The yes and the big fat NO. Not enough room.

The baby doesn't need a crib AND a twin bed? )

Your inspiration photo is very sophisticated very pleasing for an ADULT. I miss the days when a nursery screamed CHILD. Most people want seating for night time feeding/rocking some want larger for story time. I love the day bed idea but why? If you are thinking you will use it as a guest room--you won't. Baby is too complicated to displace. Perhaps you should have chosen a crib that converts to a toddler bed vs having a twin bed at the ready? Babies when little 'demand' A TRUCK LOAD of STUFF. There just won't be room for much that isn't storage....

First, congratulations! How exciting for you! Are you planning the twin bed for the occasional need when baby is sick and needs mommy or daddy nearby? That’s a nice idea but I don’t know if you have enough space. If it’s for a guest room, no. Open space in a baby’s room is wonderful. My grandbaby’s room is quite large but it only has the basics, no bed. GB is now 20 months and loves spending time in the room reading, listening to the Tonie. It’s easy for adults to move around too, changing sheets, changing pad covers, etc. Leave plenty of room around the changing table - it is often 2 adults changing those diapers in the beginning and certainly when they get to the Harry Houdini moves stage, lol. I’d suggest no small throw rugs where anyone can trip. Also it’s nice to have a few different lighting areas with different brightness. There’s three in my GB’s room: bright overhead; a small wall fixture over changing table and a dimmable table lamp. You’ll need a hamper and trash/diaper bin of some sort, too.

Thank you both! I wanted the twin bed instead of going back and forth if nights were rough, for story time, nursing, etc. And/or for a guest space. I've seen the idea few times, and it sounded great and practical. (Did I mention first time, lol!?) It's a big WANT but not if it doesn't fit, that's where it begins and ends.

We do have a convertible crib! You are absolutely right about stuff. We are very intentional about only having what we need in the moment to cut back on that. (We donate and get second-hand non textiles or wash/wipe able items). The closet provides decent storage. Although we'll be reworking that as it's a single Rubbermaid rack currently.

I wanted to keep a gender neutral feel to the space, so instead of green and yellowing everything, I figured something like this would work. Also when this would've been a guest room before baby, I already have many of the elements pictured from our previous home. I would love to resuse instead of buy more STUFF considering babe actually need things along the way.

Jan! Thanks for the very expressive sketch! Lol, I love it. And you're right. Looks cramped with the bed. Fooey. You think I could get away with a larger chair that's comfy enough for long nights and story time etc?

Hi CY! Thank you so much! Yes, you are spot on. I do think the more open space is the way to go. No rugs for me, I don't need any help with my already clumsy feet haha! I appreciate the insight. It's easy to get excited about pretty and not so practical 🙃. Great call about the lighting areas, something easy to forget. We have the diaper pail in there, haven't found the much-needed hamper yet. Great points!

I like the idea of gender neutral but does not need to be boring and can be any color honestly. Babies like bright colors and I love decals for walls they come of easily and can be changed as the baby grows without the pain of painting all the time. There are chairs that change into a bed in a pinch but most parents have a good baby monitor and need to sleep in a comfy bed.No need to think about a guest that is not going to happen in that space . A childs bedroom is exactly that a space for that chilld and as they grow they will have very specific things they like so right now simple , clean and the stuff that is needed for both a nice room and all the things that make your life simple, I agree about lighting I found the overhead one on a dimmer works well and avoids lmaps that will need to be gone when crawling begins.

Thank you Patricia! I haven't thought about using decals. We have knock down textured walls (don't love) so I'm not sure those will work.

You're right, I don't mean to bore baby, lol. Just have to figure out how to be interesting and not too much in a small space? The textured wall thing is a challenge.

Blue is a fine gender-neutral color. Just make is a light blue. Some girls detest pink and a tomboy can feel like she's not supposed to be the kid she is. Most hyper-boy rooms are dreary, because there's a fear that if it isn't navy, gray or brown, it's not macho enough. Blech.

My experience is that the baby is better off in your bedroom for the first few months. You're not going to want to get up and go to another room every single night and the baby will wake up every single night at the beginning. The first month or two, twice a night. So, plan for the crib in your bedroom. I found, with the baby in my bedroom, I woke up before she did. She'd become restless so, I'd slowly wake up and pick her up the minute she started crying.

You may want the changing table in your bedroom, too. Because in the middle of the night, you want to get baby back to sleep as quickly as possible and you'll learn to nurse and change diapers while half-asleep.

If you have a colicky baby who is very fussy and a spouse who needs sleep to function at work, some nights in baby's room makes sense, but it might be easier for the spouse to move.

Babies and small kids don't mix with guests. They need to sleep long hours, your guests need to be able to see around a strange room and if the guest snores and scares the baby, no one will be happy. It's very disturbing to upset a baby and have them wail. You don't want to wake up in the middle of the night and have to comfort an upset baby and deal with an apologetic or upset guest, who was also awakened in the middle of the night.

By all means, have a guest bed for the first few months if your family is excited to see the new baby and the crib is in your bedroom.

As for the room, it needs color. I'd start with a few framed posters or large art that you like and pick the colors from there. They can be something for a child, like a large poster of a child's book character or something neutral (animals) or adult, like a landscape or abstract painting.

You will probably want a comfy chair to nurse in.

So, not having baby's room set up when baby arrives isn't a big problem.

It sounds like baby is here already and this is for the transition.

Op, unless your baby is a terrible sleeper, colicky, or has some other issues, I think the twin would be Overkill. Glad it only took a little convincing!

We had owl and birch tree decals and they were great. Too bad about knockdown! My boss just painted a mural on his grand baby's wall, so you could consider that. He did mountain/Forest scene (very basic color blocking... He's not an artist, just a perfectionist).

We got picture ledges from IKEA for a bookshelf. Used a few corner shelves for the monitor and sound machine, as well as some cute decor. Other than thant we used a dresser for a changing table which was great for space. I know you already have a changing table but just for consideration. We also got cute blackout curtains. Some people will tell you not to get curtains but they were fine. Our kid never messed with them.

Anyway good luck!

Hi Sigrid! DH is putting the crib in our room literally as we speak. Babe will be here with us for a while (as long as we can stand it!). We're transitioning from bassinet now. We do have changing station and rocker in here as well (what primary room?! 😆)

The guest space was just a multi-use idea. Babe would've been back in the room with us. But even that would be disruptive thinking it out loud now. So we've collectively scratched that idea.

Thankfully we have a pretty good sleeper, and a non colicky baby. We definitely didn't have the room ready before hand, so we're right on time despite my pre baby super planning norm (already learning ha!)

I'll take a look around for some color inspiration see what I can try. Thanks!

Anj, yes! Babe is here. Love the wall shelving idea. We have plenty of books to put there (like Jan's sketch).

We probably will go with some sort of mural. No artists over here. So we shall see! Thanks for your input!

Love this Ang! Thank you!