In nesting mode? In addition to decorating your nursery, it’s helpful to think ahead about how you’re going to organize everything (all those little odds and ends can be so hard to keep track of!). This is especially true if you’re working with a small space. Here are nine ideas we love for organizing baby’s gear.
Tell us, how did you organize your nursery? Any tips we should have included?
Photo: Apartment Therapy / The Bump
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Open shelves
We love the clean, organized look of this nursery (spotted on Apartment Therapy) and the idea of using metal bins to store books and small toys.
How clever is this idea? Blogger Boots and Totty used a Farmer's Market Epergne to keep stuffed animals, diapers and changing gear organized and in arm's reach.
Baby clothes can be so pretty, so we love the idea of displaying them (plus, they'll be easy to grab!).
Get the look: This mom used driftwood and ribbon--so genius! Check out The Sweetest Digs for DIY instructions.
Photo: The Container Store / The Bump
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Basic boxes
When in doubt, go for photo boxes. They're functional (great for all the little odds and ends that get lost in drawers), inexpensive and can be stacked anywhere from the closet to under the crib.
This is a great idea for keeping baby's clothes organized. Pick up some closet organizers (or DIY your own with labels) to divide baby's clothes into different sizes so you can find what you're looking for quickly. For more organizing tips from this nursery, visit the blog My Sweet Nest.
Utilize under-crib space with big storage boxes for extra diapers, wipes, and more. Blogger A Lovely Life kept the storage box out of sight with a crib skirt.
For storage in a visible under-crib space, try this idea from blogger Southern Lovely. She DIY-ed these under-bed bins using plastic buckets covered with fabric (check out her blog for step-by-step instructions!).
Keep dresser drawers from turning into one big ball of baby clothes with drawer dividers (like these from the blog I Heart Organizing).
Get the look:Clear Sox Boxes ($6 at The Container Store).
They're also super easy to make yourself--check out this great DIY tutorial from Design Sponge!
Organizing your nursery is important in so many ways. Cleanliness and babies safety are the ones that come to mind first, not to mentions a Mothers sanity. Nothing sets me off more then feeling like I am loosing control of the house and when things a picked up it is easier to relax. This is a great article!
I think open shelves are fantastic and especially at the baby’s reach level. I know with my kids that the more they feel independent, they more they can reach what is at eye level, the more they play with their toys and read their books. Of course there is clean up time. It’s a work in progress. But what we try to do is clean up after you finish a task, or sing that song that every kid seems to know and helps in the whole process – “Clean up. Clean up. Every body do your share”…
[...] no matter what the room ends up looking like, I KNOW I need organization. I came across some cute organization ideas at Thebump.com. I love this idea of putting a thin storage container under the crib. That’s [...]
Good day! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this post to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!
Photo: Apartment Therapy / The Bump
Photo: Boots and Totty / The Bump
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Photo: TheSweetestDigs.com / The Bump
Photo: The Container Store / The Bump
Photo: My Sweet Nest / The Bump
Photo: A-lovely-life.com / The Bump
Photo: Southern Lovely / The Bump
Photo: I Heart Organizing / The Bump
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Organizing your nursery is important in so many ways. Cleanliness and babies safety are the ones that come to mind first, not to mentions a Mothers sanity. Nothing sets me off more then feeling like I am loosing control of the house and when things a picked up it is easier to relax. This is a great article!
omg I could never do open shelves! I’ve tried and with two kids and another on the way I just know the damage my beasts cause with them lol.
I think open shelves are fantastic and especially at the baby’s reach level. I know with my kids that the more they feel independent, they more they can reach what is at eye level, the more they play with their toys and read their books. Of course there is clean up time. It’s a work in progress. But what we try to do is clean up after you finish a task, or sing that song that every kid seems to know and helps in the whole process – “Clean up. Clean up. Every body do your share”…
[...] no matter what the room ends up looking like, I KNOW I need organization. I came across some cute organization ideas at Thebump.com. I love this idea of putting a thin storage container under the crib. That’s [...]
Good day! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this post to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!