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Nursery Ideas: Converting Existing Rooms
Like most parents-to-be, you probably don't have an empty spare room just sitting there, waiting to be filled with everything your baby needs.
Here are a few important considerations to take into account when converting an existing space into a baby nursery room.
Converting Your Spare Room
If nursery-to-be is a spare room at the moment, think about where visitors will sleep from now on. A sofa bed in the living room is a good compromise. Of course don’t feel you have to have anyone to stay at all until you’re ready.
Consider keeping the spare bed in the nursery if you have room. This can be invaluable and solves the problem of needing to have your baby in the same room as you (which is what the government recommends for the first 6 months) but not wanting to wake your partner in the middle of the night. One of you sleeps in the nursery – this way at least one of you gets some kip!
Converting An Office
This can be tricky. First put this question to yourself: is your office a place where you write a few letters and file household bills, or somewhere that you earn a living in?
If it’s just for occasional use, the kitchen table is a perfectly good replacement office. Some rearrangement of storage with improved organisation will be necessary.
If your home office is an must-have area and the new arrival is your second child, consider having your baby share with his/her older brother or sister. This may or may not work, depending on the kids! Don’t rule this one out before giving it a try.
Redecorating
Creating a new nursery does not have to mean a complete redesign. Instead of painting every available surface, why not put nursery wall mural up? This attractive feature draws the eye away from things that you as a prospective parent haven’t had time to improve the look of.
