Lenny
I'm not into the frilly stuff either. DS ended up sleeping in the bassinette attachment to his pram for the first 5-6 weeks or so. We had a cradle given to us that I thought he would use, but he didn't seem to like it early on. The pram worked one night, so we stuck with it. It was cosy enough for him feel more secure I think, and didnt take up much space in our room. And being on the pram, we could move it around easily and quickly (and silently too!) Some of those bassinete wheels are really loud I've found.

Good luck