Making a 9x10 room function

As Christian gets older whats in his tiny room changes. Things come in, and others go out. I was lucky enough to receive this adorable series 7 walnut kids chair from my friends at Fritz Hansen and so out went the Eames molded plastic, which has moved to the "Dining room".

His room is only 9'x10' , so we have had to get creative on how we use this space, especially since we didn't want to lose the ability to have guests stay. My husband and I had installed these 6 white shelves a year and a half ago to create floor space for all of our books. When I found out I was pregnant, I had to send the books elsewhere for storage to create space for the baby's things.

We are using cloth diapers, which had we had space for a dresser would have taken up a drawer, but instead we have used one shelf as the diaper station, stacking them in as tightly and neatly as possible and using a wicker basket for all of his diapering needs. Baskets serve as storage for his clothes and accessories as well, since we have kept the amount of clothing minimal for this fast growing boy.

I'm a knitter and since being home with him, have become a knitting addict, which meant I needed space for all of the yarn, needles and patterns. We also wanted to maintain a nice space for guests, so we updated the sheets on the guest bed to some classic percale from Parachute and put a magazine rack in the corner for nighttime reads.

We kept receiving blankets as gifts, so I went into my closet and pulled out a market tote that I had for storage at the end of his bed. I wanted the few toys that I did have to also function, so I am using his push car as storage for his Danish block set. We removed the large print we had behind his bed, as I was nervous about it falling and expanded on our wall gallery with prints and objects from our journeys and family heirlooms. This wall is not finished yet and will probably be updated and altered over the years.

What has made it possible for us to use this room for three things I believe is by keeping baby items to the necessities and minimal amounts of each item. By using a travel mat as a changing table and a couple of baskets for the rotation of clothes we were able to skip out on a dresser and changing table. We have kept the toys and books to a minimum for several reasons, for starters he only needs a few at this age and as he gets older I would like to stay in that same school of thought; how many toys can one child play with in a day anyways. Keeping everything white is not only a personal style preference, but light furniture makes a space feel more open, and when you are working in tight quarters, that is key.  Using our own photos and making my own wall hangings makes the space personal and keeps costs down.

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Custom embroidered quote from one of my favorite books, "The little Prince". A jar for his
pacifiers that has been a baby key bowl, we always know where they are. Our wedding shot
and invitation, which we held on to. A few Kay Bojesen collectibles.

Child size walnut Series 7 chair from Fritz Hansen, which will be the perfect chair for him
 to do crafts from when he gets a little older. A nightlight to help me see during night time feeds.

Guest bed with cozy sheets , and our supply of Bumgenius and Tots Bots diapers.