The big nursery thread!!

jellie603 · April 2022

@creativesoul63 when DS was 2 or 3 we got him one of those Big Joe bean bags for his room and he LOVED it! We read out bedtime stories there for a long time.

creativesoul63 · April 2022

@jellie603 thanks, that sounds great!

feather_heather · April 2022

@creativesoul83 - I plan on doing the same thing! I have a small ikea armchair that I'm going to put in DD's room for reading

runnergirl2018 · April 2022

@inthewoods23 yes to plastic hamper! i don't particularly like the look of them so i do a cloth bag one with a removable bag that can be washed, but plastic works just as well since you can wipe it down

runnergirl2018 · April 2022

@creativesoul63 we just sit on the floor by my son's bed for story time or you could sit in bed together for stories

flikyerbik · April 2022

We are putting ours in with us because we know we are moving before she gets old enough to want her own space. We tried to space theme it, though, all the same. We put a navy comforter on our bed and navy blackout curtains, and all the sheets and covers have stars or are navy blue. We also put glow-in-the-dark stars and planets all over the walls and ceiling

it's going to be a pain in the ass when we move, but we are already enjoying turning the lights off at night 🤣 We made our LO a corner in the living room, too. We have an extra cushy carpet, a swing, and a toy shelf with books on it. We also have a little bear basket full of stuffed animals, and a play gym.

inthewoods23 · April 2022

Maybe I'm totally mistaken on this... but are there "rules" as far as best/worst places to place the crib in the nursery? Like don't position the crib right under the A/C vent in the room or windows? Is that accurate?

I'm wondering because the original configuration I had in my head was for the crib to be on the same wall as the bedroom door, but DH wants it in the opposite corner from the door so that you can see directly into the entire crib from the hallway. The wall with the door does have the A/C vent, but the opposite wall has the hydronic heating across the entire wall (our heat uses a boiler) and a window. The adjacent wall also has a window which is south facing. Wasn't sure if the opposite corner isn't the best with the crib near the heat and both windows?

Thoughts?

cmhme · April 2022

@inthewoods23 i would only caution from experience against having the crib close to the window. My DS started playing with the curtains as soon as he could stand and reach them and it was annoying. My crib sat right on top/next to the A/C vent but since it is raised (with a solid bottom) i didnt worry about that and i dont think it was a problem.

inthewoods23 · April 2022

@cmhme oh that's a good point. We don't currently have curtains on any of the windows. Actually one of our additional projects for that room is to get the moulding around the windows so we can add blinds or curtains to them. We need that on the south facing window for sure. The other window that faces west I think we can get away with not having window treatments as there are trees right outside that block a lot of the light that would come through from that side. The short side of the crib is along the south wall so grabby hands might not be a problem but we'll definitely have to take that into consideration. It's hard when you're making all these decisions based on the current state of things and not once things are added.

tuxielove93 · April 2022

@inthewoods23 you don't want to use blinds where kids can get them. At least I don't like having blinds. They can get tangled/choked in the cords

runnergirl2018 · April 2022

There are lots of cordless blinds now to be much more kid friendly

inthewoods23 · April 2022

@tuxielove93 considering DH despises the idea of kitchen cabinets/drawers with handles and knobs there's no way we'd do the traditional blinds with cords lol. We're likely going to go with the dirt cheap honeycomb/accordion blinds that IKEA has that you trim to the length you need.

I did look back in the room and both windows are in reach of the crib as it's positioned now so.... might need to put the crib somewhere else. Eh, we've got time to figure it out. Now watch me panic about something else related to baby because "we don't have a lot of time left!!!"

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