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Small Space Living for New Families
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items Honestly, this list makes up most of the furniture that we own! We don't have much living in an 800 square foot condo. We have 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom to share between the 3 of us and it has been so fun to make this small space work. I hope this gives you some inspiration to keep your home organized, fun, and affordable.
Sections
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Bedroom
Living Room
Kitchen
Baby
Balcony/Porch
Bedroom
My husband and I grabbed these at IKEA for $50 each - we use them as bedside tables and love the versatility. They have a storage cubby in them and can double as a quick seat if we need more seating in a pinch.
PERJOHAN stool with storage, pine
We ended up with a similar bedframe from amazon without the shelf headboard or storage drawers as we didnt have room for the headboard. However, in our new condo, I wish we had this instead.
Minimalist Bed Frame
We have two of these, we have a 4 shelf and a 5 shelf unit and love that they don't take up a ton of floor space and allow for vertical space usage.
VASAGLE 4-Tier Ladder Shelf Bookshelf
We love these plastic drawers! They are great for making the most of vertical space on shelves. Helps keep things like baby clothes, craft supplies, and more organized.
All Purpose 2 Drawer Storage Clear - Brightroom
Living Room
We found a pouf that we liked at HomeGoods but you can find them anywhere! It makes for a nice compact ottoman, seat, footrest, etc.
Poufs : Ottomans
We love love love how our mixtiles came out! So simple to put on the wall with magnets - we will definitely be buying more down the line.
Mixtiles - Turn your photos into affordable, stunning wall art
We got this couch in grey and have loved it so far! Deep enough to feel comfy by not too long or tall
KIVIK Sofa Series
Kitchen
These have been so nice to help organize the tiny laundry closets we have had in our home. They allow us to keep the broom and mop off the floor and well contained.
Command Broom Gripper
I ordered one of these individual baskets on Amazon and love that it holds my fruits and gives me a small shelf on top for my essential oils!
Fruit Storage Basket
We got this from an estate sale - a great way to maximize small eat in kitchen space!
Old Round Kitchen Table
I love my nutribullet! I find that it blends great and doesn't leave any kind of chunky texture quite like the ninja blenders I've tried. It's great for making baby food and doesn't take up near as much space as a big blender would. My only suggestion would be to buy the one that is more like a pitcher - not just the cup. It's a bummer not being able to add things without having to take the canister off the base.
NutriBullet : Blenders
Baby
By far our favorite packnplay option - it is narrower than the standard pack and play and it is a nice rectangle shape - no bubbled out edges. It fit in our tiny bedroom and comes with a nice bassinet insert for those early months with baby:)
Bugaboo Stardust Portable Travel Playard
A sweet collapsable play gym option for those small spaces. Opens up easily and collapses just as easily. You can change out the dangling toys.
Comfy Cubs Wooden Baby Play Gym - Pinewood
We love our diaper caddies. We have never had an offical changing table, but these allow for us to change our son anywhere. We've even used them for packing our sons clothes for trips.
Diaper Caddy
We love our comfy cubs playpen - the shape can be adjusted for different rooms but you cannot remove pannels from the sides.
Comfy Cubs: Playpen
We LOVE our Stokke high chair - no high chair is small, so if you need to give it the floor space, might as well get one that will transition with your kiddo. We tried one that strapped onto a regular chair and weren't thrilled with it. We do still have it for travel if needed
Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair
We love how simple this crib is! Got it almost brand new on facebook marketplace too!
SUNDVIK Crib, white, 27 1/2x52
We grabbed this to cover our fireplace as our toddler loves trying to climb in. The fireplace is only decorative, but he still thinks its a cool spot to explore so this was a great buy for us!
Childproof Fireplace Screen
Balcony/Porch
This was a bit pricier but it was the only one that I could find that was less than 44 inches wide for our balcony! We love it though and have spent plenty of time sitting on it since it arrived.
OC Orange Casual Outdoor Loveseat 3-Piece Set
These were not cheap - I had to use some of my “fun money” to get them but I found them on sale on walmarts website and they have been so fun to attach to my balcony railing - that way my plants are taking up space on my actual balcony!
RailScapes
We grabbed this exact balcony bar on Amazon a couple of months ago and it has been so fun to eat meals on the balcony, do some work on my computer, journal etc. in our small space!
Balcony Bar