Ideas for Small Spaces

Everyone has the same amount of baby ‘stuff’, but if your nursery or child’s bedroom is small, it’s more of a challenge to create a cosy, calm and well organised space. Here’s some ideas to help you make the most of a small space:

Choose nursery furniture that takes advantage of every inch of space. Light woods or white furniture will work best. If you’re short of space, why not buy a cot top changer rather than a changing table. Buy a chest of drawers instead, which has more longevity anyway.
Consider light and airy neutral colour schemes with lots of white to create the illusion of space. Don’t use bright busy wallpapers or borders in a small space. If you do choose to wallpaper one wall then remember horizontal stripes make a room feel wider, and vertical stripes add visual height. Keep to simple neutral colours and simple stripes.
Grab vertical space. Floor-to-ceiling bookcase and wall mounted shelves provide loads of storage opportunities without taking up a lot of square footage.
Fabric nappy stackers that tie onto the cot look great and take up less space than baskets or changing tables.
Maximise the space under nursery furniture. Consider a bed with drawers or use a trundle without a mattress for extra storage. Slide low baskets under the cot or bed to create hidden storage.
Bunk beds are great for vertical storage for soft toys, keeping them off the floor. It's also great for sleepovers.
Windowsills are often too low for dressers or desks, but many are sized just right for a storage bench or large lidded basket. Add cushions on top and you’ve got a reading seat under the window with storage inside.
Use corner cabinets or shelves to utilise diagonal nooks and crannies.
Create the illusion of more space with paint - Hang nursery curtains up high, where the wall meets the ceiling, to coax the eye upward and give the space a sense of greater height.
Baby and children’s clothes usually take up only the top 1/3 of a wardrobe’s space. Buy canvas zip up storage bags and stack them up. Make sure it’s only soft stuff in case your child pulls them out. Great for storing clothes they’ve grown out of or waiting to grow into.
An oversized chair may take up extra floor space, but sometimes it tricks the eye into thinking the nursery is the same generous scale. Stick to light neutral colours and fabrics.
Keep artwork limited to one wall, such as frames of photos, artwork and ledges for collections to add interest without cluttering and making the nursery seem small.