Complete your nursery with a changing table that isn’t just atop a rack of open, wooden shelves. When nursery contents are freely visible, we can all agree it unnecessarily takes away from the overall design of the space. These days, furniture designers and manufacturers have come up with gorgeous solutions to this dilemma that enlist hidden compartments of drawers and cabinets in their final product while keeping them accessible for quick diaper changes. In this week’s Top Ten list, we see some changing tables that act like transformers, others that fold up, and more yet whose clean lines and drawers top off the look you (and your baby) will adore.

Make Your Nursery Modern with a Baby Changing Table That Becomes a Dresser, Crib or Folds Up for Easy Storage

1. Studio Crib

MANUFACTURER: Nurseryworks
PRICE: $2100 ($280 for toddler daybed conversion kit)
Dimensions: 42.25″H x 65″W (76″W with changing table/desk open) x 30.25″D (fits 52″L x 27.5″W mattress)

Convert your child’s crib into a changing table with a hideaway cabinet for an easy, one stop spot that does it all. Later, the Studio Crib by Nurseryworks can also transform itself into a desk as the kids grow. Offered in a unique Zebra Mozambique and Snow lacquer finished, it has plenty of storage and integrated features including a fixed side rail, full size crib dimensions, under crib drawer, a changing table that can be lowered slowly and easily.

2. Folding Changer
MANUFACTURER: Cariboo
PRICE: $215
Dimensions: 34″L x 28″W x 35.4″H

Like a miniature hammock for your baby, this New Zealand company has designed this changing table at a convenient height so it is perfect as a changing table or a daybed. It features side pockets to keep the essentials an arm’s distance away and an extra storage shelf below for other necessary items. Made from timber in four finishes and fabric in white, natural, navy or taupe, it matches the rest of the Cariboo line. Easy to machine wash, the changing table fabric is designed for absolute ease of use while the overall design works in small spaces like a charm – folding up and out of sight in a flash.

3. Tetra 2
MANUFACTURER: notNeutral
PRICE: $2,200
Dimensions: 35″H x 38″W x 19″D

A six-drawer unit that can be used as a changing table, the function of the Tetra 2 by notNeutral does some changing itself. Like the Studio Crib, it can be transformed. Use it as a low cabinet or small dresser since it is already made up of  four different drawer sizes configured as a 3-row high, 2-drawer wide system. Mostly done in a natural Birch Euro-ply, the unit also shows off one brightly-painted drawer – choose between Ozone Blue, Persimmon Orange, Lotus Green or White – and two dark sable painted drawers.

4. Sahara
MANUFACTURER: Argington
PRICE: $795
Dimensions: 20″D x 36″W x 36″H

Matching the Sahara crib, the bold statement of ebony and white, or the subdued effect of birch and white are the two options available for the Sahara Changing Table. Its changing tray stays in place securely, but when the kids grow up it easily creates an adult dresser with the simple removal of the changing tray. With three storage drawers, the fully-assembled-upon-arrival piece of solid birch and birch ply furniture doesn’t get more convenient in use and fast application to your child’s room.

5. Manhattan
MANUFACTURER: Litto Kids
PRICE: $950
Dimensions: 43″W x 38-1/4″H x 20″D

Contemporary and practical are two words used to describe the Manhattan Changing Table and Dressser by Litto Kids. With three huge drawers and a removable changing table, it matches the crib and shelving system also made with zebra wood for your baby’s room. Suitable for kids or adults – transform it into a normal dresser by removing the changing station – the Manhattan’s sleigh-like base is made from a secure, polished steel frame that is rust protected for a modern effect.

6. Canterbury
DESIGNER: Lawson-Fenning
MANUFACTURER: Nurseryworks
PRICE: $1,460
Dimensions: 33.5″H x 44″W x 19″D

Taking a twist towards the traditional, the Canterbury Changing Table by Lawson-Fenning for Nurseryworks features ornate catalpa hinge details on the corners of its three drawers. The top spindle legs are playful, accentuating your choice of the dark or light catalpa on the snow-laquered finish. It comes with a removable changing tray that fits a standard changing pad that blends into the overall sleek design.

7. Roh
MANUFACTURER: Spot on Square
PRICE: $1,290
Dimensions: 45″L x 18″W x 34″H

Is it an ordinary dresser or a changing table? If you’re the modernist type who makes discreet furniture decisions based on versatility, this may be changing table for you. The Roh collection by Spot On Square makes a generously-sized, walnut dresser with a removable changing tray available that fits perfectly atop the unit. The Roh Changing Table tucks away essential changing table items into three massive drawers that come in your choice of walnut/white or walnut/grey.

8. Hi-Lo Larkin
MANUFACTURER: Pottery Barn Kids
PRICE: $899
Dimensions: 55″L x 21″W x 44″ H

Ideal for the complete changing table unit, this Hi-Lo Larkin by Pottery Barn Kids not only consists of three large drawers, it also has a side cabinet designed to accommodate a diaper genir and then a two-tiered changing table topper that creates additional storage for the nursery items on hand. Constructed using the finest woods and veneers, and detailed in crown molding, the Hi-Lo Larkin has only two layers of lacquer to make the dark finish of the natural birch wood and MDF pop.

9. Bebe
MANUFACTURER: Offi
PRICE: $899
Dimensions: 19″D x 34″W x 36″H

In a stained Brazilian plywood with painted solid pine and fiberboard, the Bebe Changing Table by Offi is adorable in its clean and sturdy design for the nursery. Using cabinets instead of standard, long drawers or open shelving seen in most changing tables, the Bebe is decorated in circular cut outs for the drawer pulls. Its long drawer at the base can be used to store supplies like inventory for the cabinets or for toys if playing on the ground.

10. AJ 4 drawer
MANUFACTURER: ducduc
PRICE: $1,745
Dimensions: 47-1/4″W x 41″H x 20-3/4″D

Constructed in New England, duc duc’s AJ 4 Drawer Changer with shelving is made with non-toxic, pollutant-free finishes on sustainably harvested hardwood. Using low energy manufacturing, their designs leave a small carbon footprint. This changing table has 4 drawers in a variety of brilliant colors, but variations – like 3 drawer options or dressers with no shelving – are units they also produce, making their designs seem custom-designed for your home. Complete with a wall-mounted, anti-tipping strap, the AJ 4 drawer comes is a great way to combine shelving, drawers, and color into durable nursery furniture.

Hope you enjoyed our roundup of the Top Ten: The New Tide of Changing Tables!

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