Plan your nursery layout
Layout is the part of a nursery most parents leave until the furniture arrives, and it's the part that decides whether the room works. Where the crib sits, where you feed at night, where you change the baby and how you cross the room in the dark all come down to the plan.
Getting it right before you buy saves returns, scratched walls and a room that never quite flows. It matters most in a small nursery, where every piece has to earn its place.
By Tira, founder of Nursery Design Studio · 450+ nurseries designed since 2017
Let Nest plan it for your room
- Your floor plan, drawn to the inch for your room
- Every piece placed and checked to fit
- Every wall drawn: what goes where, and how high
- The right rug size for your room
Your first board is free. Your floor plan comes with the whole plan, $49 once.
What to think about
- The size and shape of the room, and where the door swings
- Windows, closets, vents and radiators
- A safe spot for the crib
- Where you will feed at night, and where you will change the baby
- A clear path from the door in the dark
- The real size of each piece, before you order it
- What goes on each wall, and how the room will grow with your child
Each of these depends on your room. That is why Nest asks for your measurements and plans the layout for your room, rather than a typical one.
Small nurseries and shared rooms
A small nursery, or a corner of your own bedroom, can be just as calm and beautiful. It simply needs more decisions made in advance, which is exactly what a plan is for.
Questions, answered
Where should a crib go in a nursery?
Somewhere safe: away from windows, cords and heat, with nothing heavy above it. The best spot depends on your doors and windows, which Nest works out for your room.
How do I plan a small nursery layout?
Start from your measurements, not from a picture. Nest checks every piece against your room and tells you if something will not fit.
What size rug should I get for a nursery?
It depends on your room and your furniture. Your Nest plan gives the right size for your room.
Is there a free nursery layout planner?
Your first nursery board in Nest is free. The floor plan for your room comes with the whole plan, $49 once.
Designed by Tira, planned for your room.
Nest uses the same thinking I bring to client rooms, from 450+ nurseries designed since 2017.
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