12 Space-Saving Nursery Hacks to Prep Baby's Room

Babies are tiny, so their cribs shouldn't have to take up an entire wall of a nursery. A few brands make mini versions of cribs to sleep baby in a smaller space.

Since baby's clothes are so tiny, there will be a ton of room along the bottom of the closet (especially if you set the hanger bar even higher up). Remove the door and create a tranquil, enclosed space for your little one to sleep in, keeping all of the wall space free for other items.

If you grab a crib skirt, you can stylishly store things that you don't need often — seasonal clothes and shoes, toys, and extra supplies — under the crib and out of the way.

Baby clothes are so much more compact, so you can install an additional bar in the closet to hang their clothes from and really maximize the way the closet space is used.

Bookshelves can be very bulky and tend to have a sloppy appearance once baby is old enough to spend their days throwing all of the books out of the case and then shoving them haphazardly back in. With spice racks, skinny shelves, or gutters, you can create a wall library that's out of baby's reach, acts as decor, and takes up much less space in the room.

Pegboards don't just belong in garage workshops and craft rooms — get one up in baby's room to create extra shelving for a place to hang loose items that don't have a set storage area and for hanging more clothes.

Rather than chuck everything on a shelf and hope for the best, stack cute storage bins on shelves full of toys, clothes, and supplies. Not only does this save space, but it also keeps everything organized and in its right place.

Instead of getting a changing table that your baby will eventually grow out of, grab a changing pad from the store and plop it on top of a dresser. This allows you to trade out a piece of furniture with only one use to something that has multiple uses.

If you don't have any dresser space or room for a changing table on four legs, install a fold-down changing table that can be pulled up and down as needed.

Ever need something in the living room that is normally kept in the baby's room? Stop having wipes, tubes of rash cream, and diapers shoved in drawers all over the house by getting a cart on wheels stocked with supplies that can come with you into every room you're going to stay in for a while. Go from bar cart to baby cart in the blink of an eye.

Rather than wasting a ton of wall or surface space with decorative items that will have to be removed by the time baby starts walking, decorate with cute shoes, accessories, and onesies. This functional decor tip frees up space around the room without compromising the beauty of the decor.

Grab a shoe rack or vertical storage hanger to drape over the back of the door. It can be used to store shoes, books, clothes, toys, stuffed animals, and more.