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Box room nurseries

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Thefaceofboe · 07/02/2021 12:01

Does anyone have their nursery in a box room/very small bedroom. Really stuck for ideas and don’t know how I’m gonna fit anything in.
Would love to see some pictures for inspiration

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2pinkginsplease · 08/02/2021 11:30

If my 19 yr old can live in a box room then so can a baby. I’ve seen some amazing box rooms on Pinterest. You’ll get fab idea on there.

Ds has a wardrobe and a single bed in his room! What else does he need?

Ruddyfedup · 08/02/2021 11:46

Dd is 14m and has the box room, she had a small wardrobe which is on top of the bulk head, a chest of drawers which i plan to move to my room when she needs the space and her cotbed. Her changing mat is underneath and theres a toy box at the end of her cot also. Ds has been told if we havent moved to a bigger house by then, they have to swap in 5 years, hell be a tween by then and wont need the space.

Blughbablugh · 08/02/2021 12:01

Our baby due in July is going to have the box room. We are just planning on having a cot in there and kallax unit for clothes. We are also going to have a desk in there and double it up as a study for now (,its always been the study) as with my dd she didn't spend the first 6 months or so in there as she slept in our room and so it was just somewhere to keep her clothes really. We had a chest of drawers with changing table and wardrobe. The wardrobe has just been storage fir her old clothes and do not really used and the drawers broke so replaced it with a ksllax instead. We will be re decorating as it's a bit of a mess anyway and could do with it. So, not worried for the time being. I think the headache will come as he gets older and needs more space, plus the realisation at some point that his sister has a bigger room. That won't be for a while yet though.

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TerribleCustomerCervix · 08/02/2021 12:16

If my 19 yr old can live in a box room then so can a baby

The issue for lots of people isn’t the square footage of the boxroom, it’s an awkward layout that causes the problems.

In our old house we had a large bulkhead and the room was an odd shape which meant we needed to be clever with furniture and storage.

BogRollBOGOF · 08/02/2021 12:24

My then 9yo moved back into the box room nursery.

Its original layout was with a cot bed. Set of drawers that I used for changes and a poang chair for nightfeeds/ stories. We moved in when he was 6m, so the room that I painted in the old house never got used (but did need the facelift anyway)and this one was a reasonable magnolia so just painted a mural to brighten it up.

DS1 moved to the double bedroom after that was decorated, DS2 was ready for the nursery and at 2, he moved in with DS1.

DS1 was ready for some space. We'd finished major works on our bedroom (including shifting walls!) We didn't need the box room as a wardrobe any more so it was done up again. It literally just fits a bed in, but only takes a divan and not extra frame. It's about 2cm short! Plus assembly space. We constructed a floating bed suspended on metal brackets, although it does overhang the window. The ceiling isn't a great heigh so it's a mid-rise which gives him head room to fit a 6ft adult in the bed, and enough space for low unit/ drawers underneath, it also gives the perception of a lot more floorspace. He has a wardrobe fitted with drawers and shelves only. The doors are assymetic because of the window/ radiator so there is a slim mirror panel and broader panel.

Obviously a good deal ahead of where OP is, but with good planning, a box room can be a very efficient use of space long term. Admittedly we are OK for living/ toy space elsewhere!

2pinkginsplease · 08/02/2021 13:28

@TerribleCustomerCervix

If my 19 yr old can live in a box room then so can a baby

The issue for lots of people isn’t the square footage of the boxroom, it’s an awkward layout that causes the problems.

In our old house we had a large bulkhead and the room was an odd shape which meant we needed to be clever with furniture and storage.

Sorry I didnt explain myself properly. The bulkhead of the staircase is where ds has had his wardrobe. So the wardrobe and storage space is on top of the bulkhead.

And apart from that there is room for a single bed and that's it. It's all to do with good storage . Tiniest room ever but out with lockdown he is rarely home between work, uni and out with friends.

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Thefaceofboe · 08/02/2021 14:10

Posting things like ‘if my 10ft long son can fit in a box room so can your baby’ really isn’t helpful! I was just asking for some ideas

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Msfoxy17 · 08/02/2021 16:43

Another poster has mentioned already but we also got the Mokee mini cot/combed which has been great. We had in our room until she was about 1 and then when we moved and she had her own room we transferred in there. Still plenty of space and she is 3 now. Also got the cot top changer which sits on top. Really sturdy and we were using it right into she was out of nappies although more on the floor then. Also came in handy as a fun slide when she was older! The mokee looks expensive but I think given the use we have had it's pretty good value. We also got the drawer which goes underneath. One thing we didn't have which I'd really recommend is some kind of attacheable nappy organiser thing.. I think mokee may do them as well but you could find cheaper elsewhere. Do not underestimate the usefulness of having wipes and nappies etc to hand when changing..
My DDs room is also a really awkward space being not only very small but also various chimney breast and pipe bits making it an awkward shape.
I'd be happy to pm you some pics if that would be helpful.

Caspianberg · 08/02/2021 16:53

The IKEA cot bed with drawers is good. Fits all baby spare bedding on one side, and clothes to grow into on the other

Also IKEA, we use drawer set for clothing and changing mat ontop. Again like others we have actually never changed baby on floor, we use water and flannels so would be a mess, plus bad back. Takes no more space up as use drawers anyway.

A chair might be nice later. Ds is 9 months and still in our room so I feed him just in our bed, but I think il add a chair to his room eventually when we do it ( the ‘nursery’ is still just the drawer set so far)

Msfoxy17 · 08/02/2021 16:55

I'd also say as others have already that a wardrobe is not really essential. We still dont have one but plan to put a pole in the tall shelf until we have so can hang a few things up.. For the moment I lay dresses etc out flat in the drawer under the cot.

3orangekissesfromkazan · 08/02/2021 17:51

Here are pics of our old box room nursery. This was in out old flat, and although small we managed to fit in a cotbed, chest of drawers, small cupboard and toybox.

The room was pretty full, but for a baby and toddler it worked fine.

We replaced the cotbed with a cabin bed ehen DD was about 4, which also gave her some additional space to play under the bed.

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