There is no nursery when you live in a small space. People are obsessed with nurseries. Honestly, what is even the point when what it really means is you're creating a space away from the rest of the house where you and your baby have to spend time apart from the family? Of course there is always the option of getting this space ready only to never use it.
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| The extent of our nursery aka corner of our bedroom. |
We have a den that is currently empty, but it's at the other end of the unit and I can't imagine sending my baby all the way over there where the sunlight doesn't ever make an appearance. I love that the space is there for later so that we can adapt to the growing needs of our family, but I don't intend on using it for a baby space for as long as possible, hopefully even a couple of years. Considering a wall and a door will cost you an extra $600 or so a month in this city, a den is as close as our child will get to a bedroom for the foreseeable future. Talk about a change from where I grew up in a 4 bedroom house!
I try to keep perspective on space though. If you're going to live downtown in a city, you're not going to have a lot of space for stuff. That just means you have to choose your possessions more carefully and make a regular habit of purging. This makes thrift stores all the more inviting. After all, stuff is transitory in our lives. Easy come, easy go. Once our baby stops using something we have bought or were given, it will be passed on to someone else who can use it. And sorry, future child, most of your crafts will probably have pictures taken of them instead of hoarding them in the basement which we do not have.
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