Closet Nursery

Are you stressing over the fact that you live in a small place and youre expecting a baby? Are you worried because there is no extra bedroom to turn into a nursery? Sure, its a nice idea that the baby would have his or her own room, decorated and set up like nurseries are, but whats more important is that the baby is loved and taken care of. A crib can be set in the living room, your room, or even in your own hallway. Stop crying over there being no nursery; create one! Look around your home to see if you can find a makeshift nursery - like a closet, or a recessed area. Its a little disturbing to think of your baby in a closet, but when you get the nursery all fixed up, you wont feel that way at all.

A closet might not sound like the best place to put your baby but thats because you havent tweaked it yet. It just needs a crib, and some other baby-theme elements, and it will be a nursery - even if its a small nursery. Roll the crib on in there and you can do other things to make the room look more appropriate for a baby.

If the closet has a bar for hanging clothing, you could use that for holding the babys clothes, or you can remove the bar. Thats particularly appropriate if the bar will have clothing hanging directly over the crib. If there is a shelf above the bar, fold the babys clothing, and store them on the shelf. Under the crib, theres lots of room for the babys needs. Seasonal or too-large clothing can be stored in small bins under the crib. Put the lids on the bins and youll have an area for setting powder, oil, booties, and similar things. There should also be plenty of room for storing diapers; stack them under half of the crib and put bins under the other half. On the walls around the crib you have room to hang baby pictures, put up small shelves, and otherwise decorate. The wall area is important because, otherwise, you just have a crib in a closet. Frame baby-theme fabric to create nursery art, or just cut felt letters, and stick them to the wall with double-sided tape. If you still need room for hanging certain clothing, consider a freestanding coat rack. You can leave it tall, or cut and remove a section, to shorten it. Or, you can build your own with spindles from a home improvement store. Set it just outside of the closet nursery and use small hangers to hang the childs coat, sweaters, and similar things, on the coat rack. The nursery might be small, but its suitable, and made with love.