Getting Ready for Baby on a Budget: My Favorite Organizers

Organizing baby things can be challenging, as you normally plan for several months in advance. You'll normally not just have diapers in newborn size but be given ones a couple of sizes up as well. Then there's the many sleepers, socks, hats, bows, bath supplies, burp rags...the list goes on and on! I thought I would share my favorite organizers, as well as how to find them on a budget!

Cube Storage:

Cubby storage is all the thing right now. It is a great way to forgo the bulky chests of drawers and get something easy to keep organized. While I love the chiffarobe we have in the new room, it's nice to have cubby storage for toys. It's much easier to keep toys organized than when it's in one big box, and you can teach your children just to pull one kind of toy out at a time. 

The cheapest place to get them, is the dollar tree. They often have the cloth bins that fit, but they are flimsy and don't hold toys well. They might work for clothes, but you still have little choice over color.

Walmart and Amazon has the cheapest prices on cloth cube bins. At Walmart they are 3.50 for a solid color, and at a little more if you want a cute design. At Amazon you can get a six pack for $20!

Baskets:

Baskets are perfect for the changing table, bath things, blankets and burp rags, etc! Unfortunately they can also be quite pricey. I did best when I had several weeks to look around for sales. Hobby Lobby, Kirklands, Ross, TJMaxx often have good deals on these, you just have to take the time to look for what you need. 

At Hobby Lobby I used their 40% off coupon on a basket I had been eyeing, and found a wooden basket to store muslin blankets in their major clearance section. At Kirklands I always shop around the edges of the store, and less in the middle, because that's where all the sales and clearance are. I found two beautiful baskets for about $7 a piece. This was great for a diaper changing station where I kept diapers, creams and wipes, and in the other one kept receiving blankets and burp rags. This was all kept on the changing table for an easy grab. 

You can also find random plastic bins of all sizes at the Dollar Tree. I found a few white ones to store 'extra' things in. It kept is looking organized, but I didn't have to spend a lot of money to sort them. 

Bow and accessory storage:

I like to watch videos from Natalie Bennett, and when she did the nursery reveal for her little girl, I absolutely loved this kind of bow organizer. This is great for the headband bows, and it gives you a limit as to how many you buy too! I used it as a decor shelf as well and set a vintage book and little shoes to decorate it. When baby grows out of it, you can take it for yourself as necklace storage which is what it was intended to be anyway!

For my toddler, I am adding ribbon to a Hobby Lobby wooden letter I bought when she was newborn, and creating my own clip bow organizer. Right this second it's all thrown in a bathroom drawer, haha! I am scouring Pinterest for better ways of organizing all of those little hair things she has collected. If you have a great system, let me know!

I use the Dollar store plastic bins to set up organization in the closet or drawers for little socks, winter gear, or summer wear. As I said before, this is great for all the 'extra' stuff you need! If you have not watched Do it on a Dime's YouTube channel, you need to! She has all kinds of great Dollar Tree storage and DIY ideas. 

Nightstand storage:

I said this before in last week's blog, but a diaper caddy is an amazing thing to have for those first few months! It's a great way to have a diaper station by your bed (and it can also travel with you as you move about the day) for those middle of the night diaper and outfit changes. It easily fits diapers, wipes, creams, extra pjs or two, and the extra bassinet cover. It's nice to not have to hunt those things down when it's 2 in the morning!