Kitchen utility cart as changing table
Erin shared this practical changing table alternative:
I thought I'd share the changing table solution that we're using in our nursery. We struggled to find a piece of furniture that was the right height and not completely useless after two years. Having not found any dressers that were the right height for us, we took a trip to Ikea looking at every flat surface in the store.
We ended up finding a stainless steel kitchen cart. It has two shelves underneath, handles along the sides, and large locking wheels.
We bought a changing pad and drilled two small holes to allow us to securely attach in the back.
The height is perfect, it cleans easily, has accessible storage, the handles work well for stashing pants during changes, and because it's on wheels it's easy to pull out from the wall to allow us to clean up those unfortunate mishaps. Best of all we will be able to use it later in the kitchen, garage, deck, etc--wherever a mobile cart would be handy.
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that's brilliant! we've dealt with the same problem, and did not find such a good solution. You are totally Ikea Hacks (http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/) worthy
Posted by: Shiri | 12 November 2006 at 02:50 AM
We also used an Ikea solution for our changing table--but found that the three-drawer Malm chest of drawers worked well: http://tinyurl.com/eeet7. Actually, we got two of them and put them side by side to create a nice long area, one half for the changing pad and the other for wipes, lotion, etc. It's a tad shorter than the cart you found, but worked well for us. (We're 5'0" and 5'6", respectively.)
Posted by: Dana | 12 November 2006 at 05:23 PM
Asha, for the sake of the website, I would highly recommend that you put a disclaimer on this post.
Using a kitchen utility table with no way to prevent a rolling baby from falling off could very well be considered irresponsible.
If someone was to take this advice and their child was to slip off, you may be held liable for the tip that you provided.
Just my 2 cents.
Posted by: Kevin | 13 November 2006 at 11:27 AM
Kevin: Thanks for the concern. My terms of service covers this -- everything on PH is "at your own risk."
Posted by: Parent Hacks Editor | 13 November 2006 at 11:44 AM
of course, they did mention that they attached a changing pad to the top, and those most always have straps that you can fasten around the baby to prevent them from rolling off.
Posted by: jj | 15 November 2006 at 11:20 AM