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Name/Age: Jonas, 16 months
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Family: Jonas, Ellen and Pierre
Room Size: 28 square feet
Division: Baby
Tip for Living Small with Kids: Just because it doesn't come from the children's department doesn't mean it can't be used for a child's room. Using non-baby furniture and decor in a nursery will allow it to be used for longer by your child or to be used in another part of your home as your child's needs change.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in putting together this room? Making a walk-in closet feel like a nursery. We thought the "room" would feel more nursery-like if it contained more than just a crib. But putting a standard crib in there would have left no room for other furniture and wouldn't have allowed us to really use the room. Luckily, we were able to fit a dresser/changing table and a crib in the nursery by getting a mini-crib and employing some careful furniture arrangment.
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Hooray- my baby isn't the only one who's going in the closet!
I love the crisp red and exposed brick. Makes the 'room' very cozy.
view mtnheaz's profile
That is a great idea for parents short on space.
view heathermalec's profile
I think it's great. Why not? As for Olivia79's concern -- I'm sure the idea is that a very young child is going to be in there.....i.e., it will pretty much be in there to sleep or have its diaper changed, not to hang out, grow up, spend its childhood in there.
So, to me it makes sense -- with the door closed, it will be a cozy, dark spot very conducive to sleep - just what a baby needs!
view baumgak's profile
Olivia79 - It's a loft so the walls don't go all the way up.
view EMS1974's profile
I do this...only he never actually sleeps in there. Usually the kid winds up in the bed with me. (:
view Nevanna's profile
Very cute!
For those of you considering this option with more traditional closets (where the walls go all the way up to the ceiling) I would make sure to use a no-voc paint, air furniture out well before placing in the room, remove the closet door and put in very thin curtain instead and put a fan in the room to get maximum air circulation at all times. With the new info on SIDS I would be very cautious of a young baby sleeping in any arrangement that doesn't allow for maximum air flow.
view Auburn's profile
oh...and where is the wallpaper from. It's adorable.
view Auburn's profile
I love the fabric over frames on the walls--what a great way to give it color w/o painting the brick--so flexible!
view ginghamgirl's profile
Just lovely. The red, black and white colors are what they say a baby can focus on the easiest.....so great choice. It's not the size of the nursery that makes a baby happy anyway...it's the size of the hearts of the parents.
view baileyb's profile
Auburn - thanks it's not wallpaper, it's fabric (from IKEA) stretched across wooden frames that we made.
view EMS1974's profile
I know that my colicky baby would have been shrieking if she'd been faced with that wallpaper whilst in bed. Kudos to the neural-net of the kid who can handle that when they're overtired!
view wrenx's profile
Yay, we picked out the same red Ikea fabric for curtains in the future nursery! I don't put quite as much stock in mood/color theory as wrenx. . .
view mere1975's profile
I love it!
view strizan's profile
Love it! Love it! And, I gave it the thumb's up it deserves. Love, Jerry
view Jerry708's profile
Very cute and great use of closet space
view kris_10's profile
We once had a closet this large in a rental, and I joked that it could be a separate room. I love the crib and fabric panels. Very cute. My granddaughter would love running her fingers over the texture of the bricks. I envy those with exposed brick in their homes!
view housefulloffur's profile
I am so inspired! My husband and I are expecting our first baby this fall and are trying to make our one-bedroom apt work :). We had thought about turning one of our closets into a nursery but were not quite sure how. A few questions:
-do you own or rent your apt? We would like to take out all of the shelves, rods, etc in the closet but are not sure if we can do this to our rental.
- how long did your closet to nursery conversion take??
-where did you get your mini-crib and the great small dresser that you are using for a changing table?
-besides ventilation, is there anything else that we should take into account in terms of safety?
- finally, would love your storage solutions - looks like you have done a great job keeping everything in its place!
well done. Thanks for the inspiration.
view cmsanders's profile
Thanks cmsanders!
-do you own or rent your apt? We would like to take out all of the shelves, rods, etc in the closet but are not sure if we can do this to our rental.
We own. Part of the function of the wall hangings is that they cover up the marks in the walls from where the shelves and rods were.
- how long did your closet to nursery conversion take??
We did it slowly over the last few months of my pregnancy.
-where did you get your mini-crib and the great small dresser that you are using for a changing table?
Mini crib is from wall mart dot com. I think you can also get it from target and babies r us. It is made by million dollar baby. Dresser is from IKEA.
-besides ventilation, is there anything else that we should take into account in terms of safety?
Maybe temperature - assuming there is no radiator or air conditioning vent in your closet. Is the closet warmer or colder then the rest of your apartment?
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