Well, it was bittersweet, but we moved our little monkey into a big girl bed. She wasn't sleeping in the crib anymore, anyway. She's taken to calling our bed, "MINE!" so it was time. This crib was a very good crib for us for 10 years and I'm not ready to let go of it completely, so I decided to try my hand at something I'd seen passed around on Facebook a while back.
So for $26 and change, I picked up a vinyl table cloth and double sided tape, some plastic bins from the dollar store, and some colourful clothes pins. Then with a screw driver, pair of scissors, and my glue gun, I made our baby crib into a desk for the girls' room. I basically took the drop side off the crib, moved the bottom back up to the highest level, zip strapped the bins onto the inside of the rails (I love those zip straps!), and hot glued clothespins around the inside of the "desk." I used the table cloth to cover the bottom of the crib and re-cover the trashed kids' folding chairs. It was a very fast, very fun project and all the kids have had their turn working on their artwork at the new desk.
I am very, very pleased with the results! It's not as professional looking as the ones on Pinterest, but the girls seem to love it and they're impressed.
Now I have to decide what I want to do with the offending drop side that I removed from the crib. There are plenty of ideas on Pinterest. Here's what's in the running so far...
A drying rack for the laundry room
Or a little something for ME... a craft storage rack for my scrapbook room.
They're all very tempting... might have to keep my eyes peeled for discarded baby furniture from here on out.
1 comment:
I vote for the last one!!
Your desk is awesome Laura! I believe I've seen one on Pinterest too. Love these great ideas people come up with!
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