Lauren Greutman » Budgeting Tips & Tricks » Frugal Living » Decorating a Babys Room on a budget
I have baby on the brain lately, because I am about to have my Fourth Child! We found out we were expecting another baby the day after we moved into our new house. Thankfully we got a 4 bedroom house, but one of the bedrooms was unfinished.
I didn’t want to spend a fortune decorating her nursery, so here are some frugal tips that I have learned along the way when it comes to decorating a nursery.
What are your frugal ideas for decorating a baby nursery? I would LOVE to hear them!!!
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We also skipped the changing table. We just bought a basket with a handle at Michael’s and used that with all of our changing gear and it is mobile so we can take it around the house and we don’t have to go all the way to her bedroom everytime we need to change her! I also suggest hanging as much clothes as possible to reduce the amount of drawer space you need so you don’t have to spend has much on those larger pieces of furniture right away when you are buying the crib/car seat/stroller, etc.
I also use a changing pad on top of a dresser and love it. Target has inexpensive pads, slap on a coordinating cover (or sew one) and it’s perfect for changing baby. I hung a shelf with cubies in it above the dresser… perfect for diapers and creams, etc.
Sewing simple curtains saves a ton, too.
I had my 3rd girl 5 months ago and all I bought new for her room was some sheets. I love how you decorated… I went ahead and painted my girls room just using some craft paint I already had. SO it was free but should they out grow we will have to repaint. But I like painting so no biggie. Here is the link to my cheaply decorated little girls’ room (hope it works!): https://yadayadayadamayhemmusings.blogspot.com/2010/04/progress-report.html
I splurged on one item for our new baby boy. Since we had the crib and dresser and many other things I purchased an all in one changing table. Its made by Kolcraft, all hard wood very nice piece of furniture. You can view it here, http://www.kolcraft.com 3-in-1-bassinet. Bassinet (removable) changing table and many other features. This is the best thing I have ever bought for any of my children. I also use it for giving sponge baths.
that looks awesome! I like the bassinet idea as a part of it! Thanks for
sharing.
Good job Lauren and Mark!
One savings tip I used was to buy only 2 covers for my changing pad, a green one and a yellow one. I got mine used from ebay. I then use the many small blankets we have on top of the pad. If the blanket is soiled, I can change it very easily and not have to take off/on the covers, which can be a pain.
One area we do not try to economize on is carseats. I know, they are not technically part of the nursery, but something I felt strongly about researching and buying quality.
Sarah,
I totally agree about the car seats thing. We do not buy used carseats,
only new ones that we have researched.
I also skipped the changing table. I PT cloth diaper, for a while all cloth, so it made sense to change my son right in the laundry room. I have his changing pad on the dryer, with all of his clothes and diaper needs on wire shelving above the changing area. This also ensures that folded laundry gets put away promplty, instead of covering the dryer. vb;.
We skipped the majority of the decorations, we did use some vinyl wall clings for our daughter’s room. She outgrew it so quickly, I’m glad that we didn’t go overboard with a baby theme. We painted our own wooden letters and hung them from ribbons. I’ve also seen people paint mis-matched picture frames and hang them from ribbons, very cute!
I am in Syr and have about 100 items for the sweet repeats sale just at this time! ALL LITTLE GIRL STUFF!!!!!
ooh yay! I can’t wait to look!!! Anything 18month-2 T?