Bedroom Closets as a Makeshift Nursery

We have so many young grandbabies in our family that, when building our new family lake home, we made sure each bedroom closet was large enough to accommodate a crib. By adding just a few extra inches to each closet, we were able to give parents some privacy while still having their babies nearby.

We put a charming, inexpensive kids’ mural or picture above the cribs, attached them so the pictures wouldn’t move, painted the closets a fun color or used leftover wallpaper, and added a crib to each room. Make sure there is an appropriately placed outlet for the baby monitor. And when used as a nursery, keep the closet door cracked open so air circulates.