Creating the perfect nursery for your baby before they arrive is usually met with two conflicting emotions: sheer excitement and a massive case of the CBFs. K-Mart, yet again, comes to the rescue!
Just in case you needed a fresh, new excuse to hop into your car and race off to K-Mart, they’ve pulled through with some amazing ways to personalise your baby’s room. The nursery inspiration is endless with K-Mart fanatics meeting online to share hacks.
The beauty of K-Mart is that they have so many items that can be used in hundreds of ways. I literally bought a bathroom trolley for my kitchen the other day. If you’re ever stuck for ideas, there are over 180,000 K-Mart fanatics on the KMART HACKS AND DECOR Facebook Group, waiting to share their clever, outside-the-box ideas.
Victoria W shared one of her many K-Mart hacks from her baby’s nursery
Hack #1: Shoe Storage
Store shoes by pairing ivy leaves with the round wall shelf. This is an adorable way to ensure easy access to all footwear for those *cough* all *cough* of us that have tossed dozens of shoes to the bottom of the wardrobe.
Nartee shares her creative design on her daughter’s nursery door
Hack #2: Wall Art
Create a cute initial wall-art feature using a $3 place-mat with a wooden letter for their initial.
Nartee shares her floral wall art
Make these floral masterpieces by pairing a floral tea towel with a $12 photo frame. Get creative and check out all the other tea towels K-Mart has available here.
Corina shared her nappy station hack with K-Mart Mums Australia
Hack #3: Nappy Station
Prepare the perfect nappy station by transforming a children’s storage unit into your go-to place for all things baby. This clever mum filled the book-storage section with nappies and then used the storage cubes for all other supplies, including wipes, lotions, clothes and more.
Kristen shared her adorable nursery on Kmart Hacks and Decor
Hack #4: Clothes rack display
While clothes racks end up full as soon as baby arrives, this hack is a super cute way to display the cutest outfits waiting to be worn. Decorate the nursery clothes rack with ivy leaves to showcase your baby’s welcome-home outfit.
Image provided by Kiera O’Malley
Hack #5: Marie Kondo meets K-Mart for storage
K-Mart has a massive range of storage tubs to choose from. Mix and match different shapes and sizes to accommodate all the cute little bits-and-pieces your little one will be wearing.
Image provided by Kiera O’Malley
Fill baby’s drawers with storage tubs and – if you can be bothered – fold items up using the KonMari method for easy access.
Kaylene shares her K-Mart hack for her son’s nursery
Hack #6: Lighting feature
This clever mum used a stick from her garden to create this light feature. She used fairy lights and wooden letters to craft up this stunning Harry-Potter-esque design.
Krissie-Lee shared this clever gift idea
Hack #7: Personalised Mirror
Use a hexagon mirror, some letters/ numbers stickers and frosted glass spray (not from K-Mart, unfortunately) to create this personalised mirror. This makes an amazing feature for baby’s room.
Jessica W shares her clever nappy caddy idea
Hack #8: Nappy Caddy
Turn a car boot organiser into the ultime nappy caddy. Not limited to nursery use, this bad boy can be used all over the house for those unexpected poonami explosions.
Marcia L shared her DIY baby keepsake frame
Hack #9: Baby Keepsake Frame
Use any of the frames available from K-Mart, combined with some mini-pegs and twine to make a baby keepsake frame. This is the perfect way to display first outfits, photos, hospital bands and more.
Sarah G shares her nursery feature wall
Hack #10: Unicorn Wall Feature
Even though most of us would totally make this for our own room, it’s super cute for your baby’s nursery, too. To make this unicorn feature, use a hula-hoop and decorate it with ivy leaves, string lights and artificial flowers. Finish it off with a unicorn head – although, K-Mart has heaps of equally funky things you can replace the unicorn with!
We all know that once the baby arrives, so does sleep deprivation and chaos. So, why not enjoy the exhaustion and madness of parenting with a super cute nursery?!
This phase will keep you pretty busy, but don’t forget how fast time flies! Check out these toilet-training hacks for boys to see what you’ll soon be in for!
