Nursery Closet Storage Solutions

ORGANIZE YOUR NURSERY OR KIDS CLOSET WITH THESE BUDGET SAVVY STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Hello week 4 of the One Room Challenge! We are heading into this week strong & I feel like we actually got a lot accomplished, although anytime I get to add organization a space I am happy. This week I tackled the nursery closet by adding built-ins & custom hanging spaces. Moming is ain’t easy but having an organized space for your littles stuff makes it a little less chaotic.

For those of you who don’t know, the One Room Challenge is an 8-week room renovation challenge hosted by Better Homes & Gardens. Twice a year, some extremely talented bloggers get together to tackle one room & complete an entire renovation in 8 weeks. It’s stressful but also a whole lotta fun!

BEFORE WE EVER PARTICIPATED IN THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE WE DID A PRACTICE RUN IN OUR OFFICE, THEN OUR FIRST REAL CHALLENGE WAS THE LAUNDRY ROOM MAKEOVER, FOLLOWED BY THE NURSERY & OUR LAST CHALLENGE WAS OUR GARAGE!

Lets take a look at what we were working with:

I have never been a fan of wire shelving. Stuff never stays stable & falls between the bars, it just isn’t ideal. So I ripped it out & decided to add built-ins similar to what we did in Eli’s nursery closet.

We are huge MDF fans over here! It is the most cost-effective way to add custom shelving & built-ins. You can find the tutorials for the nursery closet custom shelving here, our built-in bookcases & bench here, & my budget savvy linen closet shelving here.

Since we have already wrote complete tutorials for how to do this Ill just hit the high points.

Ahh clean slate & goodbye to the wire shelving! After the wire is torn out you will need to fill all the holes & I definitely recommend painting the walls before you insert the built-ins.

The reason using MDF is so ideal is because it comes in long sheets that you can rip to custom measurements for your space. The boards are inexpensive & super smooth.

You can see the complete build on our Instagram under our ORC Nursery highlights

One thing we did to make these built-ins a little fancier than Elis is to add trim to the front of each shelf to give it the illusion of a thick shelf. This little trick is one of my favorites, it really finishes it off nicely.

Once the MDF is up its time to caulk all the seems & paint the unit. When you are painting the MDF you HAVE TO use oil-based paint. If you use regular paint the MDF will expand & crack.

For this closet I cut down & used 1 wooden closet rod, but for Eli’s closet I used these closet rods! Both are great options it just depends on what look you are going for.

The built-ins really fancy up the closet don’t ya think? This is one of my favorite ways to improve a space because its not just pretty but also functional.

Here are some of my other favorite nursery closet storage solutions:

Felt hangers keep all the baby clothes in place, no sliding off.

Foldable bins are perfect for storing all the things.

Baby clothes dividers are a must!

Clear bins are another great option

Large laundry basket

Diaper caddy

To-Do List:

• Flooring
• Paint
• Install New Light Fixture
• Built-In Closet Shelving 
• Make Winnie The Pooh Canvas Art
• Book Page Letter Project
• Paint Mural
• Add Swing
• Upcycle Changing Table
• Put Together New Furniture

Well its still quite the list but we are getting there!

We will be posting sneak peeks & updates on our Instagram stories so be sure to follow along!

Plus check out all the other talented bloggers taking on the challenge!