Baby Clothes Storage

Have I ever mentioned how much I love organizing Elliott's clothes? I get excited to do her laundry and her room is always tidy. The dresser drawers are no exception.

The room has two dressers, plus a large closet. Let's take a peak...

The dividers are from the Container Store. The depth is perfect, and we have just an inch or two extra on width. 

Here is the top drawer. It houses all of Elliott's bows, scarves, and hats. The left bin has her bib scarves, hats, and headbands that she has grown out of. The middle is all clips. I got a big set and sorted them by color. I keep the clips on their original cardboard strips, which fit perfectly in these dividers. Keeping them on the cardboard strips keeps them in order, I can see everything, and they don't get gnarly or broken. Win! The right bin houses her current headbands with a few other clips that don't belong in the big set. I have one slot for 3-6 month size and another for clips, otherwise 6-12 month headbands are sorted by color. The biggest reason this setup is so great is that I can constantly keep inventory and know if anything is missing. We haven't lost any bows yet and I thank this system for that! It also is super duper easy to find what I'm looking for.

The second to top drawer houses bottoms. The back left section for shorts, the front left for bloomers. The middle keeps leggings sorted by color (a few pairs were in the laundry). The right bin keeps folded jeans since those aren't as easily rolled. Again this makes it easy to find everything since it's all completely visible. I also really enjoy putting together her outfits because of it.

The middle drawer keeps clothes she's grown out of that I haven't had time to put in storage yet.

The bottom two drawers keep her knitted blankets, extra crib sheet and changing pad, as well as a few miscellaneous items. Nothing special about these since they aren't used much.

The other dresser...

The top left keeps swaddle blankets and burp cloths for easy access. Rolling is the way to go peeps! And I know people think I just do it for pictures, but no, the drawers have stayed this way for the past 6+ months.

The middle left drawer is for footwear. More bins from the Container Store allow each pair of shoes to have a home. The right bin keeps socks, as well as swimwear.

The bottom left drawer stores clothes that Elliott doesn't quite fit into yet that aren't hanging clothes.

The top right drawer keeps the cloth diapers. I don't fold the covers and I keep the prefolds flat. It's organized chaos but this works perfectly.

The middle right drawer is general healthcare and grooming. I had two random orange bins that I used to corral items with - one for diaper rashes and general bum care, another for general grooming items. I needed easy access to items like the lotion, hair brush, and nail clippers since they are used frequently. I put down some shelf liner and now each has a spot without needing a bin, and I don't have to worry about them moving around the drawer.

The last drawer on the bottom right keeps carriers, wraps, and sleep sacks. 

Onto the closet! It has two sets of folding doors. This side displays the clothes in Elliott's current rotation. On the left are sleepers, followed by everyday wear to the right (tops, rompers, dresses). Both categories are sorted by color so I can always find what I'm looking for. Again, I like planning her outfits because of this!

On the right hangs clothes she doesn't fit into yet. Because little kids grow so fast, I always have a stash of the next few sizes up. I use Happy Baby closet dividers to keep it all straight and would recommend.

With this system in place, I can constantly see what Elliott does or doesn't need as far as clothing. It's all incredibly simple to maintain, as well. This also prevents me from over buying things- especially when it comes to sizing since it's all sorted. It's crazy how happy this makes me. 

Nursery Reveal

I told myself that I wouldn't buy any baby clothes until after the shower, but decorating the nursery was what I got to indulge in. I started buying things literally a day or two after finding out we were having a girl. I really didn't need to buy too much though.

The oak furniture was gifted to us when we moved in. At the time I really didn't want any more hand-me-down furniture, but this set was so nice that we couldn't pass it up. We've had it in our bedroom ever since, but I've always envisioned it to be moved to the nursery. It's kind of whimsical in a sense. Our bedroom can handle bigger pieces of furniture and is designed in a more contemporary style, so a move always made sense to me.

We have a dresser with mirror attachment, chest, and two nightstands. We didn't quite need all of it in here, but there are so many opportunities for storage!! But hey, kids have a lot of stuff :)

The one bump in the road was that the set obviously didn't have a matching crib. I'm not set on having everything match exactly, but it was going to be tricky to get something that "went" with all the pieces. Oak cribs are hard to come by these days! I found this crib on Pinterest like a year ago, but it turned out to be tricky to order when it came time to buy, and there were no other options that I thought would work. We ended up getting it from a Lowe's affiliate store (ATG). It's not 100% matchy but goes just fine. I actually kind of prefer it this way. It will transition to a toddler bed, day bed, or headboard/footboard for a double bed.

The glider is KACY brand purchased through Babies R Us. It ended up being one of those online purchases that we crossed our fingers and hoped for the best - it ended up being perfect. It is a comfy glider with lots of support, and I love that the color can go with either gray or brown tones. Definitely a good buy.

As far as the decor items, the artwork was actually made at my bachelorette craft party. I had seen something like it on Pinterest and it turned out to be something I'd actually use. The colors from these canvases actually inspired the whole room (yes, they need a few touch ups). The poms and lanterns I got from Etsy. I wanted several so they looked substantial enough. I really like how it turned out. Pretty much everything else I got from Pottery Barn Kids. In the past I have run into problems matching colors when I buy things from different places. And they had things that I liked and wanted. The curtains, crib sheet, pink basket, heart pillow, and ikat pillow are all PB. The purple bins are RiverRidge Kids bins I got from Amazon.

The two wooden frames were actually purchased at Pier 1 probably 2 years ago. I got them because they matched the furniture set pretty well, but never ended up getting around to hanging them. It's perfect because they are lined with burlap fabric which goes with everything in here.  The printables are quotes from Winnie the Pooh that I just made on my computer. I couldn't find any printables in colors I liked and I didn't want to spend money on them, so I just made some. We also got a wooden letter from Hobby Lobby and sprayed it purple. Baby girl's first initial!

The changing pad was made from hobby lobby fabric and I have some extra if I ever get around to making some pillows.

The layout is functional and the room feels much bigger with furniture actually. I'm happy with the space so far! It has been easier to decorate an entire space at once, unlike the rest of the rooms in our house which we have just slowly pieced things together as we go.