8x10 is 96" across by 120" long. Measure your own room wall to wall at floor height. Baseboards, radiators and closet trim often take a couple of inches.
Across the short direction: 96" − 30" crib − 20" dresser = 46" of floor if they face each other (we drew 44" after leaving a little space at each wall). That covers 36" to open drawers and stand, with about 8" to spare. It's snug but it works. In a 9x10 the same layout gives you 58".
The crib gets a long wall with no window or door. The dresser faces it with the 36" green zone in front, so you can pull a drawer all the way out. Below the dresser, the right wall stays open for the door and for walking in.
The glider sits in the bottom-left corner with its back to the door wall. Its footrest pushes out roughly 15–20" toward the crib, and even fully reclined there's about 13" left before the crib. The door here is near the right corner, and nothing sits in its arc.
With the dresser right next to the crib, you can change a diaper and put the baby straight back down. It also keeps the whole right side free. The glider goes near the window with room to recline toward the middle, and the door swings open without hitting anything.
You keep 36" in front of the dresser to stand and open drawers. The window here sits a little right of center on the far wall, so the crib's end is about a foot away from it. If your window is closer to that corner, slide the crib down the wall.
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Try it with your room, free →| If your room has… | Try this |
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| Door centered on a long wall | The swing splits that wall. Put the crib on the opposite long wall and the dresser on a short (96") wall beside it, in an L. |
| A closet with swing or bifold doors | Keep the closet door's swing clear (bifold panels stick out about 12–18"). Sliding closet doors need no swing room. A dresser can also go inside a reach-in closet to free floor. |
| A 6-drawer dresser you already own | Put it on the 96" short wall under the window, and the crib on a long wall away from it. Check you still have 36" in front of the drawers. |
| A big convertible crib (57" or longer) | Plan B still fits: 57" + 4" + 36" = 97" of a 120" wall. |
| Not much room for a glider | Pick a wall-hugger recliner (it needs only a few inches behind it) or a compact glider around 28" wide, and skip the ottoman. |
| Even less space than 8x10 | A mini crib (about 24" × 38" inside) saves roughly 15" of length. See full-size vs mini crib. |
A foot wider? See the 9x10 crib and dresser layouts or, with more room, the 11x11 nursery layout. Short on width? The IKEA Gulliver crib is only 29½" deep. Want more ideas for tight rooms? See small nursery layout ideas. Awkward door or window? See how to lay out a nursery around the door and window.
Yes. 80 square feet fits a full-size crib, a 3-drawer dresser and a glider. You'll have about 44–46" between a crib and a dresser that face each other, which leaves the 36" you need to open drawers.
It fits on a wall, but it's tight. Facing the crib it leaves about 46" of floor, and it uses most of a wall you'd want for a glider. A 3-drawer dresser plus closet storage usually works better.
On a 10-foot wall with no window or door, so there's room for a dresser beside it or across from it. Keep it away from blinds and cords.
Yes. A corner works well. Leave 15–20" in front of it for a recliner's footrest, or choose a wall-hugger recliner that needs only a few inches behind it.