Transitioning your Baby’s Closet as they Grow
As your child grows, their closet should adapt as well. That’s why our closet systems are designed with the changing needs of your family in mind. The space a changing table occupies can be replaced with baskets when your child is a toddler and then transformed into an area for homework once they’re in school.
Here are some of the most important design components to include in your baby’s closet to ensure easy storage transitions throughout the years.
Use tiers: Create three hanging rod tiers to hold baby clothes. As your child grows and clothing gets longer, adjust these rods to hold two tiers. The lower rod, within reach of your toddler, allows you to decide which clothing they can access and wear on an everyday basis. Use the higher rod to hang dress clothes and items that they haven’t grown into yet.
Install adjustable shelving: Like hanging rods, you can adjust shelf heights as the needs of your child change. You might use these shelves to hold onesies, receiving blankets and baby supplies when your child is an infant and then adjust them to store toys, games, and books as your baby grows.
Include cubbies: At the infant stage cubbies are great for stacked items like diapers and baby wipes. They can be repurposed later for shoes, books and school supplies. An older child might use cubbies to display a collection, creating an interesting design feature right in their room.
Add baskets: For babies, open storage is great for stuffed animals, blankets and blocks. Later, your toddler can grab a basket filled with toys, dump it out on the floor and play. When they’re finished, they can easily put everything back in the basket, and the basket gets tucked away. (This is a great way to teach kids how to clean up.) Baskets are also good for storing small clothing items because children can locate what they want without having to root around in a drawer.
Compartmentalize now, create specialized storage later: While closed drawers can make items hard to see, you will want to have some things tucked away. For babies, small items like socks, mittens and pacifiers can be compartmentalized with dividers in a large drawer. For toddlers, these compartments can be used for little things, like hair clips and other accessories, that aren’t stored well in baskets.