.

The hammock style baby bed encourages back sleeping by preventing baby from rolling over.

Here are some currently available models of a hammock style bassinet:



This style of baby bed is not new to most of the world, but is new to those us used to the traditional hard surface baby bassinets and cribs. This is definitely a great alternative to the traditional bassinet. I would have loved to have this option with my babies! This would have been a life saver for my colicky baby and my baby with reflux. A well rested parent is always a better parent. A well-rested baby is a happier baby!

How To Assemble Eddie Bauer Cherry Bassinet Video

Assembly of the Eddie Bauer Wood Baby Bassinet

I found this very funny and accurate video showing how a Dad-to-be and and a Grandpa-to-be follow the directions and successfully assemble a baby bassinet. The video is titled, "Building the Baby Bassinet".

Anyone who has ever had to assemble baby furniture, kids furniture or toys can completely relate to this!



The bassinet they assembled is very cool too. It is the Eddie Bauer (Safety 1st Wood rocking bassinet:

The bassinet, as you can see from the video, is real wood with a convenient storage shelf, and a sturdy metal frame. The bassinet also features soothing music. It plays 5 songs with volume control and automatic shutoff after 15 minutes.

The only drawback to this nice piece is it is not self-rocking! Of course, in the middle of the night, when the bassinet is next to your bedside, you lazily stretch out your arm and could probably rock it while you sleep.

The bedding should be ironed or steamed prior to assembly since ti is hard to remove once the bassinet is assembled. ( The mattress pad sheet is easy to remove for washing) The bassinet can also be moved easliy. It rolls nicely on locking casters.

This bassinet is also available in a Natural finish. You can find both the cherry and natural finish bassinets at reasonable prices on eBay:

Eddie Bauer Wood Rocking Bassinet on eBay


Assembly of the Eddie Bauer Wood Baby Bassinet

Fisher Price Zen Collection Cherry Gliding Bassinet

Fisher Price Zen Collection Gliding Bassinet
This is a cool looking bassinet! If you are looking for something modern and different, this is it! The only problem with this bassinet is the price tag! For the short amount of time that a baby uses a bassinet, a price tag of over $219 is excessive for the average family.

At first glance, it looks like a model sailboat!

Fisher Price is introducing the Zen collection, available starting May 12, 2008. The Zen Gliding Bassinet (or Bassinette) features a gliding motion that originates from Fisher Price Soothing Motions glider. The gliding motion is controlled by a variable speed control knob, allowing you to customize the motion to your baby's comfort. This soothing motion does require 4 D batteries. Since this item is new, hopefully Fisher Price has improved their technology so you don't have to change the batteries frequently!

The bassinet has a rich contemporary look with wood accents, and a sturdy metal frame made from rectangular tubing. The premium bedding and storage area underneath as well as a sheer canopy are in serene earth tones of ecru, beige, and a graceful leaf print. Please note that the bassinet sleeping area is bedding supported by the rectangular tubing. There is no molded bassinet basin.

A pretty bow adorns the end of the canopy stay and a large tray area below gives mom an additional place for baby items. For mobility, there are casters to allow the bassinet to be moved from room to room.

A nice selection of sounds to sooth are also provided, including 16 songs, and multiple sound effects that calm and soothe baby.

Don't you wish you had a bed like this?

This bassinet is currently only available for pre-orders. It is available on Amazon and by one other amazon merchant, "Well to do Baby" That is quite a fitting name for a store featuring this bassinet!



Pricing ranges from $219.99 to $280.00. The Zen collection from Fisher Price is the company's product offering exclusively for independent, specialty retailers.

Burlington Basket Bassinet Pink or Blue Review

Burlington Basket Bassinet

The Burlington Basket Rocking Cradle bassinet is a gorgeous classic bassinet.

The bassinet frame is imported but the bassinet itself is made in the US in Burlington, Iowa.

The style is based on the old fashioned wicker bassinets but is now made safer with no loose pieces like the bassinets of old. The bassinet is JMPA certified fiberboard with a sturdy plastic frame. At first glance, looks can be deceiving because the bassinet seems to lightweight. Rest assured for you and your baby this bassinet is made with the highest quality standards and meets or exceeds all JMPA and government safety standards.

The price is right. $40-$55 based on the choice of bedding. The best selling model is 252W with the interchangeable pink and blue gingham ribbons and the matching pink and blue basket liners for the real willow baskets.

For the Antique Toile look with toile bedding and woven wood baskets the price is higher in the $59-$70 range.

Here is the Victorian Toile Bassinet from my store:



Other bedding options now include a full length triple tier eyelet bedding set, full length triple ruffle white with the interchangeable ribbons in pink, blue , and sage. The full length bedding comes in a classic ecru or cream triple ruffle waffle fabric.

The bedding is available in pink, sage or blue gingham as well.

The bassinet comes with casters and easily converts from rocking cradle to rolling bassinet. Should you ever have any problems, this item has a full MFR warranty from Burlington Basket.


There had been some complains I have read online regarding the mattress, and I was horrified that many new parents think a baby should have a cushy fluffy bed. The complaints I have read on online reviews and pareting forums are that mattress is not very thick. Many think they solved that problem by either using an extra pillow or some extra blankets.

YIKES!!! NO NO NO! No blankets, no extra padding, please for the safety of the baby. the mattress is by safety regulations only supposed to be less than 3/4'" thick and must be firm.

The pad should only be fitted with a standard bassinet sheet. No blankets, no pillows! That is a suffication hazard.

Assmebly for this bassinet is quick and easy, less than 15 minutes and it is ready to go.

Overall, this is an inexpensive and beautiful solution for keeping your baby close in those first few months.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions! I have proudly been an authorized
Burlington Basket Retailer since 2004, and I am also a customer! I used the 252W model with my 4th baby. I also use Burlinton Basket willow hampers, and baskets for storage in every room of my home, as well as give them as gifts!

Visit us at www.amodernrenaissance.com



and on eBay at

http://stores.ebay.com/A-Modern-Renaissance-Furniture-Toys


Burlington Basket Bassinet Pink or Blue Review