Clothes, toys, shoes—buying things for your kids can seem like a never-ending expense, especially with how quickly they grow. So naturally, when it comes to purchasing kids’ bedroom furniture, you don’t want to spend your money on something your child will outgrow after a year. Thankfully, as the team at Woods Furniture Gallery in Stephenville, TX notes, it is possible to find kids bedroom furniture that grows with your child.

Here are three tips to help you find furniture that will last throughout childhood:

• Buy Multi-Function Pieces: While a changing table is a necessity when your child is an infant, you won’t have much use for it later on. However, many furniture pieces allow for multiple uses that allow you to have a smoother transition. For example, a dresser could be fitted with a changing table when your child is a baby, and then serve as a convenient storage space for clothing later on.
• Expanding Furniture: Other kids’ bedroom furniture pieces come with optional conversion kits that allow the furniture to literally grow alongside your child. An expansion kit would allow you to turn a baby crib into a child-sized bed, and then into a larger twin-sized bed. You essentially get three furniture pieces for the price of one!
• Choose Neutral Pieces: Cute nursery decorations may be great for babies, but it’s hardly what your child will want as they get older. A better option is to select “timeless” furniture pieces — items that look great for any age. Furniture with a neutral design aesthetic will be the perfect fit for your child’s room, no matter how their tastes might change over time.