https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:24:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2681465 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:12:46 +0000 dookie32 2681465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a pegboard over the changing table (I use an old Ikea dresser). I'm not sure if hanging something like this would be an issue but it does give you a lot of good storage. </p> [attach=1534/17/ojxupa.320x320.e8e9943923945c8020b540e504ba1596.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2681416 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:37:03 +0000 ocean81 2681416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: I love everything about this picture. I have been eyeing a few from LON. I love it... going to stalk sales! Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2681407 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:25:14 +0000 raspberries 2681407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ocean81: We ended up getting the Land of Nod Toby glider - it's dimensions are 30" x 35" x 37" (and I waited until it was on sale.) I loooove it - my son is 17 months now and we still use it every night to read bedtime stories before bed.</p> <p>ETA: Annnd adding a photo of the glider featuring my favorite disgruntled 1 month old... I don't think this one made the Facebook cut, haha.</p> <p>[attach=4236/17/ojxsi2.337x600.lvJJI1S7c7v9ZlclZPsWx6KRe-ekcRBDhyfpyYkhV3QpX92IB.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2681369 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:57:46 +0000 ocean81 2681369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: Thank you! I'll check it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2681341 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:10:13 +0000 PawPrints 2681341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ocean81: We also have a super small space and we have the Best Chairs Tryp glider/recliner and it's been glorious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2681331 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:46:46 +0000 ocean81 2681331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: This is an old thread, but can you share your rocking chair? Currently looking for one for a super small space. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2621661 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:59:28 +0000 Goldengirl 2621661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Thanks! Ours is about the same size... maybe 9X9. I think I just get nervous when I see all the photos of everyone's HUGE nurseries and how much stuff they seem to have, but you're right that they don't need much and I can definitely shove stuff in other places if I need to. It's easy to get carried away... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2621560 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:46:18 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2621560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our nursery is 8x8. We have a crib/dresser/changing table combo, a glider, and a small bookcase. No closet.<br /> They don't really need much in their rooms.</p> <p>Our first nursery was a bit bigger (10x10) we had the same crib and a day bed that had drawers underneath. We put a small chest in the closet and installed a second rod and some shelving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2621538 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:13:04 +0000 Goldengirl 2621538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: Love this!<br /> @cam: That is so smart<br /> @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Love that idea... I think it might be a bit too wide for the wall I want to use it on though<br /> @mrsrain: I bought the Ikea crib with drawers on the bottom so that should help. The plan is definitely also to do changing table on top of dresser but I'm having so much trouble finding a dresser the right size and height. I wanted the 3-drawer Hemnes but they've been recalled and now I'm not sure what to do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2621157 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:07:22 +0000 mrsrain 2621157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put a closet organizer in that has lots of shelves and also added a hanging fabric shelf for extra compartments. We also have a changing table that is actually a dresser with a changing pad on top. If there is space under your crib you can get an under-crib storage organizer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2621120 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 06:37:28 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2621120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cam: cool closet system</p> <p>LO's initial room was going to be small. I planned to use the Kallax 8 cubby shelf as a dresser/ changing table and "stuff" storage. Now, we don't have this set up, but four months into this baby thing and that would have been totally doable in terms of what we need handy. A bin or two for current clothes, a bin for changing supplies and diapers, a bin or two for swaddling blankets and burp cloths and then fill up the rest of the cubbies as needed- books/ toys/ more "closet" stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620933 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:59:43 +0000 caterw 2620933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a smallish apartment and our girls will be sharing a room. We have a tall bookcase and a craft tower in our closet that is doubling as a dresser for baby #2. I keep books on the bottom shelves and then I have baskets for socks, undies, hats, etc. on the top drawers. Our older daughter uses the changing table as a dresser and I keep the diapers/ wipes in the top drawer. I try to maximize all the vertical space so we can have some room to play on the floor in their room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620928 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:55:27 +0000 cam 2620928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our nursery isn't super small but we have this in tbe closet which I like because you get the bar on the bottom <a href="http://www.neatfreak.com/closet-products/closetmax-system-4-cubby-organizer-with-bar" rel="nofollow">http://www.neatfreak.com/closet-products/closetmax-system-4-cubby-organizer-with-bar</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620918 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:30:22 +0000 raspberries 2620918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a tiiiiny nursery - the only furniture we have in it is the crib and the rocking chair. Our closet looks like @avivoca: 's - we use bins under the hanging clothes to store pants, socks, shoes, extra diapers, wipes, etc. One thing that has saved tons of space is that we use an over-the-crib changer - I attached a picture here. </p> [attach=4236/16/odgumn.337x600.20160913_190714.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620881 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:55:25 +0000 PawPrints 2620881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our nursery is very small but honestly we haven't found that we need much space at all for DD's stuff. We don't even have a dresser, just a changing table, glider, crib, end table, and walk-in closet. I have two hanging organizers in the closet, one of which holds her current clothes (the ones that don't go on hangers) and the other one holds stuff in larger sizes she has yet to grow into. I have a bag on the floor that I use to toss too-small stuff into, and her little clothes hamper. There are some little baskets on the shelves under her changing table, which are filled with cloth diapers, cloth wipes, a few blankets and cloth bibs, etc. That's about it. Her toys are all in her "yes" space in the living room, also organized into baskets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620877 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:52:29 +0000 Goldengirl 2620877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: No Target in Canada :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620875 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:51:36 +0000 Goldengirl 2620875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TapDancer: Now I'm having major closet envy, that closet is HUGE! I just did some measuring and don't think anything like that will really work if I also have a hanging shelf clothes storage thing. Probably what's best/cheapest is just having some storage bins on the bottom without being attached to any unit. I love the organization of that closet though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620860 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:11:56 +0000 snowjewelz 2620860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Yes.. I believe other places now have their own versions too like Target, etc. </p> <p>I also used a diaper caddy next to the changing pad to store all the diaper essentials so I could easily take it and use it elsewhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620858 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:10:22 +0000 TapDancer 2620858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's the one! I got the idea from this post: <a href="http://www.twotwentyone.net/nursery-closet/" rel="nofollow">http://www.twotwentyone.net/nursery-closet/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620853 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:06:11 +0000 Goldengirl 2620853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TapDancer: Ha, I was just looking at that! I think that's the Kallax at Ikea? <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20275814/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20275814/</a><br /> Not sure if it would fit, will have to do some measurements! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620852 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:05:59 +0000 erinbaderin 2620852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the IKEA hanging things and put plastic bins in them, to make it easy to access things. We also just put changing supplies in one of the dresser drawers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620850 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:03:54 +0000 Goldengirl 2620850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Is this the cart you mean? </p> [attach=7178/16/odgnui.500x500.raskog-utility-cart-beige__0251742_PE390385_S4.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620845 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:01:17 +0000 TapDancer 2620845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I second that! We use ours as a mini-bar in the dining room, but is great anywhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620844 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:46 +0000 TapDancer 2620844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We added this to our tiny nursery closet (+ soft bins) and it has helped increase storage space tremendously. They have it at IKEA, but even that was too large for our space -- the one from Target is a bit smaller. Definitely agree about the hanging storage organizer from IKEA that you mentioned -- great for diapers, clothes, shoes, etc.</p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/6-cube-organizer-shelf-13-avington-threshold/-/A-14161912?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&#038;AFID=google_pla_df&#038;CPNG=PLA_Storage+Organization+Shopping_Brand&#038;adgroup=SC_Storage+Organization&#038;LID=700000001170770pgs&#038;network=g&#038;device=c&#038;location=9028320&#038;gclid=COODxYSejc8CFRWUfgod9PEOdw&#038;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/6-cube-organizer-shelf-13-avington-threshold/-/A-14161912?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&#038;AFID=google_pla_df&#038;CPNG=PLA_Storage+Organization+Shopping_Brand&#038;adgroup=SC_Storage+Organization&#038;LID=700000001170770pgs&#038;network=g&#038;device=c&#038;location=9028320&#038;gclid=COODxYSejc8CFRWUfgod9PEOdw&#038;gclsrc=aw.ds</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620841 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:57:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2620841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ikea rolling cart is awesome! In the early days I used it as my nursing gear cart, and over the almost 2 years we've had it, it has been repurposed so many times! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620826 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:44:06 +0000 avivoca 2620826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: You could do that, or you could just remove the screws and patch the holes. Could you talk with your landlord about adding shelves? I've never added anything to a rental, but most people seemed okay with putting holes in the walls. These are all in studs too, so if I need to remove them when we sell, I'll just patch the holes and repaint. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620818 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:37:50 +0000 LindsayLou 2620818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can take a couple pictures when I'm home. I took the doors off of the closet and put the dresser and a tall bookcase in the closet, so it's more like an alcove than a closet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620815 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:36:17 +0000 Goldengirl 2620815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: You're so handy! That seems really smart. I forgot to mention though that we rent/don't own our place so anything I do should be fairly impermanent. Maybe I could find some kind of small shelf unit to just slip in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620805 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:29:42 +0000 avivoca 2620805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here are the shelves I built. It cost me maybe $30 in lumber. </p> [attach=2564/16/odgm9i.600x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-expert-advice-from-those-with-small-nurseries#post-2620801 Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:28:17 +0000 avivoca 2620801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: I added shelves to my closet! My girls are sharing a room that is 10x11, so pretty tiny with a twin bed, a crib, a dresser, and a bookshelf in it. Let me see if I have the pics on my phone, but it's really helped clean up the space. I also store things under the crib and bed, and I'm looking for a basket or a box that I can slide under the dresser. </p>