Small nursery layout ideas that keep sleep safe
Short answer: In a small room, choose compact furniture, wall-fixed storage and a cot-top changer, and keep the cot away from radiators, windows and blind cords.
Step by step
- Consider a cot rather than a longer cot bed if floor space is tight.
- Use vertical, wall-fixed storage.
- A cot-top changer saves floor space. Take it off before sleep.
What the guidance says
- If a full cot will not fit, the Lullaby Trust suggests a travel cot, set up with the same safer-sleep advice.
- Place the cot away from radiators, direct sunlight and blind cords.
- Never use a hot water bottle or electric blanket, and do not place the cot next to a radiator, heater or fire, or in direct sunlight.
Shop at Baby Kingdom
- Obaby Stamford Space Saver Cot in Warm Grey
- Bantam Space Saver Cot - White
- Hartley Classic Cot
- Bantam Space Saver Cot - Warm Grey
Check each product page for its exact dimensions, mattress size, age and weight limits and safety standards.
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Sources
- The Lullaby Trust: Baby mattresses and bedding (accessed 2026-10-21)
- NHS: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (accessed 2026-10-21)
General information only, not medical advice. Always follow your product's instructions. If you are worried about your baby, contact your GP, health visitor or 111. In an emergency, call 999.