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Ideas of How to Fit Baby Furniture Into a Smaller Nursery

Most of the time it can be quite a challenge to fit all the baby furniture you baby needs into a little space.  That’s where taking your time and executing careful planning can truly help.  First off you need to figure out what type of baby furniture you will need.  Following are some of the must-have things for any nursery: crib, dressing table, dresser, glider and nursery lighting.

Measure the Room and Make a Sketch of the Room Exterior

As soon as you’ve made your list of baby furniture needs then you need to measure the space.  Measure the length of each wall and draw a diagram of the space jotting down the wall measurements and any windows, doorways or closets that are on every single wall.  Then determine where you want to put the furnishings.

A few Furniture Placement Guidelines

In no way put a baby crib beneath a window or too near the light switch or dresser.  You want to keep the crib far away from anything a baby can grab to keep your little one safe.  Dressers should be put up against a wall, so they can be secured in place with anti-tip restraints.  Changing tables shouldn’t nave any low hanging wall art close by that Baby can reach and the changer should be close to the dresser, so mom can get to Baby’s garments without leaving Baby alone on the changer.

Add Furniture Drawings to your Room Sketch

Now that you realize where baby furniture should go, it’s critical to figure out what size furnishings will fit in the room.  Browse through nursery furniture choices at online baby furniture stores to see measurements of furniture pieces that are on your list.  See if you can locate pieces that will fit along the walls in your infant’s nursery.  If so, draw a square on your sketch to represent every single baby furniture item and add the measurements each furnishing must be to fit into the space. 

Think Space-Saving When Looking for Furniture and Nursery Lights

If the room is seriously small consider looking at mini cribs and little changing tables or changing trays that can fit on a dresser top.  Also consider obtaining dressers that offer you vertical instead of horizontal storage space.  If you’re looking at gliders, consider choosing one that doesn’t include a big ottoman or get a recliner that gives you the choice of extending the attached footrest when sitting and returning it below the chair when not in use.  As for nursery lighting, if you wish for a reading light, nightlights and overhead lights in the baby space consider acquiring lighting that will fit on the dresser top or nightlights that go directly into the electric socket.  You could also put your overhead light on a dimmer switch.

Space-Saving Storage space Tips

Last, but not least, If you’re working with a modest space, but require a lot more storage space look at obtaining baby furniture with built in storage compartments.  Get a extremely tall, thin dresser with lots of drawers.  Get a changing station with added storage shelves and cabinets.  Choose a crib that has some storage space and even some gliders come with pockets for storing special baby accessories. You can also use the wall space by adding wall shelves to the room.  If you adhere to all these tips your baby will have that dream nursery he/she deserves even if the space is small.