Sharing A Bedroom With Your Baby

Sharing A Bedroom With Your Baby

Many Maltese apartments and maisonettes mean baby shares the main bedroom for a while. With a little planning, that shared space can still feel calm, organised and comfortable for everyone.

Set up a soft sleeping corner

Pick a quiet corner of the bedroom for the cot and dress it with soft bedding, cushions and a light blanket, which is useful during Malta's milder winter evenings. Add a reading lamp at a low height so you can settle your toddler without switching on the main light. Once your child is ready to climb in and out independently, a side panel can be removed from many cots to make the transition easier, turning the cosy corner into a space that grows with them rather than one that needs replacing.

Set up a soft sleeping corner
SNIGLAR cot, beech, 60x120 cmSNIGLAR cot, beech, 60x120 cmGULLIVER cot, white, 60x120 cmGULLIVER cot, white, 60x120 cmMYLLRA cot with drawer, white, 60x120 cmMYLLRA cot with drawer, white, 60x120 cmSMÅGÖRA cot, white, 60x120 cmSMÅGÖRA cot, white, 60x120 cmÄLSKVÄRD cot, birch/white, 60x120 cmÄLSKVÄRD cot, birch/white, 60x120 cmSUNDVIK cot, white, 60x120 cmSUNDVIK cot, white, 60x120 cm

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Settle in together for story time

A shared reading spot makes bedtime routines easier in a small room. IKEA's STRANDMON children's armchair sits neatly beside the full-size STRANDMON wing chair, giving parent and child their own seat for the same story, or for separate books once your little one starts reading alone. In a compact bedroom, having two chairs close together rather than a sofa elsewhere keeps the wind-down routine contained to one calm corner, which also helps on hot summer nights when you want the rest of the home left open and airy.

Settle in together for story time
STRANDMON children's armchair, Vissle grey, 56x71x62 cmSTRANDMON children's armchair, Vissle grey, 56x71x62 cmSTRANDMON footstool with storage, Tibbleby yellow, 60x40 cmSTRANDMON footstool with storage, Tibbleby yellow, 60x40 cmSTRANDMON wing chair, Tibbleby yellow, 82x101x96 cmSTRANDMON wing chair, Tibbleby yellow, 82x101x96 cmSTRANDMON children's armchair, Ebbetorp turquoise, 56x71x62 cmSTRANDMON children's armchair, Ebbetorp turquoise, 56x71x62 cmSTRANDMON footstool, Kelinge beige, 60x44x40 cmSTRANDMON footstool, Kelinge beige, 60x44x40 cmSTRANDMON wing chair, Nordvalla dark grey, 82x101x96 cmSTRANDMON wing chair, Nordvalla dark grey, 82x101x96 cm

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Let the changing unit grow with your child

A changing table does not need to disappear once nappies are behind you. Many units are designed to convert into a regular chest of drawers, so the same piece of furniture can carry on storing clothes, spare bedding or nappy bags, then later hold folded jumpers and out-of-season items. The top becomes useful display space for favourite toys and books, which is a practical win in Maltese homes where bedroom storage often has to work harder than in larger houses.

Let the changing unit grow with your child
HEMNES chest of 8 drawers, white stain, 160x96 cmHEMNES chest of 8 drawers, white stain, 160x96 cmRÅDMANSÖ chest of 6 drawers, brown walnut effect, 159x48x81 cmRÅDMANSÖ chest of 6 drawers, brown walnut effect, 159x48x81 cmHEMNES chest of 2 drawers, white stain, 54x66 cmHEMNES chest of 2 drawers, white stain, 54x66 cmHEMNES chest of 3 drawers, white stain, 108x96 cmHEMNES chest of 3 drawers, white stain, 108x96 cmIDANÄS chest of 6 drawers, white, 162x95 cmIDANÄS chest of 6 drawers, white, 162x95 cmRÅDMANSÖ chest of 3 drawers, brown walnut effect, 90x48x81 cmRÅDMANSÖ chest of 3 drawers, brown walnut effect, 90x48x81 cm

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Maltashopper brings these IKEA pieces to homes across Malta and Gozo, making it easier to set up a shared bedroom that works for both parent and child.

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