Carey’s huge luxury nursery will surely cost many millions

Sure, most moms and dads want to pamper their kids. Even the rich and famous have parents that go overboard, though. Mariah Carey’s house-sized baby’s room is taking the cake. The cost of the baby’s room has not been made public, however the bill is well into the millions already.

Carey and the giant luxury nursery

In March, Carey could be having twin babies with her husband Nick Cannon. The couple is extremely excited after trying for years to get pregnant. In preparation, the couple has turned an entire wing of their Beverly Hills mansion into a giant luxury nursery. First reports of the nursery make it sound more like a fairy tale than an actual baby’s room: $2,200 cribs, a $1 million sofa used by Michael Jackson, 18 carat gold trim on the walls and diamond encrusted iPods.

Huge luxury baby’s room has huge price tag

The price tag for Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins’ nursery is quickly rising. There was one source that said about $1.3 million was spent. That is a low estimate. Cannon and Carrey have spent $1 million alone on the crushed velvet sofa. That means $2 or $3 million is more likely to be the price. There can be 42 inch flat screen TVs and $3,000 rocking chairs in the massive luxurious baby’s room. The wing of the house is being decorated by Carey with the help of a designer.

Price of raising kids

More is being allocated to the nursery than Mariah Carey really should probably. The cost of raising children is expensive though. The United States Department of Agriculture creates an “Expenditures on Children” report each year. A middle-income family average price of raising a child is $222,360. That was what the 2010 report said. About $10,000 a year will be spent on children per child on lower income families. Just the gold trim cost $222,360 for Mariah Carey. She is sure to spend more than the average amount.

Citations

Spokanesman

spokesman.com/blogs/parents/2010/jun/21/financial-cost-having-child/

Inquisitr

inquisitr.com/98783/mariah-carey-creating-giant-nursery/

The Stir

thestir.cafemom.com/baby/116646/mariah_careys_1_3_million