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These past few days I've finally started attacking what is soon to be the baby's room. Currently, the room has multiple functions such as study/dressing room/wardrobe/shoe cupboard and general junk-that's-got-nowhere-else-to-go room. It's by far my least favourite room in the house but after this magical transformation (fingers crossed), I'm hoping it will soon become my most favourite room. I mean, how can it not be, my little baby is going to live in there ;)
First problem is, there's just so much stuff, also known as crap that I've uncovered. It's not particularly useful or functional or fun crap, just more that run-of-the-mill crap that you can't really throw out because at some point it might serve some form of useful purpose. Mostly, it consists of paperwork, lots of paperwork; research papers from my masters, investment reports of Phil's, magazine tear-outs about HK, paperwork from some freelance jobs, my interiors scrapbook....you get the drift. My second problem? What the hell to do with it all. The entire room needs to be cleared out, so all the stuff is going to have to live in the spare bedroom. It's just we don't have any storage in there at the moment and I'm at a bit of a loss as to where to put everything!
Part of me thinks, get vicious. Think rubbish bin central. But inevitably I throw out important things without realising it, like that time Phil's birth certificate accidentally went missing....ooops. The other part thinks Ikea. But that scares me equally as much....
I was actually hoping I might be able to get some advice from all you mums out there who have no doubt done all this before! Have you got any kick-ass storage solutions for me? How do you store all your paperwork? Know any websites with pretty photos that might give me some inspiration??
Yours in anticipation ;)
7 comments:
i have no pictures - just advice:
declutter while you have the time.
and
all your baby needs is love (and milk) x
If you are likely to still be living there when the baby is crawling, make sure you have lots of high-level storage space (wall shelves etc), then you won't need to move it all later.
Tricky ... you only have so much space in HK. Plus, no in laws house to dump stuff at temporarily.
It took us ages to find a spot for our fadmin. In the end we put a desk and filing cabinet in our front room reserved just for fadmin. I think if you've only got 2 bedrooms in your apartment, that might be your only way. I don't like desks in bedrooms, bedrooms are for rest, not work.
I don't have any storage solutions, but wanted to say...
babies truly need very little, a lot less than you're led to believe. Clothes, nappies, somewhere to sleep and that's really it. So don't stress too much.
For my first I created a beautiful nursery... that she never slept in.
My third now sleeps happily in our sunroom, surrounded by our junk.
If you find a solution to the paperwork problem, let me know. It's always an issue for us. x
I have an old cedar chest. Functional piece of furniture + storage. Also, they make boxes that fit under beds, stacking crates. Get creative - think ottoman with storage inside. :) Good luck! I know the stresses of space, but I am afraid even then I can't completely feel your pain, since I still have a basement!
Bridget honey, all the baby needs is love, it's not going to know if the room is styled within an inch of its life, it has outfits for the next year or if the wardrobe is filled with your shoes!! You just do anything & everything else, WITH the baby, you can bond over tidying, cleaning, shopping & decorating!! Love Posie
I totally agree with Posie Patchwork.
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