It's more convenient to have something near the crib - especially in the middle of the night. All of the items you need as also all located within easy reach. As your baby gets older, you tend to be changing diapers throughout the house, but when they are newborns, it's easier in their bedroom. I used a small, low dresser with a pad on top - could something like that fit in the closet and just remove the doors? There are also flip down changing stations.

I never had a changing station and I did not miss one! I always used a changing pad on our bed, sofa, or even the floor when I had a blanket on the floor for my children. When they were infants, I bathed them in the kitchen sink since they are really too small for a bath tub, even though we had one. I always had one of the counters in the kitchen cleared and ready with everything the baby needed during and after the bath!

I always used a changing surface that was easy on my back...the crib, the sofa, the kitchen table. Bathing in the kitchen sink...then a plastic tub on the kitchen countertop...then the plastic tub in the shower pan. When they can stand reliably well on their own...into the shower. They are reasonably tough little critters. BTW...most parents have dropped their child, it's not the end of the world.

It looks like you have puffy blankets in the crib. If so, please remove. They can cause suffocation.

Looks like I'm in the minority here but I love having an actual changing table as opposed to changing on bed or floor. I didn't buy one at first but after me and my husband's backs hurting from bending over for changes, we bought a $100 table from Buybuy baby. We have loved it and it was inexpensive enough that I won't feel guilty getting rid of it when baby grows up. It's not ideal, but I would try a cheap changing table in the bathroom.

I had a changing table but didn't use it very much...I had four babies and you get used to having stuff all over the place...wipes and diapers and onesies in every room...

It is lovely to think that it might be like it is in the ads, but the reality is that it's not.

Enjoy the mess...and congratulations on your bundle of joy.

My daughter was clingy, so for her first year she slept in a large bassinette on the floor next to my side of the bed. Very convenient after breastfeeding sessions. If you could do that you could put the changing station in the closet.

That's easy, rehang the door so it opens outwards.

Please post a photo of the door casing where the door needs to be rehung.

It looks like your have a small dresser with the teddy bear on it...that would be all you need. You could also add a collapsible shelf under the window that could be left up all the time and even add a railing around the edge and take advantage of the window ledge for baby needs. I remember with my first, we wanted everything perfect...had a baby bag at the front door all ready to go - 3 changes of clothes, etc.! With our third, we were running out the door asking if one of us had brought a spare diaper! All the best.

The safest place to change or bathe a baby is on the floor. Our hospital has a sign in the maternity area "No baby ever fell off the floor". You'll be surprised how wiggly they are, and so slippery when wet.

For bathing, a simple plastic bathing tub on the floor is the safest option until they are old enough to shower. Put towels on the floor and have no worries about dropping them on the floor. Put just a few inches of water in the plastic tub, and use a plastic bowl to scoop water over them. This is a handy item until they are sitting up.

I live in Canada and know about cold and drafts. We have two windows that face the North and every Fall we add a thin plastic that stretches tight and is sealed around the edges with double sided tape. You hardly notice its on the windows and is sold at any hardware store - its amazing how it helps. Highly recommend.

As a mom of 2, I would say not to go too crazy trying to create the perfect "spot" for changing Baby. If you're limited for space, buy a change pad that can sit on any flat surface. They grow up and are out of diaper stage so fast....its much easier to get rid of the $30 change pad than it will be to repurpose a Baby station. that's just my 2 cents! Enjoy your little bundle!