Get Ideas For Creating Baby Nurseries To Use For Years

In Modern And Functional Baby Nurseries To Use For Years - Part I, I talked about using convertible cribs and changing tables along with other nursery decorating ideas to create a nursery that could grow with your baby as they grow. Another idea is to have one room dedicated to being the baby nursery used for all of your children as they are born.

This idea may be more appealing to parents who are just starting their families and plan to have more children within a couple or so years of each other. When your next baby is on the way, the older sibling gets to claim and design their own new room! This idea has many advantages for the parents, your new baby and older siblings.

Let’s start with some of the financial benefits. By having a room dedicated to being your baby nursery, you will only have to purchase nursery furniture once. Because this is only for your children to use as babies and toddlers, you can use less costly nursery furniture like traditional baby cribs and changing tables rather than convertible furniture. You can also use less furniture or alternative storage solutions since baby clothes and blankets are so small and take up less space.

Save when buying your crib bedding and nursery décor by buying neutral baby bedding that will work for both baby boys and baby girls to avoid having to buy a new set for each child, just in case! Paint the walls a nice clean neutral color that works well with the nursery décor you have selected and Voila!

Another advantage of this lasting baby nursery option is that it allows older siblings to get involved with taking their place as an older brother or sister. Since your older child will be moving into her own new room, now is a great time to introduce her to a new toddler bed or twin bed with a guard rail (depending on the age of your child). She will also get to share another moment of being the focus of attention before the new “baby” of the family arrives when all of the members of the family help her decorate her new room with furnishings that she can pick out. Allowing her to pick the furniture, bedding, curtains and some accessories will make the room her own and can help get her excited about changing rooms.

The extra attention that mom and dad get to spend on decorating a new big girl room with her now helps ease the transition so that more focus can be spent on bonding with baby and other siblings after your baby is born. This can be a surprisingly fun way to help older children get even more excited about having a new baby brother or sister on the way. It can also help you find interesting ways to explain to your first child, or youngest child, what it means to be a big brother or sister during conversations you have while putting their own new bedroom together.

Have fun and enjoy these precious times in your lives and your children’s lives!