Box room nursery pics

[pregnantandsuffering]

Hi everyone!

Starting to think about nursery furniture - we have a very small square nursery 2m x 2m and I'm not sure how we will fit everything in so hoping for some inspiration! Ideally I'd like a cot, changing table, nursing chair and wardrobe but I'm not sure it can all fit in. I also have two full length shelves running across one wall, we can take them down if necessary but hoping they'll end up being quite useful for storage?

Can anyone share their box room nursery pics for inspiration?

I won’t upload photos of ours as it’s bigger so no use to you but have you considered getting a chest of draws instead of wardrobe and changing table? Everyone I’ve spoken to said not to bother with a changing table as they are useless when they can roll but if you have a chest of draws you can fit little ones clothes in and put a changing mat on top until they start wriggling and then you can move the changing mat to the floor and keep the draws as they are? We have a wardrobe but only use it for storage of non baby stuff at the moment and doubt we will use it until his much older

I thought that a wardrobe would be easier as you could hang things - do you find a chest of drawers easier - is it easier to fold clothes? I'd like to keep them wrinkle free and hanging seemed easiest. I have considered a cot top changing table though - if anyone has had any experience?

I have a thing that goes ontop of the cot as a changing table. Have used it so much! It stays there now while I have a next to me cot in my room but once I start using the big cot I'll just have to take it off and store it under the cot.

@pregnantandsuffering cross post! I read your mind.

your baby’s clothes won’t stay wrinkle free when they wear them and are in a car seat or pushchair for more than 30 seconds (if they manage to keep them on that long without pooing up the back or puking on them!)

My oldest is 6 and still doesn’t have a wardrobe. All three of them have chests of drawers, so much easier than faffing about hanging teeny tiny vests up, and now they’re getting older they can get their own clothes and put clean washing away on their own

Apart from the odd dress kids don’t need a wardrobe for ages. Most stuff is tiny for a long time and folded works well. Changing mat on top of the chest of drawers would save you a lot of space.

There is a thread that appeared at the top after I commented about a changing table so worth checking that thread out too as some ladies have commented about cot top changers as well as changing tables.

Personally I’ve found a standard size chest of draws is easier for his clothes. I like that in a wardrobe it’s easier to see as you can slide them across but his clothes are so small I need all little hangers if they have sleeves and I haven’t noticed lots of creases with the clothes that are stored in the draws at the moment. If you prefer a wardrobe it might be worth seeing if you can get one with a few draws in for when they are a little older and you need space for pants / socks or I guess you can always put those plastic draws in the bottom of the wardrobe so you have extra storage without taking up floor space. Might be a good way to store nappies etc

Used our changing table loads until about 3 months when I discovered it was miles easier and quicker to just change dd on our bed before putting her back in cot. Nowt it's just a spare piece of furniture at seven months. I think the suggestions about drawers and changing mat are good.

I like the idea of a cot top changer but know I wouldn't have liked it staying on the cot when dd is sleeping in it.

We have a similar room for our DS. There's space for a cot and big chest of drawers but we've kept the rest quite empty so it feels less cramped. I found that it was more helpful to have the nursing chair in our room as he's in with us and this means I can use the chair easily at night. Congratulations and have fun setting up your nursery!

I had a small room when I had dd - I had a cot with a changing bit that went on top and could take it off

I also had a wardrobe that had 2 draws in it and my dad put an extra rail inside the wardrobe as the baby's clothes were only small so had room for the extra hanging rail :-)

Squeezed a rocking chair in there too

We have built in wardrobes which will no doubt be useful when DD is older, but for now it's a pain as you don't want to be hanging up sleepsuits and tiny tops etc! A drawer set and as has been said either a cot top changer or chest of drawers one will save space. I'll be honest prior to her going in her own room I didn't use the nursery much so wouldn't be too fussed on a nursing chair.

We have a tiny nursery (although DD still in with us atm). We have the John Lewis Alex cotbed and chest of drawers/changing table. No room for a wardrobe. Clothes organised using Ikea skubb boxes in the drawers.
I still use the changing table even though she can roll as it's easier on my back. I have a chair in there too, but never used it and I'm currently hunting for a storage footstool to replace the chair, which will suffice for bedtime stories etc when she's sleeping in there, with more storage to help.
It's worth looking for cotbeds that can have either a long drawer underneath that comes with it as it was difficult to find plastic tubs that fit under (Argos was the only place).

We have a small nursery but luckily the cot fits into an alcove in it so helps make it look bigger.

Instead of a changing table, we have a long IKEA kallax unit with a changing mat on top. It's amazing for storage. And a tallish IKEA chest of drawers.

DD didn't have any outfits that desperately needed hung up. Anything that did just went in my wardrobe. I've found baby clothes don't tend to wrinkle much anyway and the drawers hold loads.

If you can keep the shelves, I would. You'll get a million soft toys and knick knacks, always good to have somewhere to put things.

Thanks everyone - these are some great suggestions! Seems pretty unanimous that a chest of drawers is better than a wardrobe - I especially like the idea of drawer organisers. Also good that people are happy with the changing table on top of cot that can be stored underneath, so I shall start looking at those too!

Can anyone recommend what they think is a cant live without accessory / item? As we have limited space I don't want to buy things that turn out to be a waste if space. What about a nursing chair? Are they worth it? Trying to figure out where I will do night feeds whilst DH is trying to sleep at night!

They'll be in with you til at least 6m so I'd pick a nursing chair which suits your own bedroom.

Cot top changers are great when you have minimal space. However I did most nappy changes in the living room so just kept a change mat under the sofa and did them on the floor.

A decent chest of drawers will last til they move out and is more sensible for sleepsuits and vests than a wardrobe. A nice shelf above with hooks to hang the odd outfit on would work.

Good ideas for storage.

We have box room for our nursery. It fits in his cot bed, chest of drawers and a wardrobe. I got these from the kids range at IKEA so the wardrobe stands on top of the drawers - looks like an all in one. I also have a shelf type trolley thing which I keep all his changing gear on.
It really is difficult with such a small space but at the moment it's working.

Silver cross do a wardrobe/chest of drawers/changing table thing which is about the same side as a big chest if drawers. Perfect for small spaces. Will find a pic

Only just started using wardrobe for DD 3 year old dresses. 3 most important pieces.
... cot bed (John Lewis Rachel), chest of drawers (very useful), a comfy chair for milk and reading a story. Good luck!

The changing table pops out the back of the drawers and lies flat towards you (so baby's feet point towards you). But when baby is bigger and no longer needed, it just pops back away.

The night feeds thing will depend on whether you bf or bottle feed I guess. If you've gotten up to make a feed then moving to another room doesn't seem so much more of a stretch, but if you bf then I would really resent getting out of bed each time.

@Biancadelrioisback that unit is amazing! Although out of my intended price range but I'm going to have a look and see if I can find one second hand.

Also really love the shelves with hanging bars attached that someone linked to - I think that's a great idea.

I'm hoping to breast feed in the beginning, so don't want to go downstairs for every night feed, but I imagine DH can move to the spare room if there are a lot of night feeds when the baby wakes up the first time. The spare room is downstairs though, else I would put a chair in there. Our bedroom is also quite small - our house has been extended and downstairs has masses of room but upstairs is standard 1930's semi with chimney breasts in both larger bedrooms and a bay window so awkward sizes. DSS has the second bedroom but he will be 11 when baby arrives so although currently he is well up for the baby going in his room, I imagine once LO is born and he sees the amount of noise and effort, he will be much happier with some private space to hide away in and get a proper nights sleep!

I never used a breastfeeding chair and have two dc with a third on the way. I breastfed first until 13 months and second until 6 months. I used the bed, sofa or any chair available if we were in kitchen, out and about etc. No need for a special breastfeeding chair in the room unless you have loads of space. I would even breastfeed sitting on the floor if needed. But with a newborn, the easiest was lying down in the bed. Changing table was useless. I used it a little until I started using it as a shelf and realised changing on the floor on her mat was easier.

I don't think you need a nursing chair. I've got one but always just end up feeding her on the bed.

My only must have thing was the changing mat with sloping sides so that she can't roll off it!

Ikea Stuva range has lots of combinations which have optional inserts for organising. Bit more budget friendly than the rather lovely Silver Cross one.