What a Nursery Needs: Closets

Okay flooring, painting, window, check. Now let’s look at the closet. Do the doors need repair; are they safe for a baby? If you have bi-fold doors, they do make great safety bi-fold door locks. Next, let’s look in the closet. Is the rod firmly in the wall? You don’t want that to fall after you hang up your baby’s clothes. Is there enough light or too much light? You might want to add a light if you don’t’ have one, you can even put one of those push lights in, they cost under $10. Or if you have too much light you might want to put in a lower wattage or get a push light. Why? Well, believe it or not you might have to go into the baby’s room while they are asleep and get something out or put something away and you don’t want to wake them.

Do you want a shelving unit for the baby or maybe just a canvas organizer? Think about what works for you and how you organize your closet, well hopefully. I like the canvas organizers. You can fold bulky items and store them in there without taking up too much room. Here is a link to see what I am talking about. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3006580&CAWELAID=202814385
This one is from toys r us, but you can get one almost anywhere and they do not have to be child theme, either. I like the beige canvas ones. Then if you ever want to move it to another closet you can and no one will know any different.

Don't go crazy, because what you think you might need, will probably change after the baby comes. Simple is the key, unless you are a professional organizer. Wait and then see what you need after the baby is born. It is always hard to tell just exactly what you are going put in the closet. Trust me people will give you things for your child that they will not use for several years.