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Filling your nursery with beautiful baby furniture is usually very exciting. There's something about the delivery of your baby crib that makes everything seem so real all of a sudden...

Wow - there's actually a baby on the way!

However, in amongst all the excitement you may be feeling a mild - or not so mild - panic setting in.

What if you buy the wrong crib? What if the furniture you buy won't fit in the room? What if it's too dark, too crowded, too small?

These are all normal concerns.

If these are your concerns, follow the steps on this page to make sure you get the right baby room furniture for you.





There are loads of baby room furniture options out there but you really don't need them all. Working out which furniture items are necessities and which are nice-to-haves is the first step in your decision making process.

In order to have a fully functioning comfortable baby room you will need the following:

• Somewhere to sleep.
  If you haven't chosen a baby crib yet, click here for detailed information on your baby crib options...



• Somewhere to change, dress and mess with baby.
  The baby changing table is an important item of baby nursery furniture and there are many different types and styles to choose from. These include the Crib 'n changer combo and the Dresser-changing table combo.
  
  Read more about baby changing tables here...



• Somewhere for all the used baby outfits.
  The nursery hamper is a small, and often overlooked, item of nursery gear essential for keeping all those grubby little outfits under control.




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I found the best range of nursery hampers at csnbaby.com. Over 250 products to choose from!

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• Somewhere to keep feeding supplies and lamp.
  A nightstand is useful to have next to you while you are feeding and rocking baby. You can stand your baby nursery lamp here, along with a handy box of tissues for wiping up spills.



• Somewhere to sit and feed baby.
  The addition of a nursery rocker or glider chair to your baby nursery is well worth the investment. Money cannot buy all the precious hours you will spend here, rocking your little one to sleep.
  
  But, which is better. A rocker or a glider chair? Read more to find out...
  
  To read more detailed information about nursery rocking chairs, click here.
  
  
  To read more detailed information about nursery gliders, click here.



• Enough Storage Space
  Go to the nursery storage plan page to find out how to accommodate all of your baby nursery goodies in your baby nursery with only the above five essential items of baby room furniture.

The next step is to find the above items of baby room furniture in a color and style that you like.

Here are a few things to think about when choosing your nursery furniture items:

Converting For Toddlers

If you plan to convert your baby nursery to a toddler's room later, bear the following in mind:

• Consider a convertible baby crib that will grow with your baby.
• Think about buying a dresser with a changing tray attachment. This can be removed when you no longer need it, leaving you with a functional dresser for your growing toddler's room.
• Try to invest in multi-purpose furniture that your growing toddler will love, rather than 'boring' furniture that they won't. For example:
  • A children's table and chair set instead of a nightstand.
  • A bookcase rather than an armoire.
  • An over the door organizer, with low pockets, instead of a shelving arrangement high on the wall.

There are plenty of ways to make a room potentially interesting for a toddler. Believe me they make it pretty easy!

Color and Style

Decide what color and style of baby room furniture you prefer. Are you going for a cottage look or do you prefer the clean lines of a modern nursery? Have you thought about organic?

Find out more about baby room furniture colors here.

Space In Your Baby Room

If you are short on space in your baby nursery, consider using space saving furniture options such as folding rocking chairs and mini cribs.

See our unique nursery furniture space saving ideas page for practical ways to make the most of your nursery space...

The Budget!

If your budget is giving you nightmares, there are lots of ways to save. Check out these great ideas for saving money with discount baby cribs and discount baby furniture before you start shopping.




Design a preliminary floor plan including your baby crib and must-have baby nursery furniture items that you have chosen. (I've found a really nifty tool to make this step a snap!)

Find out how to draw floor plans for your baby nursery here...

Drawing a floor plan will help you to identify any empty spaces in your baby room. You may want to add extra baby room furniture items for extra functionality and storage. See step 4.




If you have floor space and budget left, decide which other furniture items you would like to include in your baby nursery.

{Little Miss Liberty - Paris Armoire}

• Children's Play Furniture from ababy.com like tables and chairs, rocking horses and doll houses
• Nursery Shelves from csnbaby.com or ababy.com
• Nursery Dressers from csnbaby.com
• Baby Armoires. Gorgeous selections from ababy.com, Dimplesanddandelions.com or Laylagrayce.com
• Baby Closet Organizers from csnbaby.com
• Child Bookcases from ababy.com
• Baby Toy Boxes from ababy.com or csnbaby.com
• Nursery Storage Baskets from csnbaby.com

Find out more about these other nursery furniture items here...


Click here to return to the Virtual Room Creator and add your extra baby room furniture items to your floor plan























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