Tips for Nursery in a small space?

BLW17 · February 2013

We have a very small home and it is going to be tight with three of us now! Any tips for saving space in terms of nursery set up, toys, etc?

cast920 · February 2013

Don't buy big furniture pieces. Check out ikea for cribs and storage solutions. Ikea also has a great high chair, the Antilop, that is very compact and easy to clean. Look for gear that can be folded and stored when not needed/inuse. If you want a swing, look for "portable" as opposed to "full size". You could use a small bath sling in the regular tub instead of a dedicated baby tub. Also, depending on the layout of your house, you may not need a pnp. We had a pnp with a changer and bassinet downstairs and I did find it useful to not have to go upstairs for diaper changes, but we didn't really use it for naps.

PotomacSt · February 2013

I also have a small home. I tried to go with the smallest baby gear I could find. For a tub, I have the Boon Naked tub because it folds flat and i can store in in the three in space between my vanity and wall. that was a splurge. The Puj tub also folds flat.
I have the Bright Starts Bounce Baby, which takes up less floor space than the Exersaucer brand ones. For a high chair, Fisher Price makes one that straps on to a regular chair, or Chicco makes one that clips on to the table.
I never had a bouncer, I just put her in the carseat and hung some toys on it when I needed to put her down when she was little. I don't have a garage so my stroller lives in the trunk of my car. If you want to keep baby in your room for a while, I'd suggest a Rock n Play by FP or getting a bassinet or freestanding cosleeper. You can find tons of barely used bassinets on Craigslist if you don't want to spend the money to buy new.

For decor , I'd look in to painting a mural or wall stickers, there are tons available online. And a big mobile hanging from the ceiling adds a lot and takes up no space.

GL!

TX-Bride · February 2013

To get ideas go to apartment therapy website, you will find tons of ideas for small space nursery.

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/categories/nursery_kids

That.Just.Happened · February 2013

Get a mini crib instead of a regular sized one. We have one and love it. DD is still in it at 2.5yo and she is in the 90% for height. It converts to a twin bed as well.

We also use the IKEA Hemnes 3-drawer dresser with a changing pad on top, and that has worked great and provided plenty of storage for her clothes & diapers.

MrsBigTime · February 2013

Borrow, borrow, borrow!

If you have friends you trust (and who trust you!) you can swap a swing, bouncy chair, play mat, exersaucer and other bigger and temporary toys/gear with each other. You only use them for a few months, so it's worth while to borrow in order to save money and precious space. I'm borrowing my friend's swing and a few other things and another friend's bouncy chair, and I plan to give one a gift card as a thank you and the other will borrow our play mat, etc.

Also, be very critical of what you buy. You don't NEED every single baby thing out there and be sure to not fall prey to having to have a gadget for every little thing.

beforesunrise · February 2013

Right there with ya! We decided we would only buy what we needed at each phase/age rather than buy everything up front, because we've run out of places to stash the future stuff. So, no highchair yet, etc. We also opted not to get a PnP b/c there just isn't room - RnP and Bouncer instead. I found it really helpful to see everything in store, as so many of the "top recommended" items are meant for gigantic suburban homes, not condo-living city dwellers like me. Good luck!

WheeLinTheSky3 · February 2013

We took the doors off of the closet and put the changing table inside of it. There is still plenty of room to hang things and the changing table is actually a dresser so we store a lot of LOs clothes in there as well. It was nice to have one less piece of furniture in the main part of the room.

pgermain11 · February 2013

I've seen some cribs that have a changing table attached to it which would be great for space! I'd use something like that, add a rug, and a chair. That's it!

jess9802 · February 2013

pgermain11:
I've seen some cribs that have a changing table attached to it which would be great for space! I'd use something like that, add a rug, and a chair. That's it!

We have a crib and changing table combo, and it's worked nicely. DS's nursery doubles as DH's office, and with the desk, computer, printer stand, and a recliner where I nurse the baby, there wasn't much extra room for furniture. The crib and changer combo worked nicely. We use Rubbermaid storage totes and drawers in the closet to store DS's clothes instead of a dresser.

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