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And the winners of the small wet bag and $5 gift certificate for showing off  their diaper storage  are:

Chelsea H with her over the door storage and making good use of an existing change table system.  We loved how her baskets just looked so neat and pretty on the change table and how organized they were.  We really loved all of the over the door storage systems that were entered, but we decided on Chelsea H in the end because of how she combined the systems.

Melody F with her creative use of a toy storage system.  We liked this because the system can be used for other things after diapering is done.  It can be used for toys.  Or for crafts (like I do in my sewing room).

And then we decided that we had to give a bonus prize of a $5 gift certificate to Sara H.  We loved her honesty about how her diapers are stored most of the time.

Many thanks to everyone who entered.  This has to have been my favourite giveaway yet.  I got many emails and comments from people who enjoyed seeing how others store their diapers.

One of the things about cloth diapering, is there is some storage involved.  However, it can be really pretty storage if you do it right.  There is something about the shelves I have full of brand new diapers that just make alot of girls go “ooooo” when they see it.  I get the same reaction from quilting friends when they see my fabric drawers …

Every now and then someone will post a picture to one of my cloth diapering groups, the storage solution they have come up with for their diapers.  Well I would love to gather a collection of ideas here to help those who are trying to come up with storage solutions for their diapers.

So please contact me through the Contact Us page of the website.  Send me a link to your photo online of your diaper storage, and please give me a description of where you got the storage item from, and anything else you think is relevant.

My favourite two storage solutions will win a small wet bag each (see pictures of them below) and $5 Nappy Cash each (a gift certificate you can use in the store or give away to a friend to use in the store).

Give away small wet bag 1

Give away wet bag 2

Please note that when you submit your photos and description to me, you are giving me permission to post those photos and comments to my blog.

 You have until Jan 31st 2010 to submit your entry.

Diapers neatly stored just enhance this nursery's decor

Daisy A has a beautifully decorated nursery, and her diapers are like additional artwork the way she has them displayed out in the open.

Daisy writes “We use shelves for Aiden’s gdiapers. We display them on the shelves on the wall and love how they are shown off. The gdiapers are fully loaded (with your gflappers, of course!), folded, and set on the shelf, all ready to go.

Once we take a used gdiaper off of Aiden, the flappers and any dirty liners go in the diaper pail, and the gpants go in the basket that is sitting on the changing table. I use all of the pre-loaded gdiapers, filling the basket with the gpants, and then start all over…loading them again and stacking them on the shelf. We got the shelves at Lowes…they were fairly cheap, under $10 each (I want to say around $7 each) and very easy to put up.

 gFlappers that are not in the pants are in a drawer in the changing table.

We just stack them according to style because they fit perfectly in the drawer without having to fold them! We also have a few bumgenius diapers that we fold and put in the drawer (often pre-loaded, as well). We mostly use gdiapers but use the bumgenius diapers at nighttime. We also keep our extra gdiaper liners in the drawer, along with folded cloth wipes.

Everything fits very perfectly in one single drawer and easily stays neat so we can grab whatever we need quickly.

 We love our system because it looks nice and everything seems to flow easily.”

Daisy has been entered into the competition for a wet bag and gift certificate.

So this is the change table I bought for my middle son when I was pregnant with him 7 years ago.  I set it up in his nursery, and then never used it to change him on!  He was in our room in the pack and play and it was easier to change him in our master bathroom.  And then he refused to sleep in the nursery, so he finally moved out of our room, to share a room with his older brother. 

Recently a friend came to stay with us while her husband resolved a bad lack of job situation, and she had a 1 year old and baby on the way.  She stayed in our 1 year olds room. So space organisation was premium, with 2 cribs, her blow up double bed.  We needed to fit another crib for the newborn and allow her space to change the baby.  So I dragged out the old change table.  I figured once she moved out, I could use it to store Braden’s clothes and toys anyway even if I never changed him on it either.

This change table is a solid piece of furniture.  It is designed to be one that can be a TV stand or the like after it is no longer needed as a change table.  We did actually use it for our TV and VCR in our room for a while before we got something that matched our bedroom furniture better. But for a while it sat in my walk in closet and stored sheets etc. 

So here is what Ashley did with the change table after we moved it into the room with her and the babies.

Shelves above store cloth diapers, then the change space below that. A shelf below for my storage, and then a cupboard with a shelf in it for hidden storage.

 Ironically as soon as we set up this system, her husband found work and it looks like she will not get to use it for the new baby, but hopefully be in her own place when the new baby is born.

A beautiful Armoire hides away the cloth diapers

Joy C uses a beautiful piece of furniture to store her cloth diapers in.

Joy writes “I share my cloth diapers with my books and baby albums/cards in the armoire in our room. I like this method because it is nice to close it and and not see all this (the diapers used to be in baskets in the changing table but it was too crazy looking, too much stuff jumping out at you!  I change the baby on my bed which is right across from the armoire.

Top – wipes and wipe solution, extra inserts, books.
Bottom – my favorite ones (Thirsties DUO) then the other 3 baskets are organized by thickness (how many inserts). 2 are day (1 inserts) and the last is night (2 inserts).”

Joy has been entered into the drawing for a wet bag and gift certificate.

Toy Storage sytem becomes Diaper Storage System

Melody F took a toy organiser and turned it into diaper and clothing storage.  (I actually use this system in my sewing room.  I sort elastics, snaps and zippers into it!  I love being able to grab one of the bins and take it to my sewing table to use it.  It was actually one that a friend was giving away from her son’s room now that he was 13.)

Melody writes “I used a toy storage until from Target for $65.  It works amazingly next to my changing table.”

Melody has been entereted into the competition for a wet bag and gift certificate.

Kristy T uses a shoe organiser to organise her diapers.

A shoe organiser is a great diaper organiser too.

Kristy writes “In an effort to organize the house, I purchased a “Shoes Away” Shoe Organizer to help with clutter in the bathroom, mainly for diapers. This holds so much and it’s just great! The prefolds hang over the side a little, but I’m okay with that. The pockets with fit a stack of wipes, wetbags, prefolds or inserts, 3-6 trainers, 3-4 pocket diapers, 3 folded flats and misc things as well. The greatest thing was that my husband said it would be easier for him to find what he needed to put a diaper on the baby!  It was so great to be able to spend less than $14 and have organization like this. The best part is, it takes up no extra space in the house, PERFECT for small spaces!!!  I’m putting these organizers all over the house!!”

Kristy has been entered into the competition for a wet bag and gift certificate.

A basket and drawer put to good ue

Cindy R’s 2 little boys share a room, read on to see how she stores her cloth diapers.

Cindy writes “We have our two boys, ages almost 3 and 21 mths, sharing what is technically the master bedroom of our two bedroom house. There are two cribs and a double bed (for guests or for me when they are sick) plus their dresser, toy storage, and a cabinet for my linens and craft stuff in the room. The one crib has an attached changing table with three drawers. The bottom two drawers are overflowing with books; the top drawer has a few g’s stuffed and ready to go, some pocket diapers and diaperwraps, some g-flushies, and extra prefolds. On top of the changing table, I keep a basket with pre-stuffed g’s and extra liners, g-cloths and prefolds.

The changing table is right next to the “big bed” where I usually lay down my little one to change him. (Big brother is potty trained.) I move the basket onto the bed when I put the LO to sleep in the crib, or else he’d be tossing them everywhere.

We keep our diaper pail in the attached bath, and I usually do wash after the boys go to bed.

Cindy's oldest son is "posing" in this photo, pretending to be asleep.

So, there you have it. I’ve loved seeing the variety of ways people store their cloth diapers, and the variety of the diapers themselves. ”

Cindy has been entered into the competition for a wet bag and gift certificate.

Sara H has a great storage shelf for her diapers, but her true confession is shown further down.  Sad to say I store my diapers like that a bit too … read on …

Shelving makes for great organised storage of cloth diapers.

Sara writes “We found these storage cubbies on sale at sprawl-mart for about $3.50 per unit.  There are 2 units stacked in the picture. 

 The top shelf holds some prefolds, hemp/cotton/microfiber gFlappers, and a couple homemade inserts from nappyshoppe DIY fabrics.

 The 2nd shelf is for my older daughter’s diapers.  Until a recent order brought us some Thirsties, she was exclusively in g’s.  

The 3rd shelf is for my younger daughter’s fluff.  She wears BG Organic AIO’s and pockets, Thirsties, gDiapers and grobaby.

 4th shelf houses the basket of wipes.  There is also a box of sposie wipes hidden back there behind the basket.

 gLiners and a spare wetbag are in the 5th shelf, and some receiving blankets are on the bottom. 

 The biodegradable refills are stacked next to the cubbies.

Lets be honest now, how many of us store our diapers like this?

 This 2nd picture is a more accurate picture of how my diapers are normally stored….in a pile on the couch or in the dryer.  I hardly ever get them all actually put away, and had to remember to get them put away and take a pic just for the contest! :)

 Please excuse the paint job on the walls.  I am painting the whole house and have to do the trim in there still.”

Sara has been entered into the contest for a wet bag and a gift certificate.

Heidi M stores a stash for her potty training toddler and her baby.

Toddler Stash

We have had several solutions for diaper storage over the years. With our first child, I kept the diapers, pre-stuffed and ready to wear, on the shelf of her changing table. This was a great solution (and allowed me to ‘display’ my stash) until she started cruising and crawling, at which time I had to move it all to the drawer where she couldn’t tear it apart every day.

I was able to fit all if her diapers, wipers, and toiletries in this drawer. Today, we are still using it! But now that she is day time potty trained, we keep just  her night diapers in there with UNDERPANTS! and wipes and other sundries.

Sharing Our Space

Our new baby, who just turned six months, is still sharing our room, so space for EVERYTHING is at a premium. We keep a changing pad on our bed for a changing station during the day. The diaper pails fit snugged up against the end of her crib, toiletries are in a small basket, and the diaper stash lives in a Sterlite bin on top of my dresser. The diaper bag also has a convenient home right next to our stash so I have everything all together and ready to go!

I stack our sized pockets (mostly Fuzzi Bunz) in the middle with wipers and spare pail liner on one end and folded one size dipes  (Rocky Mountain, Rump*a*rooz, Goodmamas) at the other end with a few prefolds and covers for ‘just in case I waited a day too long to do diaper laundry!”  While it would be fab to have a whole extra changing table for our new girl, this solution is working well for us. Not only is the stash up and out of reach, it is ‘on display’, easy for me (and dad) to get at, and it’s portable! YAY for Cloth!