One more thing can be crossed off the ol’ nursery to-do list! Changing table? Check!
I remember before Clara was born a co-worker told me that changing tables were unnecessary since you usually end up changing the kid wherever is most convenient – like on the floor or the nearest piece of furniture – rather than going through the formality of walking all the way to the nursery. This was after we had already bought & refinished Clara’s changing table/dresser so the comment stuck with me, thinking I’d fallen into some first-time parent booby trap.
Surprisingly enough, we used Clara’s changing table religiously. Maybe because our house was small or because it was all one level. If we were at home she got changed on that table. And that routine stuck with us even when we moved to our second house, which was twice as big (but still a one level ranch).
Stairs might be a diaper changing game changer, though. So in this house we plan to keep some changing supplies downstairs for convenience. Anything to make your I-have-a-newborn routine easier, right?
We offhandedly mentioned when we started the nursery that we were considering using my dad’s old dresser that’s currently in our closet, which could double as a changing table. It’s not a permanent closet solution for us (we’ll eventually add a built-in closet system), and we kinda liked the story of our son having his grandfather’s 50-year-old dresser. But after completing the built-ins we realized that the eight drawers of storage they afforded us were awesome, and it was probably overkill to add four more on the other side of the room – especially when some sort of open, easy-access toy & game storage would be more useful for us over there.
So we scratched our heads for a little bit, and then we broke down our criteria:
- It needed a wide and flat surface to accommodate our changing pad (at least 15″ wide)
- It needed to have open storage mixed in with the possibility of adding a few bins or baskets to hide diapering stuff for a fleeting period of time
- It most likely needed to be wide (around 60″) to make sense on that long empty wall, while grounding the large bike prints that we planned to hang over it. Sort of like the storage cubbies in the photo below from our last sunroom…
It was literally looking at that photo above (we were checking to see how closely we had hung the prints together) that we had our A-HA! Why not the Expedit? It met all of our criteria and wasn’t serving a permanent function in its current home in our office (where we someday dream of adding an L-shaped file-storage area along with a floating desk/meeting table). And yes, this all happened right right as the news of the Expedit’s demise (or reincarnation?) hit the web – so it was sort of an all-signs-point-to-Expedit moment.
We unloaded everything (contributing more to the disaster that is our office) and I dragged it upstairs to see if the nursery should be its new home. And I say “drag” literally because I didn’t feel comfortable asking Miss Preggers to lift it. It was heavier than I remembered!
We put it in place on the wall opposite the built-ins and well, it was a bit underwhelming. Granted, it was very very empty and even the changing pad would eventually get a colorful cover. But it wasn’t a compelling case for the Expedit.
We leaned the bike art up to see if that helped, which it did, but we still felt like something needed to be done to make the Expedit a little more upgraded and not as blendy with the wall, rug, and doors.
So we had an idea. A hack, if you will. To add some contrast, and sort of nod to Clara’s white-and-wood changing table, we decided to wrap the outside of the Expedit with stained wood. This would also tie it into my homemade bike art frames, as well as the wood-topped built-ins across the room. You know, kinda like this…
That’s not Photoshop above (I wish I was that good!) – it’s the real after. I thought it would help for you to see that before I dove into the How-To part of the post. So let’s rewind to that, which started with me dragging the Expedit back out to the garage.
Our measurements revealed that three 1 x 6″ boards would be wide enough to cover the Expedit, leaving about a 1/2″ of an overhang on each side. This was nice because it would give the changing pad a bit more surface to sit on (it was the exact width of the original Expedit). We bought basic whitewood because it’s the same stuff we used to make our living room console table, which has held up great for the past few years, and the price was right ($5 for a 6 foot piece). We also wanted a slightly rustic wood look, like we achieved with the console table.
Here are all of the pieces once they were cut to size at home on our miter saw.
To attach the boards into big panels, I used my Kreg Jig to create pocket holes and then I could join each set of 3 side-by-side. It’s the same technique I used for the console top, so you can read more about it here. Note: I often make two holes if they’re going to be hidden when using the Kreg, just so if my first attempt at joining doesn’t line up perfectly, I can try again without having to break out the drill again.
Here are the finished boards all joined together. It’s also after I gave them a quick sanding to soften the edges and any ridges between the boards. I only bought two pieces for the bottom since no one will ever see the missing middle piece – so that explains why those are hanging out by themselves at the bottom of this shot.
Before staining, we decided to take wood conditioner for a spin. Its job is to “prepare” the wood for staining, reduce unevenness/blotchiness, and enhance the color. This small can was $6, so it’s not much of a “risk” – and richer and more even results sounded good to us. It goes on much like stain – you brush or wipe it on, let it penetrate for a few minutes (I gave it 15), and then wipe off the excess. You just have to be sure to stain within 2 hours of the application.
We used the same Minwax Dark Walnut stain that we’ve used elsewhere in the room for consistency (like on the counters of the built-ins and the bike art frames) and only needed one coat. For demonstration purposes, I stained a piece of unconditioned scrap wood (it’s the same exact type of wood, just a leftover piece) to see if there was a difference in using the conditioner. Both Sherry and I were pretty surprised by the comparison. I definitely felt the stain soak in more on the conditioned wood during application, and the color is noticeably richer/warmer on the conditioned wood.
When the stain and my two coats of Safecoat Acrylaq were dry (that’s our favorite poly alternative because it’s non-toxic and locks in any potential fumes or offgasing) I could finally begin attaching these wooden panels to the Expedit. I decided to go with a simple wood-glue-and-nails system, so that I wouldn’t have screw heads to hide after the fact. I prepped the Expedit surface by roughing it up a bit with sandpaper and then applying a bunch of wood glue.
Then I used my nail gun to secure them in place with some 1.75″ brad nails (thank goodness for the thick frame on the Expedit).
Then I did the same with the sides for sort of a waterfall-edge effect.
I let those dry overnight before attempting to flip the piece over and attach the bottom pieces. You can see how I just put them on either end in this shot, since that middle slice will never be seen.
After letting everything dry for a couple of days, I dragged it back upstairs and started on the next step – adding legs and casters. Sherry and I thought two of these chunky $5 casters from Home Depot would be a nice touch, while some stationery legs (made from 2 x 2″ pine and Kregged to the back and middle) would keep it from rolling around mid-diaper-change.
If you’re scratching your head about where the casters were on the after picture, well, they weren’t there. Because we decided they weren’t right for this application. The height they added made the changing pad uncomfortably high (we thought we’d like that added height, but it was a good deal higher than the changing pad height that we were used to in Clara’s room) plus it would’ve meant the art above it would have to hang even higher than the doorway tops, which we thought would look off.
But we really liked the look of it, so we wanted to share the idea in case it worked better for someone else’s application…
It was just a matter of unscrewing a few things to get back to the sitting-straight-on-the-floor look (which also has the benefit of not creating a spot for dust and toys to collect). Then Sherry helped me hang the art and fill the shelves.
Update: There have been a few questions about the height of the changing station. The Expedit itself is 31″ and the wood frame added a few more inches, and the pad itself sits on top of the dresser, so the baby is around 34″ from the ground on the Expedit with the pad on it. Clara’s dresser with the pad on it was around 33″ from the ground – so that range seems to be what we prefer.
The stuff on the shelves is mostly placeholder items (another bin or basket for diapering supplies will definitely end up in the mix). In fact they’ve already been tweaked a little in the rest of the photos in this post. But you hopefully get the idea of how this’ll function for us.
It’s nice to have some concealed storage, plus some open toys and books that he can easily access. The 3 Sprouts dragon box was a gift from Sherry’s friend Cat during Clara’s dragon-loving days that Clara brought in and said was for her brother because he likes green (yes, Sherry melted into a puddle). Who knew those bins were perfectly sized for an Expedit? Apparently Clara did.
We might need to get a few more large baskets to house diapers and wipes more easily, but other than that, this changing area has shaped up quite nicely. Well, except for the fact that the changing pad cover is just leftover fabric that Sherry tucked around it – so we have to buy/make a real cover soon.
The funniest part of this entire endeavor was when Clara brought in a baby onesie from a to-be-washed pile in the guest bedroom and said Barnacle wanted to wear it while we took his picture. Apparently we have an accidental tradition of dressing up not-real-babies in the nursery before the real baby arrives, since this happened in Clara’s crib after we set it up.
Oh and for anyone wondering how the changing pad is secured in place, it’s the same one we used for Clara, and it has two over-sized snaps on the back that attach to snaps that get screwed into the furniture or wall from the back. These are pics from making Clara’s dresser (which you read more about here) but we were easily able to remove them and screw them into the back edge of the Expedit.
We’ve also used heavy duty 3M command velcro to adhere the bike art firmly to the wall beyond the screws-into-studs/anchors hanging method that we used. So the little guy shouldn’t able to knock it off the wall or even pull it off (not that he’ll ever be unsupervised up there anyway). We did joke that it could get peed on, but the slick poster board material will hopefully work in our favor. We also have a hilarious tiny tent-like item that was a gift for keeping the spray at bay, if you will.
We’re really happy with how this little upgrade turned out, and we’re hoping it has some lasting value as toy and book storage when Barnacle gets older. I’m already picturing it stuffed with bins of legos. And the cost of our update was around $45 – the wood was $39 and the wood conditioner was $6 – since we already owned the stain and returned the casters (you can add $15 to cover those if you don’t have ’em).
The nursery is feeling much more complete now that we’ve dealt with that formerly empty wall. And Sherry’s putting the finishing touches on her mobile project for over the crib (this is just a photoshopped version of what she’s going for), so she’ll be back with those details in the next few days. It’s amazing how much more homey a room feels without two big blank walls staring back at you.
Aaaaaand I just realized the fun part of diaper changing is pretty much over. It only gets uglier from here. Speaking of which, we haven’t forgotten that we need to add a place for dirty diapers (we’ve had luck with this method for Clara, so we might go that route again). How’s that for a note to leave off on?
Do you guys use changing tables, or are you bed/floor/random-other-spot folks? Have you done anything fun to an Expedit lately? It’s amazing how many hacks there are. Can you believe Ikea’s retiring them (or at least tweaking and renaming them)? Will the new name stick, or will we all still call them Expedits?
PS: Wanna see another fun furniture hack? Check out this cool paint pattern we added to a thrift store desk.
Update – Wanna know where we got something in our house or what paint colors we used? Just click on this button:
LesH says
We use a changing table religiously. We have lived in two, two-story houses since our babies arrived and have always used the changing table upstairs in the nursery. My husband and I are both tall, so changing babies on the floor just isn’t comfortable for us. Besides, we never wanted to risk diaper change accidents on the carpet or furniture! :/
Jessie says
Hi there! Long time reader, first time commenter. ;)
We did the exact same thing in our first child’s nursery with that expedit (except we didn’t add the cute wood frame like you did) and LOVED it! It worked out awesome for us! In the top two, center cubbies, we added the 2-drawer inserts; they’re the perfect size for a wipes box and some diapers – they made it so easy to get the whole job done in a small area.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60198215/#/90204936
YoungHouseLove says
Wahoo! Love the Expedit changing table/cubby club! And those drawer inserts are really smart!
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Kate says
I LOVE our changing table! I built it, mostly using some plywood I had leftover from building our bed. It’s big, insanely sturdy, and it’s the only place our little girl has been changed in the house since she came home (and she’s now just over a year). I think it does help that we have a one story (+ finished walk out basement, though we don’t typically hang out down there yet) so her room isn’t too far away. It essentially looks like a (nicely finished and painted) workbench – I actually plan to use it as a workbench once it eventually isn’t useful as a changing table or for toys any longer!
Kate says
I wanted to add; I had wanted to use a dresser for changing, but I also wanted to use the dresser I had as a kid in her room which is a taller, skinnier dresser which fit really well on a more narrow wall. It also seemed like the skinnier dresser would work better in future room layouts when a bigger bed was brought in.
Tiffany says
How tall is the Expedit? I would have thought it would be too short to use as a changing table, but I must be wrong. I was thinking of using an old dresser as a changing table, but I like the idea of using a cubby system instead.
YoungHouseLove says
Just updated the post with that info! It’s 31″ tall and the wood trim and the pad on top add around 3″ so it’s 34″ from the floor. Clara’s dresser + pad were 33″ from the floor, so it might just be what we’re used to, but with the casters and legs on it was around 38″ tall and it felt really high to both of us – even tall John ;)
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Britt F. says
Another side note: Would love an updated cloth diapering post when the time gets here (though enjoy your days of not changing diapers while you can) ;) We use the BumGenius AIOs as well and love them! And you will LOVE having a top-loader washer now… cleans the diapers WAY better than front loaders (coming from a front-loader owner who wishes she had her mom’s top loader, lol).
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Britt! That would be a fun post.
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Maria says
We have a two story and two kids under the age of 3 and let me tell you that FOR SURE, you will need a changing staion downstairs AND upstairs in the nursery. Especially for convenience during those first few weeks when going up and down stairs is no fun. For our downstairs station we just stocked our built-ins in the living room with a basket of changing supplies and a roll-out changing mat. Super easy and convenient.
Debbie C says
I LOVE what you did to “hack” the Expedit! Perfect for the artwork and that room. I just saw a pic of the new version of Expedit and I like it, the slimmer frame looks sleek, IMO. We never bought a changing table either, mostly b/c we are low on space, but also b/c a friend of ours said the same thing you mentioned…that you end up changing the baby wherever. So we plopped the pad on to of the (Ikea) dresser and it worked for us!
Stephanie says
This is such a great idea! I never would’ve thought to do that, and it looks so cool. Love it.
Lisa E says
So clever, I love it!
Ginny @ Goofy Monkeys says
I love what you did with the Expedit! Fantastic! Wrapping it in wood really warms it up and makes it fit into the room so well.
I was saddened to read recently that Ikea is discontinuing the Expedit and will be replacing it with something else with the same sized cubbies.
I have 2 Expedits i my house and we actually picked up a third for our son’s room this weekend!
Stacy says
Say that’s not true! I guess a trip to IKEA is in order sometime i the next week or so. Gotta stock up.
Olivia K says
Oh shut up! You guys are wayyy too good:)
Mary | Lemon Grove Blog says
Dang, good thinking guys! That looks awesome!! I love how it plays off of the bike prints above it.
Harper says
I love the dark wood contrast. Bravo!
robyns says
I couldn’t help but laugh….”Then Sherry helped me hang the art and fill the shelves.” that sounds too tame. I’m pretty sure it went down, “then Sherry knocked me out of the way while gleefully clapping and hopping about the new shelves to fill” y’all promised you would keep it real!!
YoungHouseLove says
You know me all too well ;)
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Katharina says
Congratulations on this great idea – it looks sooo good!
Nicole says
Guys, it looks great! I am torn between using an expedit or a Hemnes dresser for baby #2’s dresser/changing table. Like you, I used a dresser for a changing table for #1, and it worked perfectly. We own a small 2-story colonial, and I very rarely change her anywhere but her changing table. Although I do think I will probably make up a basket to keep in the living room for #2… just so I can stay downstairs with #1. Anyways, love the hack, it works perfect in the room!
Karen says
I’m sure I’m not alone here, but anytime in John’s blogs that get to techno-babble, all I hear is “mwah, mwah, mwha” and I look for the decorating info or for the after shots… I’m such a girl.
But please keep it up cuz I know one day I’m gonna need to refer back to it!
Holly says
I love it! I bought an Expedit (2 X 2) for my daughter’s changing table but when I had it in the room I just thought it was too big for the space (tiny house). Maybe if it looked like yours I would have made some room for it :) I ended up putting it in her closet and we just changed her on the floor wherever we were in the house (also a 2 story).
Marcy says
It’s looking wonderful! LOVE all the bright greens.
I wonder if being religious about using a changing table (we actually use the 8-drawer Hemnes in our nursery) is a cloth diapering thing. Even after a c-section with TWO in cloth diapers, I was/am religious about walking upstairs to change diapers. I would never know when I needed to do the laundry if they weren’t all in one place. Of course, at 5’9″ I will also do anything to not change diapers on the floor or anything below waist height actually.
YoungHouseLove says
SO interesting! Totally could be!
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Lindsay says
I am religious about using the changing table even with disposables!
Marcy says
oops… I meant hip high. Waist high would be ridiculous!
Kevin says
Not a changing table, but a castor hack. We put castors on our kitchen island (originally built-in cabinet) this weekend. So now we can have an island kitchen, or roll it over to the side for a peninsula kitchen, or whatever we need. The flexibility is working great! Glad we decided to put finished flooring under it when we redid our kitchen floor 12 years ago :-)
YoungHouseLove says
That sounds awesome Kevin!
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Jill says
DUDES!!!! Seriously- yall are geniuses! I am looking at Expedit in a WHOLE new way. Thanks! Everything looks great!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Jill!
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Amy says
Love, love, love the Ikea hack!! Awesome idea you guys! And, do your bike posters have any sort of “protection”? Baby boys can squirt!
YoungHouseLove says
John joked about that in the post! They’re shiny posterboard, but we’re thinking they might get a durability test or two. Haha! We have been warned about keeping another diaper to block it or even using one of those funny teepees that we got as a gift ;)
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Laurie says
I vividly remember my brothers air peeing during changing times when they were babies. It’s 40 years later but I still see baby boys without a diaper and immediately duck.
By the time my nephews came along, I was adept in the towel coverage during changing.
Maybe that whole back wall just needs to be covered in plastic.
YoungHouseLove says
So funny!
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Samantha says
I didnt have a change table when my daughter was a baby. I used to juust change her on the floor. So much easier. I just made sure that I had her change mat and some spare small towels when it was change time. As a single mum I couldnt justify spending the money on one. IF I were to have another one I might just use this idea. Love that it has the possibility of multiple uses in the future. You could even convert it to some type of desk area/storage for when he’s of school age.
Marjan says
OMG! Looks amazing, so clever. Love it.
DKL says
Best Ikea hack EVER. Enough said.
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks DKL!
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Lezlie says
First, I absolutely love everything you’ve done in the baby room. It’s one of my favorite projects you have ever posted. I do have a weird question regarding cloth diapers. (My kids are 18 and 21 so I’m long-removed from this phase of live). Do you find it weird to wash kitchen towlels and cloths in the same place you wash dirty diapers? Obviously it’s not in the same load but do you run a bleach cycle through afterward or do you think it’s a non-issue? I know it’s a funny question but I’m curious!
YoungHouseLove says
I thought it might be weird but they come out so clean and the washer is so shiny and ready for the next load that we have never had an issue at all running a load of anything (even white towels) after a cloth diaper load.
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Everdry Atlanta says
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing!
Charlotte says
We received the same advice that we’d never use our changing table, and with our first born we used the changing table probably 99% of the time, but with our second we only probably used it 10% of the time. Funny how it changed. Either way we still like to have it. But with the second one we did opt for just a pad on the dresser instead of an official changing table.
Love the Ikea ‘hack’ and how the nursery is coming along!
Diana says
LOOOOOVE the wood wrap. So clever and it looks amazing! Seeing this makes me want to paint our black expedit and wrap it with dark wood too. And I can’t even tell you how many times I had to move my son’s dresser/changing table to wipe the pee off of the wall! Even with a peepee teepee, it still happened!
Speaking of Teepees, I just bought this cute little printable over the weekend. I though y’all might think it was cute too.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/177597465/be-brave-little-one-teepee-and-arrows?ref=shop_home_active_12
YoungHouseLove says
Really cute! Thanks for sharing the link Diana!
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Whitney says
We also are using a dresser as a chancing table for our 5 month old boy. We love it because once he’s out of diapers, the changing pad can come off and the dresser will still be functional for him.
Also, a note about the “peepee teepee” things you mentioned – be careful! We received a set of those as gifts as well but whenever we used them, they just went flying with the stream of urine across the room because they were so light. Instead, we resorted to using old washcloths to place across his front while we were changing him and they soaked it all right up with no problem. Good luck! Boys are so much fun!
YoungHouseLove says
Someone else said they went flying and it made me laugh out loud! Who would have thought?! The consensus seems to be washcloths or just having the second diaper ready to go right on after the first one comes off so there’s not any “buffering” time. Haha!
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Erin @ One Project at a Time says
This is one of my fav hacks ever, mostly because of it’s simplicity. This little detail adds so much- you totally nailed it!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks so much Erin.
-John
Kim says
um..is this a monday post or a sunday post?
I was excited when I saw the date feb 23 cuz yall never do one on the weekend.
I also have a question about baby showers…
So if you have the room set up already with nick nacks and all what will you put on your registry?
Just diapers?
YoungHouseLove says
Weird! It’s Mondays. Not sure why it’s dated wrong. Will fix that for ya. And as for a registry/shower, we don’t have either (this is our second kiddo, so we’re not doing that this time around).
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Heather Brennan says
We have a two story home, the first 2 months we used a pack and play changing table down stairs and his changing table up stairs…but soon my son out grew the pack and play… so after that I moved ALL his stuff besides his crib downstairs since thats where I was all day (my husband sleeps days and works nights) also our only full bathroom is downstairs so it made bath time, getting into pjs easier… the only issue is once we have another child I would like to move clothing storage back into their respective bedrooms… and the changing table is so big its not ideal for keeping down stairs… I was hoping to for the next child to get something like the SPOLING Changing table form IKEA it would fold up it think and we could just tuck it away when not in routine use… sigh a girl can dream :)
Erin says
Even with two floors, I always used the changing table with my first. In fact, that’s the only thing the nursery was used for in the first year since we ended up co-sleeping. With my second, diaper changes are still at the changing table, except when her big sister is sleeping in their room.
Suzie says
We actually use our expedit for a changing table too! My son is 6 months old and it has worked perfect…so I would highly recommend it. It’s the perfect height and storage baskets are perfect for hiding diapering stuff. I absolutely love how you wrapped it in wood…wish I had thought of that :)
YoungHouseLove says
So glad to hear that it has worked so well for you, Suzie!
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Heather says
Oh my gosh! The Ikea “hacks” in this room are blowing my mind. I’m going home to Charlotte for a visit in a few weeks, and I’m going to need a moving truck to get everything you guys are inspiring me to buy back to our tiny VA apartment =)
Emily F. says
Another vote for loving the dedicated changing space. I always thought it kind of gross to just change babe “where ever” especially when they are little and there’s a higher risk of poo/pee going everywhere! We also have a ranch so maybe it’d be different with a two-story.
We use the Ikea Hemnes 3 drawer for our changing table (like lots of others). We really prefer the higher table since the Hemnes is just over 37 inches high.
Somer says
Hi! We have a 2 story home with our daughters room upstairs. She’s 2 years old and we still religiously change her on her changing table. It’s such a habit that when I think about changing her downstairs, it just feels odd. Plus I tell myself that that steps are good for my legs and butt.
Stefani says
Perfect tie-in with those bike art frames. Great job.
Leslie Stocker says
Love the changing table. Very smart use of an Ikea. On a separate note, would you mind telling me what camera and lens you use for your inside shots? Thanks
YoungHouseLove says
We have a Nikon D3200 and we use the stock lens (we sometimes break out the 50mm one for detail shots, but there aren’t any in this post).
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Julie says
We have a two-story house and we definitely used the changing table in the nursery on the second floor almost all the time. Maybe it was because I had a c-section and it was uncomfortable/impossible for me to change her on the floor or otherwise bend down in those first few weeks, so I appreciated having a raised surface to use. Plus, fresh clothes were right there should they be needed.
We talked about setting up a pack-n-play changing station on the first floor, and even had a stocked portable basket of diaper accoutrements at the ready downstairs, but just using the changing table, even with the flight of stairs in between, worked for us.
Tiffany says
We also used the Expedit as a changing table and have moved it into baby #2’s nursery to use it that way again! We didn’t do any fancy hacks to it, but it worked perfectly for us…lots of storage underneath for both a diaper bin and toy bins/books.
YoungHouseLove says
Ok, it’s official, we really do need to start a club. So glad it worked so well for you!
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Dorothy says
Great hack-with one comment. I would have gone ahead and clad the entire frame (including the bottom) with wood. Considering the relatively small cost of that one piece of wood, it wouldn’t have cost much more time or money to fully clad the piece and give you more options down the line for placement and use. While you don’t see the gap now, you might in future want to change the orientation of the piece to vertical, and then you would have the problem of the missing center piece of wood on that side. When rehabbing a piece, it’s often a good idea to look beyond the use you are planning for it so your changes can have a life beyond that use in future.
YoungHouseLove says
Such a good point!
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Megan @ Teaching Every Day says
Wow! It looks great! I am amazed with the things you guys come up with….I never would have thought of wrapping the shelf with stained wood. But now that I see it, I love it! It looks perfect with the bike art!
Angel says
We love our expedit changing table too! We discovered it with our second, and I really wish we had known about it without first and skipped the awful off-gassing furniture from Babies R Us. It looks really nice with the added wood trimmings – well done!
Our former expedit changing table is now a play surface and dresser. We added the drawer inserts and the girls get their own clothes easily. Have you seen the red keyhole clock at ikea? We used that to store diaper changing things and baby medical items (thermometers, nail clippers, lansinoh, diaper cream etc.). Now it holds first aid supplies and extra nightlight bulbs. I bet it would look fantastic in that green!
Angel says
Here it is in yellow:
http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/80271907/
YoungHouseLove says
So cute!
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YoungHouseLove says
Sounds really smart! I love that you used it with the drawer inserts!
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Alisa says
I’ve never been a fan on the look of the Expedit but, love the function of them. You have made me see the error of my ways! Funny how now that I love them they are going away!
As for the Pee Pee Tee Pees…..they are I have the exact opposite feeling. So cute with little function. A plain old washcloth works best. I speak from showered upon experience.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha! Someone else said the washcloth thing too, so I’ll have to give it a try!
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Richelle B says
What a great idea! It doesn’t seem like such a big change but it makes such a difference and looks so much nicer. We have a two story house and I used a dresser with a changing pad upstairs in the nursery but always kept some diapers and wipes in one of the end tables in our living room for easy access as well. That system worked great for us.
Rachel Laree says
My father in law made me a changing table from oak with two open shelves. I love it!!! We use it religiously. My hubby is 6’4″, so my fil made the table a little bit higher for him. We still change my two year old on it. He knows to be still and let us change him. I can’t imagine just changing anywhere, he would squirm all over the place. His legs dangle off the side but oh well, plus I like the idea of having the messyness of diapers in one place in the house. We also have a 10 mos old, so it gets plenty of use. All our bedrooms are on the bottom floor, so it works well for us. Upstairs we just change them on the floor.
catie says
Holy wow, that looks AMAZING! And kind of funny timing…just this weekend I sent my poor younger brother to Ikea to pick up an Expedit in white because I KNEW I wanted to use it in our nursery and the nearest Ikea to Wichita (where I am) is Dallas (where he is). BEST. FUTURE-UNCLE. EVER.
We’re actually buying the same crib (based on your awesome crib research post!) and the matching changing table. Luckily we have a large nursery, so I have a feeling this will be more of a clothing storage spot for now. Good to know we can use it for changing though!