Top Tips For Designing Your Baby's Nursery
As furniture designers / makers we always knew we’d want to build our own nursery furniture, we wanted to create timeless heirlooms that we could pass down through our family.
We also wanted to create pieces that could stay in the house past the baby years. We designed the rocking chair to suit the furniture in our house, so when Goldie grows out of breastfeeding it can be moved into any room in the home, like our lounge or my studio. The change table tray is removable and you’re left with a lovely set of drawers.
The cot was the final piece of furniture we wanted to make for Goldie’s Nursery - we were sure that she would arrive before it was finished… but just as I saw the final pieces come together my contractions started. The next day I laboured at home while Al sealed the cot and we had it set up in her nursery just in time for her arrival. We designed the cot so that the base can be adjusted to two different heights and the rails can come off for when she graduates to a big girl bed (unless we’re blessed to welcome another addition and if that’s the case we’ll design her a new kids bed).
Then all of the smaller items like the bookshelves will work great in Goldie’s room as she grows up - we’ll just switch the baby books for teen magazines… ha!
3 Top Tips for setting up your nursery.
Tick ofF the F’s - Functionality, Fun & Future
Functionality - Make sure you have a change table set up at a height that works well for you, there’s nothing more back-breaking than leaning over to change nappies! We did a bit of testing of different heights before we designed our change table tray and drawers. Also having all of your things at arms reach is super helpful, nappies, wipes, creams etc - particularly when they start wriggling and you need to keep one hand on them at all times!
Fun - I love walking into Goldie’s nursery, it’s full of colour and prints and it’s just a really fun bedroom to be in! There’s a trend to have super neutral nurseries all beige and grey which is beautiful but I’m such a fan of colour - and I couldn’t think of a better room to do it in! Walking in there is like walking into sunshine, which is great - particularly on a cold winter’s day!
Future - We’re big believers in buying once and buying well, so if you can purchase pieces that can be used past the baby years - we’re all for it!
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