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gender neutral nursery nook in a studio apartment

Living in a 1920s apartment means the internet offers very little when it comes to decor hacks. Almost everything on Pinterest told me to set my baby up in the closet or in a hallway but neither of those were options for me with my apartment's floor plan.

It took a lot of measuring and re-working and our community blessing us with all the gift cards to make this nursery nook come together. We love this apartment so I'm really glad we got to bring Isaac home here.

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small space nursery essentials

When Brandon and I found out we were expecting a bundle of joy we debated on whether or not we needed to move. We felt a lot of pressure to move, which is understandable. Most people upsize their living situation when they decide to start a family. But that wasn't in the cards for us, so instead of forcing ourselves into a financial grave, we decided we'd make our studio apartment work for us and our new babe as long as possible.

Shockingly, I quickly got overwhelmed by everything we seemed to "need" for this baby. #saracsm

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